Online Intensive
Designed for professionals and volunteers serving patients at the end of life and their families.
Led by Dr. Ann Allegre, MD; Dr. Angela Anderson, MD; Kirsten DeLeo, author of Present Through The End; John 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
Deepen capacity to be authentically and compassionately present at the bedside
Learn contemplative practices for building resilience and addressing the stresses of clinical work in today’s challenging environment
Support healing, self-compassion and connection through contemplative practice and being in community
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