Deepen your understanding of geriatric pastoral care and learn the essential skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of elders.
This May, the Avila Institute will be offering a three-day workshop that will explore pastoral care tailored to the unique needs of the elders.
Designed for those working in different elder care settings who provide spiritual care, the workshop equips participants with essential knowledge and practical tools to deliver compassionate, holistic support in geriatric settings especially those ministering in a Pastoral Care Department.
Workshop Topics (click topic name to expand)
Our time together begins with Sr. Peter guiding us through our life’s journey and uncovering how we identify our core beliefs. Throughout this session, we discuss what it means to enter into a pastoral care journey with our elders. We will look at what needs you see in your own life and how they might relate to the spiritual needs of those you serve.
In this session, the process of spiritual listening will be presented to provide tools, practices, and attitudes that will enhance pastoral care visits.
What does it mean to live with dementia? How does this impact one’s need for deeper spiritual care? Dementia does not erase one’s spiritual longing and their desire to live in deep relationship with God. This session will help us with these two questions and how we can adapt the tools we use in pastoral care to best accompany those with memory loss.
In pastoral care, we come across many different types of pain and expressions of that pain. This session will guide us through the five domains of pain and how they impact those we serve, including those living with dementia.
The pastoral visit is unique and sacred. This session will enable you to bring spiritual comfort to those you minister to. From relationship building to establishing a self-emptying flow, we will discuss the essence of the pastoral visit.
Whether discussing health challenges, loss in all its forms, brokenness, or other vulnerable topics, we will discover how to enter into deeper conversations with those we serve and how to hold space for ourselves while doing so.
After laying the foundation, what does it look like to make this knowledge impactful for those we serve? This session will guide you through implementing a Pastoral Care Department in elder care to ensure you are successful in your pastoral care for those you serve.
Date and Location
Begins Friday, May 2 at 8:45 am and ends Sunday, May 4 at 12:00 pm
St. Teresa's Motherhouse
600 Woods Road, Germantown, NY 12526
Registration (Space is Limited)
Registration includes workshop sessions, materials, accommodations, meals, snacks, and beverages.
$450 per person
To register, download the registration form (PDF) below and return the completed form with payment to Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc. See form for more information.
Questions?
If you need help or have any questions or concerns, please contact Melissa Silvestro at melissas@avilainstitute.org or call (518) 537-5000.
