Date/Time
3 CEs
As care professionals, trainees, or family caregivers, we may at times be invited into conversations with patients or family members that addresses religious views on death and the afterlife. Meeting people "where they are" in terms of belief systems is a delicate art that requires patience, wisdom and skill. How do we offer compassionate listening and support for beliefs that may not resonate with our own? How can we honor the other person's reality fully and lovingly, without imposing our own views and biases?
This presentation teaches skills for supporting clients, patients or loved ones who are struggling with spiritual questions about illness, and suffering and death, referencing diverse set of theological and cosmological constructs related to loss and grief.
Learning Objectives:
1. Develop skills for meeting people where they are in conversations related to spiritual issues at end-of-life
2. Become familiar with current research and theory on the stages of faith development
3. Practice pastoral counseling skills that include the process of exploration, insight and action in conversations with
patients and clients.
The Geriatrics & Gerontology Education & Research (GGEAR) Program is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for Category I continuing education units. GGEAR is an authorized sponsor for Category A Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Maryland Psychologists, Counselors and Therapists and authorized sponsor for CEUs for ALL Certified Dementia Practitioners and Certified Senior Advisors. Participants in these professions will earn 3 CEUs.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored by: University of Maryland Baltimore Geriatrics & Gerontology Education and Research (GGEAR) Program
Cost:
General Registration: $15
Student Registration: No Charge (Must use university email and advisor name when registering)
*GERI-ED Registration: No Charge (Age-friendly Specialist Certificate of Achievement program participants ONLY- use code provided by Dr. Martin)
**Three (3) CEUs: $45 (In addition to the applicable registration fee)
*GERI-ED- For information on the age-friendly specialist certificate of achievement program, contact Dr. Diane Martin at diane.martin@umaryland.edu