Monday, March 28, 2011

SPIRITUALITY AND END-OF-LIFE CARE, Contact hours offered at local nonprofit’s presentation

Have you ever wondered how to better help someone cope with their spiritual concerns at the end of life? Then attend the Spirituality and End-of-Life Care program presented by State of the Heart Hospice on April 25 or 26.

This free program will discuss differences between spirituality and religion, while also addressing spirituality during illness, death and grief; spiritual assessment and empowerment; and life review. The program will feature a video presentation and live local speakers.

Continuing education contact hours will be available for a fee through the Hospice Foundation of America for nurses, social workers, counselors, funeral directors, clergy, psychologists, physicians, EAPs, nursing home administrators, and more.
State of the Heart Hospice has served patients and families facing a life-limiting illness since 1981 and serves 12 counties in western Ohio and eastern Indiana. The following State of the Heart staff will be attending the event: Marlene Black, Bereavement Specialist; Rev. John Nunnally, Chaplain; Rev. Rogers Durham, Chaplain; Rev. Joe Soley, Chaplain; and Kelley Hall, RN, CHPN. In addition to the nonprofit’s staff, the following community professionals will be panelists: Rev. Tony Price, Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren; Fr. Paul Wohlwend, St. Charles; Brian Hogenkamp, Hogenkamp Funeral Home; Rev. Hugh Kelly, Fellowship Bible Church; Rev. Darrell Borders, Westchester United Methodist Church; and Rev. John McRoberts, Edison State Community College.

You can attend at any one of the agency’s three offices. The program will be offered Monday, April 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. at 1237 W. State Road 67, Portland, IN. It will also be offered Tuesday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 230 W. Main Street, Coldwater, OH; or from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1350 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH.
To reserve your place or for more information, please contact Bev Hughes or Kelley Hall at 800.417.7535.

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