First Hospital Offers Free Workshop

3/20/2017

KINGSTON, Pa. (March 21, 2017) – Commonwealth Health First Hospital will present “Supporting Patients in Crisis: The Best (And Worst) Things to Say” at 6 p.m. May 18 at the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville.

This professional education lecture is open to the public free of charge and is designed to help nurses, social workers, counselors and other health care professionals focus on how behavior, word choices and strategies can affect a patient. Coping strategies, distraction techniques, mirrored behavior and communication strategies will be discussed.

Featured presenter is Bonnie Bawiec, certified life coach and author of “The Mind’s Toolbox.”

The workshop has been approved for professional education credits. Refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m.

To register, call 570-552-3939 or email MMarriggi@commonwealthhealth.net