In this immersive, experiential workshop you'll witness—and participate in—a guided role-play process that explores the perspectives of a dying person and the people gathered at the bedside.
You'll explore compassionate communication, family dynamics, grief, spiritual diversity, death anxiety, and not only the process of dying, but the emotional issues and family dynamics that can accompany it.
Session:
Live demonstration: Observe the Deathbed Dress Rehearsal performed by experienced facilitators.
Small group practice, where each attendee will have a chance to practice what was demonstrated
Closing discussion and debrief
You will explore:
Your end-of-life hopes, fears and intentions
How to express your wishes to loved ones
Planning your ideal deathbed scenario
Working with ancestors and meaning-making
You will practice...
Providing a non-anxious presence for others
Supporting the bereaved
Navigating difficult family dynamics
Offering spiritually-inclusive care
Who Should Attend?
End-of-life professionals
Death doulas
Funeral directors
Counselors and therapists
Chaplains and clergy
Physicians, nurses,healthcare providers
Spiritual seekers and teachers
Four CE credit hours available for nurses, social workers, psychologists and more.
The CE package must be purchased separately HERE.
More information about the event can be found here.
Admission:
$79.00
About the Facilitators:
Dr. Terri Daniel is an end-of-life educator, inter-spiritual hospice chaplain and grief counselor. She is certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling, in family-focused grief therapy by The Portland Institute, and in trauma-informed critical care by the NYU School of Social Work. Terri conducts workshops throughout the U.S. and offers end-of-life consulting through her private practice at www.EndWellAdvisors.com. In addition, she is an adjunct professor in death studies and chaplaincy at Marian University, the Graduate Theological Union and United Theological Seminary. Terri is also the founder of The Conference on Death, Grief and Belief, and the Ask Doctor Deathpodcast.
Jordan Amali is a death doula with a master’s degree in public health. She is co-founder of the Portland Peaceful Pathways Cooperative, and also serves as an end-of-life community organizer and a hospice volunteer coordinator. Her work is inspired by the fact that death is the only shared experience we are all absolutely guaranteed, yet our American social ecosystems fail to support this inevitable part of life. Acknowledging death, planning for death, and embracing life in the face of death is truly revolutionary work that can change how we engage in every aspect of living.