Ambiguous Loss

Ambiguous Loss is a psychological theory created by Dr. Pauline Boss, and it is a flexible framework for cultivating resilience as chaplains care for patients, families and staff who are living through loss that may never be resolved. Chaplains and other care providers are suffering this phenomenon as well.

This interactive workshop will apply the theory to concerns of pastoral care, with a particular focus on ambiguous loss in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Linda Golding, BCC, earned her Masters in Jewish Studies and the Certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling from the Jewish Theological Seminary (NYC) and is a Board Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains. Following a substantial career working with classical music composers, Golding changed paths and now serves as chaplain at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and Coordinator of Pastoral Services at Milstein Hospital.

She is the chaplain member of the hospital’s Ethics Committee and Organ Donor Council; leads didactics on Ambiguous Loss, Spiritual Pain, and Pastoral Care to Non-Responsive Patients; serves as a preceptor for medical student clerkships; runs Reflection Rounds with nurses; and runs a Wellness Group for Neurology Residents.

Her research interests include the impact of spirituality on patients with chronic pain; caregiver compassion fatigue; and pastoral care with non-responsive patients. She regularly presents workshops at conference and is an adjunct professor in the Bioethics program at Columbia University where she teaches pastoral care and ethics.

**PLEASE NOTE**: This event will be recorded and all registrants will automatically receive a copy of the video in the days after the webinar.