Contemplative End-of-Life Care Training Program

A one year professional training program. Through the Department of Contemplative End-of-Life Care, the Institute of Traditional Medicine provides a comprehensive, integrated training available to professionals, clinicians, individuals, families and communities, in compassionate end-of-life care. Our Contemplative End-of-Life Care Program provides training opportunities, mentors and support through in-class programs, on-site practicuums, and on-line resources for hospice workers, palliative care physicians and nurses, psychotherapists, health care practitioners, social workers, spiritual care workers, clergy and members from the public who are interested in acquiring competencies that would allow them to be of service to their communities within the discipline of end-of-life care.

Our one year training program introduces a contemplative dimension to end-of-life care through educating and enhancing trainees’ fluency in the bio-psycho-social-spiritual, legal and medical dimensions of care of the dying, and prepares them to serve in a variety of environments including private homes, hospices, and hospitals. Through the use of experiential tools, discussions and clinical studies, participants are guided in an exploration and understanding of dying, death, and the grieving process.

Through eight weekend modules, students will learn with leading clinicians & visionaries in the growing field of contemplative end-of-life care. The training includes a variety of instructional methods including: experiential, theoretical, creative practices, practicuum based learning and case study review.

Students will be introduced to a multiplicity of tools and practices, which will allow them to serve the dying with sensitivity and skill, while cultivating their capacity for presence, wisdom and compassion.

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