Responding to Traumatic Grief: Compassionate and Practical Approaches to Healing the Torn Heart.  When: Friday, November 7, 2008, Time: 9:00-4:00 pm, Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham, NC - CEU’s available!  Click HERE for the brochure.  For more information, including a schedule and registration, go to www.project-compassion.com and scroll down to this event on their main page.

October 9, 2008, Caroway Conference Center, Asheboro, NC - Wrestling with Hope: Finding a Life of Meaning in the Midst of Suffering.  Presented by the Rev. Barry Morris, MDiv, BCC and Christine McCarty, MD.  Barry is the Director of Spiritual Care at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro and has 17 years of chaplaincy experience.  Dr. McCarty is an oncologist and is the director of the Cancer Center at Randolph Hospital.          

Click here to open the Sept. '08 Newsletter, which contains the application and program information.

Program Description:  As we care for patients in our health care, prison or first responding institutions, we know the affect crisis has on their ability to be hopeful about the future. In this session we explore the meaning of hope from both a medical and spiritual perspective, from that of an Oncologist and a Chaplain as they have collaborated on a Palliative Care team for 5 years.

Discover the effects of true hope on the mind/body connection.

Understand the value of having a healthy future story that fosters hope.

Understanding the diminishing effects of a dysfunctional future story that leads to despair.

Interventions that help patients/clients/residents envision a meaningful future story.