Annual Conference

Dying and Grieving in the 21st Century, Exploring the challenges to Professional Carers

Dying and Grieving in the 21st Century

Exploring the Challenges to Professional Carers

Tuesday 4 November 2008

Venue: Marston’s Arena, The Quayside, Wincham, Cheshire.  CW9 6GB

Cost: £120.00

includes handouts, refreshments, lunch and certificate of attendance

(Group discounts available – see booking form)

 Chair  Dr Linda Machin, Visiting Research Fellow, Keele University; lecturer, trainer & hospice counsellor

Aims

o        To explore and debate the complexities of loss, grief and bereavement in the 21^st Century.

o        To reflect on our roles as professional caregivers when supporting people who are dying and grieving.

Keynote sessions and speakers

“An historical overview of the changing face of grief”

  Dr Paul Ong, Head of Research & Service Evaluation, The Shakespeare Hospice, Warwickshire

“The challenges facing professionals in the 21^st Century”

  Professor Margaret Holloway, Professor of Social Work, University of Hull

“Having the Courage to Care? The realities of sustaining yourself as a professional

 caregiver”                

  Mary Matthieson, Director/Educator, MEM Associates Ltd.

Workshops – choice of two

Workshop 1.   Advanced care planning and its influence on dying and grieving.

Workshop 2.  Dementia and its impact. 

Workshop 3.   Rituals and rites of passage surrounding death.

Workshop 4.   Assisted dying and the impact on families.

Please complete the attached booking form and send it to:

Cheshire Hospices Education, Queensway, Winsford, Cheshire. CW7 4AW

Or telephone 01606 559292 to reserve a place or book online: www.che.org.uk