WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTIONS
Final
Rights: Caring for People in the Final Phases of Life (2-7 hrs)
This
workshop looks at the way we care for the needs of the dying, the “rights” of
the dying. Topics covered: The Right To Be In Control, The Right
To Have A Sense Of Purpose, The Right To Touch And Be Touched, The
Right To Have One’s Beliefs And Values Respected, The Right
To Hear The Truth, The Right To Be In Denial, The Right To Reminisce,
The Right To Laugh.
Different
Styles of Grieving, Different Ways of Healing (2-7 hrs)
This
workshop looks at differences between “intuitive grievers” (feeling
oriented people) and “instrumental grievers” (cognitive/action
oriented people), their different styles of grieving, their different
styles of healing. Lots of practical tools for the grieving are
presented. Gender differences and similarities are also examined.
New
Counseling Tools to Assist the Dying and Grieving (2-7 hrs)
This
workshop is filled with practical tools gathered from Doug’s
most recent research and writing, drawing upon two of Doug’s
books which are scheduled to be published in 2006 and 2007. In this
seminar, Doug also shares his personal experiences from losing his
daughter in 2004 (his second loss of a child), how he worked with
her as she was dying and how he has processed his grieving of two
children. The workshop also explores the concept of being wounded
healers.
Exploring
and Enhancing Spirituality: How to Care for the Spiritual Needs of
the Sick, Dying, and Bereaved (2-7 hrs)
This
workshop looks at a “spiritual model of care” to complement
the medical model. The medical model seeks to cure people of pain
and suffering; the spiritual model seeks to help people find value
in the midst of pain and suffering. This workshop also looks at
various tools for assessing and addressing spiritual needs. It also
examines several major spiritual traditions and their attitudes
towards sickness, dying, and grieving.
Helping Our Clients and Ourselves Make Ethical Decisions (2-7 hrs)
This workshop will examine in depth four complex case studies that present moral/ethical dilemmas. We will look at ways of helping clients make decisions based upon their perceptions of what is ethical and what is not ethical. At the end of the workshop each participant will have formed guidelines for helping clients clarify their own personal perspectives. We will also look at establishing guidelines for the counselor's own personal ethics.
Continuing
Education Credits and Advertising Assistance
Each workshop
host site (if they wish) would be supplied with all the information
they would probably need to get CEUs for nurses, social workers, and
other health care professionals: a curriculum vitae, workshop objectives,
workshop outline, handouts, etc.
Also, in
having a workshop you’re bringing in a speaker who will provide
CEUs to your entire staff for about the same price you would pay to
have only two of your staff attend a national convention.
Each host
site (if they wish) would be supplied with sample advertising brochures
used by other host sites.
Scheduled Workshops
If you wish to know of possible additional scheduled workshops in your area or would like to schedule a workshop in your community, contact Doug at dougcsmith@juno.com
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