Monday, May 14, 2018

Annual Care Giver Retreat Workshops

Leaders of the workshops for this year's ACGR 

BJ Spanos
     Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and Spiritual Director.  BJ will be leading the Retreat-mates on a journey of discovering what grief really is and what to do about it.  


Dr. Betty Williams 
     Marriage and family counselor, crisis counseling and has performed some teaching for colleges as an adjunct professor.  Has a counseling practice Care and Counseling Interventions.   Dr. Williams will hold a workshop on Compassion Fatigue, helping care givers to cope with the emotional stress that comes along with the tasks of Life on Life care. 


Shibana Cutter, FNP-BC
      Nurse practitioner for a local hospice and performing education and support to patients and families facing end of life decisions.  


James Wilson
      Hospital and hospice chaplain for St. Joseph's and a local hospice. Now a patient coping with Cancer.    Will offer a talk on how a physical care giver really looks to a patient.  


Chaplain Horace Cutter, BCPC
      Will open up the retreat helping care givers to understand the diversity of stress that Life on Life care places on them.  Will also cover the topics of  'Life on Life care',   'Accelerated Intimacy' and 'Emotional Informing'. Then lastly reviving your calling as a care giver. 

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