[Ailist] Re: End of Life

[Joanchad10 at aol.com]

Olen Jones: Request about end of life
 
Tony Silbert and I are writing a book, "Healing Conversations at End of  
Life" and I am working in that field.  We use AI to: 1) reframe the  dying process 
 2) describe how to engage another in an appreciative  life review and 3) how 
to have conversations so that people can answer the  universal questions, Was 
I loved? and Was my life meaningful? We provide  protocols and hints on how 
to interview the dying person. 
 
If you are speaking of how to support the residents left behind after a  
death I can imagine many ways Ai could be useful.  A remembrance circle of  
telling stories about what people appreciated most about the one who has  gone is 
one idea (possibly setting up a protocol to use in these rituals).   On a more 
general level becoming comfortable with the topic of death, letting  people 
know about Kubler-Ross' stages of loss and transition and how to move  through 
them are a few ideas. I'd be glad to talk further with you. 
Joan W.  Chadbourne Ed.D.
Innovation Partners International
34 Garrison  St.
Portland, ME 04102
207-828-1339
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