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| The Center for Health Care Ethics/Saint Louis University |
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A Distance Learning, Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Health Care Ethics is being offered. The program involves nine credit hours over a one-year period. The Distance Learning program fosters clinical ethics skills for Ethics Committee members and others who want to develop practical, clinical competencies in health care ethics. For further information, please visit our website: http://www.slu.edu/centers/chce/Certificate_Index.html. You may also contact the Program Director by email at chcecert@slu.edu or by phone at (314) 977-6661. |
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| The Intensive Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care with an emphasis on Clinical Pastoral Supervision |
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The New York Theological Seminary is again offering this innovative program which provides an opportunity for Supervisors and Associate Supervisors to hone their skills, build on a body of knowledge they already possess or take the opportunity to explore a new area and to create a project that will be a significant contribution to the practice of Clinical Pastoral Supervision. Supervisors who will be teaching the Advanced Issues Seminars include: Rabbi Dr. Jeffery Silberman, Sr. Dr. Maureen Mitchell, Rev. Dr. Beth Glover, and Rev. Dr. Carl Yusavitz. Limited to 15 students. Five 1 week intensive sessions will be held at Stony Point, NY. For more information contact ltorres@nyts.edu. |
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| Wayne E. Oates Institute |
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To find out about the various lifelong learning opportunities, go to http://www.oates.org to sign up and receive copies of Lifelong Learning@Oates.Org. |
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| Oklahoma Traumatology Institute |
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Workshops are posted at: http://www.oklahomatraumatologyinstitute.com/Workshops.htm |
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| Shades of Gray: Exploring Spiritual Dimensions of Aging through Jewish Literature |
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Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism is delighted to announce a dynamic learning opportunity for rabbis, chaplains, cantors, mental health and social service professionals, rabbinical students. Shades of Gray: Exploring Spiritual Dimensions of Aging through Jewish Literature is a monthly seminar led by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, Hiddur director, author of the forthcoming book, Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness (Jewish Lights, 2008), and Carol Hausman, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and gerontologist. Shades of Gray will be held on Monday evenings at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, PA. In this seminar, which has been successfully piloted in Philadelphia and New York City, we will explore the spiritual dimensions of later life through novels, short stories and memoirs from contemporary and classical Jewish literature, and through experiential, creative application to our professional work with elders. For more information, contact hiddur@rrc.edu or 215 576 0800, ext. 152. |
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| Gratz College |
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Jewish Chaplains - Do you need to complete your educational requirements for certification credentials? Would you like to revitalize your knowledge and connection to Jewish faith and practice? Gratz College may be right for you! The Masters in Jewish Studies (MAJS) program at Gratz College offers courses in Bible, Rabbinics, Liturgy and Prayer, Jewish Thought, Jewish Ethics, and Interfaith Studies. The MAJS is offered both online and on-campus. For more information, visit www.gratz.edu or contact Chaplain Stephanie Day Powell, Associate Director of Student Life/Admissions at 215-635-7300 x148 or admissions@gratz.edu. |
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| "Identity in Times of Changes: Challenges for Pastoral Care, Churches and Religions" |
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20th International Seminar on Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling, Bratislavia, 28 – 30 August. For more information go to: www.sipcc.org |
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| Pathways Through Grief |
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1st National Conference on Bereavement in a Healthcare Setting will take place at West Park Conference Centre, Perth Road, Dundee, in Dundee, Scotland, 1 – 2 September. Full details can be found on the conference site: www.pathwaysthroughgrief.org.uk |
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| Combat Stress and PTSD: Working with Veterans and Their Families |
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Featuring Dr. Joe Law, VA Psychologist, Combat Veteran and Trauma Expert . Various locations between September 9 and September 25. For more information and specific seminar location, date and time, go to http://www.pesi.com/mentalhealth (keyword PTSD)/ or call 800-844-8240. |
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| Honoring a Place in Faith Communities
for People with Disabilities and Their Families |
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Sponsored by Peaceful Living Conference Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Pastors’ Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Workshops,Host Location: Salford Mennonite Church
Harleysville, PA. For further information, please call 610-287-1200 or visit: www.peacefulliving.org. |
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| End Stage Diseases: Care When There is No Cure |
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Featuring Nancy Joyner, RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN. Manhattan, NY, October 1, Garden City, NY, October 2, White Plains, NY, October 3. For more information go to: http://www.pesihealthcare.com/search/seminarresults.asp or call 800-844-8240. |
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| Spirituality & Wholeness Workshops |
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The Good Samaritan Society is pleased to present four for personal and professional growth.
“Work as Spiritual Practice: The Five Questions that Change Everything” with Rev. John Scherer on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta, and Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta.
“I Don’t Want to Go to Work Today - Moral Distress in the Care of the Elderly and the Dying” with Father Mark Miller on Friday, October 17, 2008 in Kelowna, BC.
“Disenfranchised Grief: Recognizing Hidden Sorrow” with Rev. Kenneth Doka on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in Nanaimo, BC.
