Mindfulness and Awareness
in End-of-Life Care
An 8-week online training for professionals and trained volunteers currently serving in end-of-life care or interested in entering this field.
With Christine Longaker, Kirsten DeLeo, Ann Allegre, MD, Karen Wyatt, MD,
Rosamund Oliver, Ian Gawler, John Baugher PhD, and Youske Eto LMSW
This course offers time-tested and practical contemplative methods to care for people at the end of life. Through this training, you will experience mindfulness and meditation techniques, and learn alongside their practical application in self-care, how to build therapeutic relationships with dying patients and families, communication and working with care teams.
Topics
Contemplative approach to end-of-life care
Being present with suffering and dying
Communicating about death
Addressing the fears of dying and responding to the needs of patients and clients
Supporting a terminally ill person to find meaning, heal relationships and say good-bye
Working with family dynamics and supporting families
Dignity, spirituality and quality at the end of life
Creating a peaceful environment – spiritual care at the bedside
This course is part of our
Certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care Program.
Continuing Education
This course has been approved for 8 Continuing Education Contact Hours by the Association of Professional Chaplains and by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15607. The Association for Death Education and Counseling® has deemed this program as counting toward the continuing education requirements for the ADEC CT and FT program.
How does online learning work?
“This program may be the most important I have ever taken. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to skillfully bring a deeper dimension of spiritual life to their caregiving.”
Registration is available at the cost most accessible to you. Pooling resources in this way allows our team to continue to offer scholarships and discounts to those that want to join our mission of transforming the whole end-of-life care experience.
Sept 9th - Nov 3rd, 2025
Community Care Rate: $240 — Standard Rate: $295 — Benefactor Rate: $350