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The Practice of Authentic Presence in a Changing World


Online Intensive

Designed for professionals and volunteers serving patients at the end of life and their families.

Led by Dr. Ann Allegre, MDDr. Angela Anderson, MDKirsten DeLeo, author of Present Through The EndJohn Douglas;  Youske Eto, LCSW; and other Authentic Presence faculty from around the world.

Join us to explore the healing power of presence in a professional capacity. This Intensive will offer space to experience and learn grounding compassion practices and meditation methods to stay resilient during this challenging time and to connect with a like-minded global community.

Offered by authentic-presence.org


The intensive includes

  • Four live 2-hour sessions on weekend days

  • Two live 75-minute sessions mid-week in regional groups

  • Recorded practices to deepen your meditation at home

  • Online discussion forum

  • Opportunity for individual support from the faculty


Objectives

  1. Deepen capacity to be authentically and compassionately present at the bedside

  2. Learn contemplative practices for building resilience and addressing the stresses of clinical work in today’s challenging environment

  3. Support healing, self-compassion and connection through contemplative practice and being in community

  4. Know how to transform end of life care into a spiritual practice

Topics

Session 1 Bringing our full self to the bedside

Session 2 Practicing circles

Session 3 In the presence of loss and death

Session 4 Staying resilient

Session 5 Practicing circles

Session 6 End of life care as spiritual practice


CE Contact Hours

Approved for 10 continuing education contact hours by the Association of Professional Chaplains and by the California Board of Registered Nursing, and counts toward the CE requirements for ADEC's CT and FT program.


Certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care

Due to the pandemic and ongoing travel and meeting restrictions, this online intensive will be considered to fulfill the Immersion module requirement for our professional Certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care. Please contact us for further information about the Certificate requirements. For more information on the Authentic Presence Immersion module, please click here.

Fee: $495

Earlier Event: September 15
Online: Cultivating Compassionate Presence
Later Event: November 12
Living Well, Dying Well