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Radical Accompaniment: Caring for Seriously Ill Patients who use Substances

Radical Accompaniment: Caring for Seriously Ill Patients who use Substances

Presentation Date:
Presentation Length: 50:35
Presenters: Michael Light, LICSW, MPH, APHSW-C, Emma Wonsil , LICSW-A, MHP
Presentation Categories: Addiction Series
Presentation Tags: People Who Use Drugs
Presentation Details:
Radical Accompaniment:
Caring for Seriously Ill Patients who use Substances

Session Objectives:
Explore issues at the intersection of substance use and end-of-life.
Identify the role of moral distress and moral injury in patient care.
Implement skills to communicate about patients’ substance use and providers’ commitment to non-abandonment and radical accompaniment.

Michael A. Light,
MSW, MPH, LICSW, LMP, APHSW-C
Social Worker
Homeless Palliative Care Team
Harborview Medical Center
Co-Director
Palliative Care Training Center
School of Nursing, University of Washington

Emma Wonsil, MSW, MHP, LICSW-A

Behavioral Health Clinician
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
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