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21st Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of ALS / MND Associations,

21st Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of ALS / MND Associations, Milan, 3 - 4 December 2013 One love , one heart - let‘s care together !. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke DGM e.V. Antje Faatz, social counselling.

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21st Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of ALS / MND Associations,

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  1. 21st Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of ALS / MND Associations, Milan, 3 - 4 December 2013 One love, one heart - let‘scare together ! Deutsche Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke DGM e.V. Antje Faatz, social counselling

  2. ALS Self-Help & Palliative Caredifferent pointsoforigin - same values & attitude There is need for cross-border, interprofessional, trans-organisational, context exceeding communication, fighting for a common language, the idea and history of each unique person. (…) Patients´ needs lead us to get together willing to struggle (… for their dignity, autonomy and quality of life) (Knipping, 2007, 40)

  3. OurQuestions As a patient organisation - are we part of the ALS palliative care network? … while counselling ALS patients and their families? … while running a support group? … doing what else? And if we are… … what do we need? … what can we offer and share?

  4. ALS volunteers needs: education and supervision on palliative care and bereavement counselling local support network offers: (rare) disease knowledge experience on ALS patients special needs and solutions early contact and credit, bridge to palliative care services palliative care services needs: special knowledge and experience on ALS patients special needs (rare disease) bridging contact and credit offers: skills: education on palliative care and bereavement counselling coaching / supervision local support network Self-help and palliative care with ALS/MND Bridge and basis for engaging: Attitude, concepts, targets and methods Target group ALS-patients and their families

  5. Incorporating palliative caremodel 1:ALS support group Syke • 5 ALS widow/ersconstantlyleadingsupportgroupsince 1996, offerquarterlymeetings, 20 – 35 participants • counselling via telephone, facetofaceandhomevisit • Mindfulteamworkcaringforthe ALS groupandcaringforthemselves: different tasksaccordingto personal preferences, teammeetingsseveraltimes a year

  6. Skills andcooperationmodel 1: ALS support group Syke • 1 teammemberqualified in leadinghospicegroups, chairmanshipandmanagementofconflicts • belongstoleadingteamoflocalhospicegroups • offerseducationtovolunteersin hospiceand palliative care • counsellinglocalhospicegroup on ALS specificaspectsofcarebeforetheyact in thefield • supervisionofhospicevolunteerscaringfor ALS patients • anotherteammemberqualified in bereavementcounselling

  7. Engagingwith a localhospicegroupmodel 2: ALS support group Lübeck • Mrs. B., leaderofthe ALS supportgroup, qualified in volunteering in hospiceand palliative care • Takes part in localhospicegroup • Hospicegroupacknowledges her focus on leading ALS supportgroup • Getssupportandsupervision on aspectsofdyingandgrief • Offershospicevolunteerscounselling on ALS specificaspectsofcarebeforeacting in thefield

  8. Engagingwith a localhospicegroupmodel 3:supportgroup for ALS familycaregivers Marburg • Mrs. S., ALS widow, startet supportgroupfor ALS familycaregivers (meetingsevery 2 months) • Annual meetingfor ALS patientsandfamilies • Wantedtoretirefromgroupresponsibility > needforsuccession • Leader oflocalhospicegrouptookover • Mrs. S. still involved in thebackground: supportingandcounsellingthehospicevolunteers, ALS patientsandfamiliestoo, planningandundertakingthe ALS annualmeeting

  9. Education of ALS volunteersWorkshop (1 weekend) Objectives: • incorporate palliative care to our ALS services. • care for our ALS volunteers • find ways to engage with local hospice movement / palliative care services.

  10. Education of ALS volunteersWorkshop (1 weekend) Contents: • education on basicsof palliative careandbereavementcounselling • careforthecaregivers: experiencemethodstocareforthemselves, copewith stress, preventburnout • networkandshareexperience on challengingfieldsofactivity • discussmodelsofincorporationandengagingwith palliative careservicespractically • thinkaboutnextsteps

  11. Thank you for listening and... ...take heart towards the future!

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