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.
The intensive includes
Four live 2-hour sessions on weekend days
Sunday, Sep. 27
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3rd and Oct. 4th
Saturday, Oct. 10th10 am–12 noon PST / 1pm–3pm EST / 6pm–8pm Irish/UK/ 7pm–9pm European
Two live 75-minute sessions mid-week in regional groups
Wednesday evenings, Sept. 30th and Oct. 7th, 7pm regional time
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; counts toward the CE requirements for the CT and FT program of the Association for Death Education and Counseling®; approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for 10.5 CEU’s.
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
Faculty
Dr. Ann Allegre
MD, FACP
Former director of medical programs, Kansas City Hospice, medical director of palliative care, Providence Health, professor of medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine and Spiritual Care Educator. Ann was awarded the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine “Project on Death in America Community Leadership in Palliative Care Award” in 2007, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field of palliative medicine through the education and training of future leaders. She was named as Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2008 and honored with the Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon 2011 Award in the senior palliative care physician category.
Dr. Angela C. Anderson
MD, FAAP
Angela is a graduate of the Authentic Presence’s Contemplative End-of-Life Care Certificate. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Brown University and Director of Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Yale Medical School. She then completed fellowships in both Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She is quadruple boarded in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Clinical Toxicology and Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. She has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award from Brown Medical School and the Outstanding Mentor Award from the National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.
Kirsten DeLeo
International Trainer and Author of Present Through The End: A Caregiver’s Companion for Accompanying the Dying
Kirsten is a pioneer in contemplative care and online learning and lead faculty for Authentic Presence. Trained in the Hakomi mindfulness-based somatic approach to psychotherapy, she has served as a counselor, hospice volunteer coordinator and educator at various healthcare and academic institutions. Kirsten is an international trainer with the Spiritual Care Programme, a network offering contemplative education and care worldwide. Kirsten has been immersed in Buddhist contemplative practice for more than twenty years and is a member of the Harvard Buddhist Ministry working group.
John Douglas
Counselor and Meditation Instructor
John is a Senior Meditation Instructor and Spiritual Care Educator and facilitates courses and workshops including Facing Loss and Healing Grief, Deep Listening and Healing Relationships. John is also a Pre-Accredited member of the IACP, working in private practice as a Counselor in Castletownbere and in ARC Cancer Support House in Bantry as well as being part of the care team supporting guests at the Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara, Ireland.
Youske Eto
LCSW
Youske has supported and accompanied terminally ill patients and their families as a hospice social worker for the past 18 years. He is a Spiritual Care Educator and currently the lead social worker at Housecall Providers Hospice in Portland, OR. Prior to pursuing his MSW, Youske served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, volunteered for the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India and worked as an outreach worker for those experiencing homelessness in New York City.