Providing End-of-Life Care: A 2-day Workshop
Dates & Times:

• March 11-12, 2010
• May 20-21, 2010
• Other 2010 dates to be announced.

Description:
Participants are introduced to multiple aspects of providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to men and women with cancer, AIDS or other terminal illnesses. Neither experience, nor employment in health care is necessary. Through reflection and the application of simple Buddhist teachings, participants learn methods on how to be present and open to what is happening in the moment. They also explore their own relationship to death and dying. We welcome participants from all disciplines, cultures and spiritual traditions who can bring curiosity to our contemplative care methods.

People from all walks of life need education about caring for one another. ZHP understands that we each have the capacity to empathetically care for another. This workshop is appropriate for everyone because death and loss infuse all of our lives in one form or another. How we care for and attend to each other is elemental for a healthy community, as well as our own well-being. This workshop provides an opportunity to learn how providing care reconnects us to our innate wisdom and compassion. Participants will leave these sessions with practical methods for integrating changes, both large and small, into their daily lives and work, as well as into the communities around them.

Zen Hospice Project is internationally recognized as having changed the way we care for the dying. To foster more transformative approaches to end-of-life care, we are happy to share our unique model through this comprehensive workshop based on core concepts from our nationally recognized volunteer program.

This program is lead by Jennifer Block, Zen Hospice's Education Director, and may include guest speakers for particular sessions/topics.

Fee: $250.00

Continuing Education Credits available for $30. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 8793, for 16 contact hours. Course meets the qualifications for 16 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Continuing Education Provider Number 4241.

Location:
September 17/18: 3461 Sacramento Street, SF (Healing Environments)
November 5/6: Location TBD (probably 273 Page Street, but call first!)

Overview of Topics: (approximately 4 hours each)

• Entering the Territory and Inspiration
• Loss, Grief and Wisdom
• Preventing Compassion Fatigue
• The Zen of Being with Others

Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Demonstrate community building skills - through group activities and personal reflection - that are relevant to end-of-life care competence
2. Apply core concepts of contemplative end-of-life care practices and issues
3. Analyze and compare the standard bio-medical model of end-of-life care to the Zen Hospice approach to end-of-life care
4. Describe the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical dimensions of the dying experience
5. Describe the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical dimensions of one's own grieving experiences and their relevance to the provision of end-of-life care
6. Understand how service can be mutually beneficial experience between clients and caregivers

To register click here.

This workshop is travel-friendly! We can bring it to your particular group or organization, or to the larger community in your area. Over the years, many hospices and associations have brought the Zen Hospice approach with great success to a variety of professionals and family caregivers who care for aging populations. Please contact Jennifer Block, Education Director for more information.