Workshop

Lost for Words when you need them the most!

Presenter: CiCi Edwards-Jensen has worked alongside palliative care patients and their carers for the past ten years as they confront the many emotional, spiritual and physical life/health transitions raised by their illness. CiCi has experience within the acute, hospice and community sectors and conducts grief and loss workshops in a group setting.

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For people living with a life threatening illness, it is an enormous task to provide social, emotional and spiritual support to people dying. This task is often undertaken by family, friends and workmates, who often feel unprepared for such a role.

A 3 hour interactive grief and loss workshop.

Most people find talking about death and dying very challenging. This workshop explores why that might be given changes in our society over time as well as our own reactions to death and dying.

The session also explores:

what can be helpful to people who are dying and their families
possible personal reactions to death and dying
how to care for people
what to say, and
most importantly, how to listen.

Aims of this session:

talk about cultural and social change that impacts on community attitudes to death and dying
explore personal reactions to death and dying and impact on families and carers
enable participants to consider what might be helpful for those who are dying and their families
develop a series of principles and practices about communicating with people who have a terminal illness, and their families and carers.

Who would benefit from this session:

Community groups
Aged Care Facility staff
Nursing staff
Therapists
Neighbourhood Houses
Volunteers
Members of clubs and associations, e.g., Rotary, Probus, CWA, etc.

It depends on the type of group attending as to the number of people who could attend a particular session. This should be discussed with the presenter.

CiCi Edwards-Jensen may be contacted on:
0408 569 571 , cici@oncologymassagecare.com.au or via the contact page.