The University of Maryland, Baltimore Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research (GGEAR) Program presents:
Interfaith Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved
Thursday, Sept. 25
12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Zoom webinar
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, suffering, and death, referencing a diverse set of theological and cosmological constructs related to loss and grief.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop skills for meeting people where they are in conversations related to spiritual issues at end of life
- Become familiar with current research and theory on the stages of faith development
- Practice pastoral counseling skills that include the process of exploration, insight, and action in conversations with patients and clients.
Registration Fee:
- 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 Diane Martin, PhD, MA, MSL, associate professor and GGEAR director, at diane.martin@umaryland.edu.
About the Speaker:
Terri Daniel, DMin, CT, FFGT, is an end-of-life educator, interspiritual hospice chaplain, and grief counselor certified in death, dying, and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling and in family-focused grief therapy by the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. She conducts workshops throughout the U.S. and is an adjunct instructor in thanatology and chaplaincy at Marian University, United Theological Seminary, and the Graduate Theological Union. Daniel founded The Conference on Death, Grief, and Belief, and the Ask Doctor Death podcast. She earned her Doctor of Ministry in pastoral care and counseling from the San Francisco Theological Seminary, an M.A. in pastoral care from Fordham University, and a B.A. in religious studies from Marylhurst University.
Registration Deadline: Friday, Sept. 19
*CEUs: The Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and 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.