Keynote:
The Soul and Science of Care for Ourselves and Others
Burnout among persons in the helping professions is one of the most critical problems plaguing society and our health care system today. The results include a loss of meaning, vocational dissatisfaction and the risk of compromised care for the most needy and vulnerable.
These similar challenges affect teachers, therapists, veterans, clergy and anyone having to care for children, someone who is ill or elderly parents. Vicarious traumatization takes a high financial and human toll and undermines the well-being of both care giver and receiver.
This presentation offers a creative path to solutions drawn from wisdom traditions in the healing arts—together with the emerging sciences of compassion and neuro-biology. Presenter, Richard Groves, is a passionate advocate for reconnecting the soul and role of caregivers. He is a respected author, international speaker and university professor.
Workshop Presentation: We are the Medicine
The art of diagnosing and responding to spiritual ain is an invaluable resource during times of crisis, serious illness, loss and a the end of life. The four universal sources of suffering related to: Meaning, Forgiveness, Relatedness, and Hope transcend differences in culture, gender, age and spiritual background.
Recognizing these symptoms are the first step towards creating practical plans of care that address the whole person. This workshop will offer best practices that can improve pain and symptom control provide an antidote to compassion fatigue and burnout, reduce anxiety and enhance well being and peace of mind – for both caregivers and care-receivers.
Bio:
Richard Groves and his late wife Mary founded the Sacred Art of Living Center in 1997 and developed Soul & Science for Caregivers online university in 2016. Richard has spent more than 25 years in healthcare and hospice, as well as being an internationally popular teacher and author who continues to present educational and spiritual development programs for health care institutions and faith communities of all traditions. He is the co-author of The American Book of Living & Dying: Lessons in Healing Spiritual Pain, now in its third printing.