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ENERGY HEALING AT THE END OF LIFE: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES Elizabeth Giele, MSW, LICSW, ACHP-SW, RMT/P 3/12/2018 INTRODUCTIONS 1 A bit about you A bit about me Note the presentation today is not about reviewing


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ENERGY HEALING AT THE END OF LIFE:

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

Elizabeth Giele, MSW, LICSW, ACHP-SW, RMT/P 3/12/2018

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INTRODUCTIONS

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 A bit about you…  A bit about me…

 Note the presentation today is not about reviewing all the

scientific studies of subtle energy medicines, nor about “proving” that these techniques work

 For further academic studies and review of data concerning

Reiki in particular, refer to http://www.centerforreikiresearch.org/

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DEFINITIONS

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 Energy Medicine 

  • Reiki

  • Qi Gong

  • Healing Touch

  • Acupuncture
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DEFINITIONS

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 REIKI

 Japanese system of healing “given” to and developed by

Mikao Usui, 1865-1926.

 Can be used as a complementary therapy for healing

mental, emotional, and physical ailments

 Brought to the US by Mrs. Hawaya Takata (1900-1980) in

1938

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DEFINITIONS

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 REIKI continued

 Channel for energy  Humility, no ego, no “intervention”

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EXPERIENCE

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 Energy Exercises

 Drink the Good Wine First ☺  Exercises

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APPLIED PRACTICE

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 Hospice SW, Bereavement

 Hands-on, hands-off  With the patient and/or loved ones  Boundaries  Wellness teams/complementary practices?  Collaboration with team

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APPLIED PRACTICE

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 CASE STUDY – MR. B on hospice in CLC

(Community Living Center) at VA Hospital

 Personal style  Asking permission  Anecdotal observations  Boundaries and working with the team  Documentation

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APPLIED PRACTICE

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 SELF-CARE

 Connecting to something greater than yourself  Feet on ground, connected to “heaven”/the light above  Eyes, throat, “headache” cure

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SOME RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

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 Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work  International Assoc. of Reiki Practitioners (iarp.org)  The Reiki Alliance (reikialliance.com)  Reiki in hospitals list (handouts)  http://www.centerforreikiresearch.org/  Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Complementary

Medicine into Conventional Cancer Care, eds. Lorenzo & Markman

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ELIZABETH GIELE, LICSW ACHP-SW RMT/P 505.265.1711, X4112 elizabeth.giele@va.gov

3/12/2018

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