Training Will Be Held at Hospice of Lubbock & Covenant Palliative Care, 3702 21St Street

Hospice Chaplain: Creating Excellence in Spiritual Care Friday Oct. 19, 2012 Conference Agenda

Over the course of the past two years, a TNMHO “Chaplain’s Development Committee” was formed to dialogue with medical professionals and hospice chaplains, conduct surveys of administrators and of chaplains, and to identify any areas of needed improvement in the spiritual care provided by hospice chaplains. In response to the needs and concerns identified by this committee, and feedback from chaplains and administrators, we are pleased to invite you to attend this special training for the hospice chaplain in the West Texas area. Training will be held at Hospice of Lubbock & Covenant Palliative Care, 3702 21st Street, Lubbock, Texas

Friday October 19, 2012 - 8:30 – 4:20

7:45 am- 8:30 Registration, Bagels and Coffee

8:30-8:45 Opening Comments / Ice Breaker / Introductions

8:45-10:15 Exploring and Supporting Patient Spirituality Our patients' spiritual paths are increasingly varied, requiring chaplains to develop greater resources, knowledge, and our own sense of spiritual groundedness to care for them with integrity. This session will cover assessment, spiritual care resources, and personal and professional boundaries for chaplains when caring for persons of their own faith, differing faiths, and no specified faith. A time of large and small group dialogue about issues raised will be included in this presentation.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 From Pastor to Chaplain: Transition in Ministry Recognize and apply the differing perspectives in becoming a clinician from the ministry of pastor.

12:00-1:00 Catered Lunch

1:00-2:00 Documenting Spiritual Care Documenting spiritual care can be a challenge. Chaplains often receive little training in how to document their care. This workshop addresses appropriate ways to utilize spiritual care language in the patient's chart. A thesaurus of useful phrases, common mistakes, and the purpose of charting spiritual care will be explored.

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-3:15 Spiritual Care to the Dementia Patient Providing spiritual care for patients with dementia can be challenging, and even daunting, leading some of us to either dread or even avoid it altogether! We will provide an overview of Alzheimer's type dementia, and discuss tools for caring for the spiritual needs of patients with this disease.

3:15-4:15 Compassion Fatigue Caregiver Stress is the stress that comes from long term or intense care giving. It manifests itself through physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion. Find out how to identify the warning signs, and learn strategies for lowering caregiver stress.

4:15-4:20 Closing and Evaluations Hospice Chaplain: Creating Excellence in Spiritual Care Friday October 19, 2012

Training will be held at Hospice of Lubbock & Covenant Palliative Care, 3702 21st Street, Lubbock, TX

REGISTER ON-LINE NOW: www.txnmhospice.org/Education.html#chaplain

Registration $120 Cancellation Policy: Non-Members $240 Cancellations received in writing by Friday Oct. 12, 2012 will CPE Student $50 be entitled to a refund, less a $20 administrative fee. The cost of registration Conference “no-shows” forfeit their entire registration fee. includes breakfast, handout Substitutions are welcome, but please inform TNMHO in reference materials, lunch writing if a substitute is attending in your place. and parking. Space is limited, so please register Telephone cancellations cannot be accepted; emailed early. cancellations are acceptable ([email protected]).

Register on-line at: www.txnmhospice.org/Ed Name ucation.html#chaplain Employer or Organization Name Vegetarian Lunch: Address Mail your registration and check to: City/State/Zip TNMHO 1108 Lavaca, Suite 727 Austin, TX 78701 Phone ______Email Address (all event correspondence is through email)

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