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Front cover of From Diagnosis to Goodbye — Restoring the Patient's Voice Through Every Stage of the Journey by Chaplain Derrick Hall.

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From Diagnosis to Goodbye

Restoring the Patient's Voice Through Every Stage of the Journey

by Derrick Hall

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A professional resource offered through California Corporate Chaplains for hospice organizations, healthcare professionals, caregivers, patients and families, grief and bereavement support, employee-support situations involving serious illness or loss, senior-care organizations, and community and organizational education.

From Diagnosis to Goodbye is written for professionals and families walking alongside someone through a life-altering diagnosis. It centers the patient's voice — their choices, their meaning, their story — through every stage of the journey. The book is non-denominational and appropriate for readers of any background or belief. It is regularly used by hospice teams, healthcare organizations, and grief support groups as a training and companion resource.

Hospice organizationsHealthcare professionalsCaregiversPatients & familiesGrief & bereavement supportEmployee-support situationsSenior-care organizationsCommunity & organizational education

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CCCHAPS Chaplain Training Academy

Want to Practice What You Read?

From Diagnosis to Goodbye is also the foundational text for the CCCHAPS Chaplain Training Academy's Hospice Chaplaincy Track.

Track Three

Hospice Chaplaincy

Practicing From Diagnosis to Goodbye

Designed for pastors, chaplains, and spiritual-care providers who want to translate the principles of the book into compassionate hospice chaplaincy practice.