For more information, please go to: https://secure.gss.org/workshops/2008. |
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| "Understanding Developmental Disabilities and End-of-Life Issues" |
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A conference for persons with developmental disabilities, their families and professional caregivers, Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, Delaware. To register online go to: www.aim2register.com. For more information:
e-mail info@aim2register.com or call (302) 645-1490. |
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| “Health Care in America: Who Do We Really Care About? |
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Third Annual Lecture in Catholic Health Care Ethics, Monday, October 20, 1:30 P.M.,
St. Catherine of Siena Church, 411 E. 68th St. New York, NY. Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., R.N., M.S., President, The Catholic Health Association of the United States will be the presenter. For more information, Contact: Bro. Ignatius Perkins 212-288-5872 or e-mail: brotherignatius@aol.com. |
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| "Courageous Conversations: Division, Diversity and Dialogue" |
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2008 ACPE Annual Conference - October 22 – 25, Omni Hotel, Richmond, VA. For further information, please go to www.acpe.edu. |
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| “Listening Presence…Hear the Story” |
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Calvary Hospital 2nd Annual Pastoral Care Day, Thursday, October 23, 2008, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at its facility located at 1740 Eastchester Road in the Bronx. There is no charge. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from an interfaith panel of nationally recognized clinical pastoral care experts including: Reverend Dr. Beth Faulk Glover, New York Presbyterian-Hospital, Rabbi Simcha Weintraub, National Jewish Healing Center, Rev. Trudi Jinpu Hirsch, ZPO, Healthcare Chaplaincy, and David A. Lichter, National Association of Catholic Chaplains. Attendees to Calvary’s event will earn 5 CPE continuing education credits. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration deadline is October 2.
For details or to register, please call (718) 518-2173 or email lpappalardi@calvaryhospital.org. For directions or to download a copy of the registration brochure, please go to: www.calvaryhospital.org. |
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| "The Souls Beneath the Altar: Exploring the Interior Mystery of Suffering from Physical, Emotional, Spiritual and Social Perspectives" |
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Presented by the Episcopal Chaplains of Oregon with grants from the Association of Professional Chaplains, the Assembly of Episcopal Chaplains in Healthcare,and the Legacy Health System Medical Foundation. Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 8:30 - 3:45 - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR. Keynote speaker: Rev. Dr. Frederick Schmidt -Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Dr. Schmidt and local experts will facilitate the breakout workshops. $15.00 registration includes lunch. Contact Chaplain Carolynne Fairweather at: cfairwea@lhs.org or by calling 503-692-2688. |
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| "Many Faiths, One Purpose" |
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Fall Conference of The Wisconsin Chaplaincy Association, Inc., in cooperation with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, October 26 – 28 at The Heidel House Resort, Green Lake, WI. Learning Objectives: Participants will learn: To identify ministry needs of persons of other faiths; Some limitations on providing ministry to persons of other faiths; Guidelines for dialogue with persons of other faiths. Continuing Education Credit: Association of Professional Chaplains: 12 category 1 hours of continuing education; National Association of Catholic Chaplains: 12 continuing education hours. Brochure & Registration go to: www.WIChaplaincyAssociation.org/educate.html |
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| “Being Whole in the Eyes of God – Gathered at the Table: Safe Haven for All" |
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Presbyterian Worship Conference, October 27th – 29th, 2008, Stony Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Stony Point, New York, Worship Life - where all with different ability levels can safely gather to work and minister together. Here, our faith journey toward healing and wholeness for all becomes advocacy and witness to the larger church and society. For information, contact Nancy Hansen, 914-963-0400, nhansen@bestweb.net or Charles Ryu, 845 786 5674, ext. 111, cryu@stonypointcenter.org. |
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| Mid-South Fall Pastoral Care Institute |
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October 30 – 31, 2008; Trinity Presbyterian Church; Little Rock, AR. For more information, please go to: http://arkansaschaplains.googlepages.com/continuingeducation. |
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| "Meeting Death" |
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The Ninth Casagrande Interfaith Institute presents this conference from October 31 – November 2 at Wisdom House, Litchfield, CT. For more information, go to: www.wisdomhouse.org,
or e-mail: programs@wisdomhouse.org. |
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| Partners for Life: International Jewish Healing Retreat |
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Sponsored by Life's Door/Tishkofet, JBFCS - National Center for Jewish Healing and the NAJC, December 2 – 4 at Ein Gedi Spa, near the Dead Sea, in Israel. Community rabbis and chaplains are invited to bring groups (special pricing for groups and leaders). For further information, please contact Life's Door at info@lifesdoor.org or call toll free (866) 978-0963. |
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2009
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| The Australian Health & Welfare
Chaplains' Association (AHWCA) National Conference |
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25 – 29 January at Janet Franklin Hall, Davies
St., Hobart, Tasmania. For more information,
go to: http://ahwca.org.au/conferenceinfo.html |
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| "Health and Hope: The Hard Reality of Living Intentionally in a Village of Care – Spiritual Care Summit '09" |
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A Summit of the six major pastoral care and education associations: AAPC, ACPE, APC, CAPPE/ACPEP, NACC and NAJC. Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL, February 1 – 4, 2009. For more information, go to: http://www.spiritualcarecollaborative.org/scc_summit09.asp |
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| “Midrash* & Medicine: Imagining Wholeness” |
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This interdisciplinary conference is being convened by the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health at HUC-JIR together with the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, May 11 – 13, 2009, at the beautiful Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. The conference is meant to stimulate growth and new collaborative horizons around the spiritual dimensions of health and illness through serious text study, hands-on workshops and participation in practical applications. To reach a member of the conference planning team, contact: Pamela Brown, (415) 750-4197, pbrown@ioaging.org or Rabbi Julie Pelc, (213) 765-2666, jpelc@huc.edu. Please visit www.midrashandmedicine.org for updates.
*By the term Midrash we refer to a classical body of Jewish interpretive literature, as well as a creative process by which we may interpret traditional texts and individual and communal experience. |
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| "Prophetic Pastoral Care
and Counselling" |
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2009 European Council for Pastoral Care and
Counseling (ECPCC) Conference will be in Leuven,
Belgium. The Catholic University, Faculty of
Theology, will host. 20 – 25 August. For more
information, go to: http://www.ecpcc.info/index_two.htm |
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