2011 Annual Conference
2011 Annual Conference, Friday November 4th 2011
“Therapeutic Soup For The Caregiver’s Soul”
Our 2011 Annual Conference took place on Friday, November 4th, 2011. In addition to our monthly Seminars and our Community Education Series, the Annual Conference is our flagship event. Our featured speaker was author Virginia Fry, MA who is currently the Director of the Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont, Bereavement Coordinator of Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, and adjunct faculty to four Vermont colleges. She also consults for the Vermont department of Children & Families and other various health organizations nationwide. We also featured Rabbi Minna Bromberg who gave a special presentation on how singing allows us to connect with one another across what would otherwise be barriers. It was a phenomenal success with attendees leaving with new perspectives on end of life issues, coping skills, strategies that were comprehensive and effective. Rabbi Minna Bromberg gave us lessons on how singing can bring peace to all who wish to take that moment and grace ourselves and others with melodies that bring peace, love and understanding of the life process.
Our sponsors gave us the ability to make this a success as well with their generous giving to the Coalition. We wish to thank them for their support and giving. Click here for a list of the sponsors who helped to make this Conference an event to remember.
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“Therapeutic Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul”
A workshop nourishing the quest for balance at the completion of the circle of life.
8:00 am to 8:30 pm: Registration
8:30 am to 8:45pm: Welcome to the Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center by Sr. Barbara Winnalas, SSJ and Gary Hawkins & Kim Kostival, Circle Of Life Coalition.
8:45 am to 10:15 am Key Note Speaker –
“Boundaries without Barriers – Challenges” Virginia Fry, MA
Learn how boundaries create the Framework, within which the therapeutic relationships occur. Identify how boundaries can convert into barriers & the pros vs. cons of sharing personal information.
10:15 am to 10:30 am – Morning Break
10:30 pm to 11:30 am –
“Boundaries without Barriers – Creative Strategies” Virginia Fry, MA
Learn & demonstrate creative strategies, such as, breathing techniques, trigger spots, and “Personal Electric Fence”, to maintain boundaries.
11:30 am to 1:00 pm – Lunch Breaks & Vendor – Gift Shop Visits
Lunch #1 – 11:30 am – 12:10 p.m.
Lunch #2 – 12:15 pm – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm – Speaker Sponsor “Caring Hospice”
“Creative Healing – Sensory Stimulation & Creative Resolution in End of Life Care”-
Virginia Fry, MA
An interactive program to identify creative approaches used to alter the effects of Sensory deprivation due to illness. This program will look at ways to stimulate the 8 senses to increase comfort, orientation, creativity, and self-care even at the end of life.
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm – Afternoon Break
2:45 pm to 3:45 pm – “The Healing Power of Song” – Rabbi Minna Bromberg
3:45 pm to 4:00 pm – Closing Remarks & Evaluations
CEU Credit 5.5 hrs for R.N.’s/Social Workers
