Wednesday 21 September 2022, 14.00–15.30 online via Zoom
Keynote speaker: Professor John Swinton
Spiritual care in older life: why is it so important and why churches play a key role in providing this care.
An online event hosted by Debbie Thrower to hear about the Spiritual Care Series eight-week training course for churches offering spiritual care to older people. Includes the opportunity for questions.
To register for this event, click here.
Introduction
Older people have a better quality of life when those who care for them understand their spiritual needs and are skilled in delivering this kind of care. This easy-to-access, eight-session training course develops confidence, understanding and skills in anyone offering spiritual care to an older person. The Spiritual Care Series is a highly effective course developed by leading practitioners in the UK care of older people including John Swinton.
What is the Spiritual Care Series Course?
The course is a comprehensive introduction to enabling people to offer good quality spiritual care in their local communities. Here are just some of the key features of the course:
- Eight two-hour sessions with video material to introduce each topic and provoke discussion
- Available and licensed by BRF and Anna Chaplaincy for older people in the UK, who are taking a lead nationally in quality of support for older peoples’ ministry
- Recognises that ‘a person is not truly healthy if he or she is struggling to understand the meaning and purpose for their life’
- Has been successfully piloted with Anna Chaplaincy members in the Northeast
We recognise every group running the course will be unique. You can contact us for an informal chat about the Spiritual Care Series – call 01865 319700 or email us at spiritualcareseries@brf.org.uk.
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