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Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities  Dr. Jacqueline Jackson

 

Workshop Summary:                                                                                                 The purpose of this workshop is to prepare First Responders and other professionals gain a better understanding of how to provide crisis care and safe spaces for people with disabilities where they can express their emotions, concerns and spiritual needs during difficult times.

 

 

B2

The Special Role of Chaplains in the Pastoral Care of People Experiencing Mental Health Conditions In Themselves or Their Loved Ones

Belinda Seiger, PhD, LCSW

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Workshop Summary:                                                                                                 Many individuals suffering from mental health concerns seek support from their spiritual or religious leaders either exclusively or prior to seeking treatment from a mental health professional. This workshop looks at how chaplains serve an important role in bridging the gap by providing pastoral care and guidance related to mental health concerns. Your influence has the power to help minimize the stigma, alleviate isolation & shame while guiding individuals towards appropriate treatment and encouraging compassion in the context of their faith tradition and community.

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B3
Exploring the Barriers and Supports of Faith Community Nurses | Faith Community Nurses Address the Challenge of Vaccine Hesitancy
Beverly R Bateman, MSN, RN, AHN-BC

Dr. Susan K. Fuentes, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN

Workshop Summary:                                                                                               This interactive workshop will identify and explore barriers, challenges, supports, and solutions faced by faith community nurses.

 

 

B4
Promoting Nurses’ Self-efficacy to Administer Whole Person Care: Through Education, Implementation and Utilization of Spiritual Screening Tools and Resources                                                                           Wanda Rae Clary,MSN,RN,NPD-BC

Workshop Summary:                                                                                                 The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student will present the current progress of a quality improvement initiative focused on implementation of an educational intervention for nurses at a large healthcare system's rehabilitation center in the Southeastern United States. This initiative aims to enhance the provision of spiritual care through the integration of standardized spiritual screening tools and the promotion of inter-professional collaboration to facilitate timely referrals to spiritual care specialists.

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B5
Who Wants To Live Forever? Longevity and Immortality in Science Fiction                                             Rev. Dr. Ben Janzen, APBCC

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Workshop Summary:                                                                                   Immortality and longevity is considered Power of youth or wisdom. Many works of science fiction state that death, or the uniqueness of human existence. However, there have been several situations where death has been avoided, delayed or circumvented.  Cloned personalities, Vampires, mythological figures, and gods all are a model of longevity but causes questions about morality and personal conduct. The means of obtaining and maintaining immortality is relevant to the moral evaluation of immortality.  Star Trek featured the question if humans are apt to live forever, if they can handle power or whether power corrupts inevitably.  The flip side to immortality is the sacrifice of the hero.   Most of the most successful movies have been movies about redemption, the hero serves as the redeemer. The hero sacrifices longevity to help humanity. These are secular parallels to Soteriological concepts in Christianity and the Bodhisattva model in Buddhism.

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B6
A Whole Soul - Creating a Practical Framework for Moral Injury Repair                                                               Jen Ellis

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Workshop Summary:                                                                                               This workshop will describe and explain the effects of Moral Injury from a personal point of view and how it intersects with careers such counselors or spiritual guides impacts the outcomes of restoration. It will also provide a usable framework for repair for those who experience Moral Injury.

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B7
Cultural Diversity in Spiritual Care: A Foundational Pillar for Whole-Person Healing                                           Elisheva Irma Diaz, BAJS, MTS, DD

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Workshop Summary:                                                                                                   In today’s‚ multicultural world, spiritual care must go beyond generic approaches to embrace cultural diversity as essential to whole-person healing. This workshop explores the deep connection between culture and spirituality, offering practical tools for chaplains, healthcare providers, clergy, and social workers. Participants will learn to define cultural diversity in spiritual care, address gaps in current models, and recognize the impact of historical trauma  on spiritual well-being. The session provides frameworks for culturally attuned care, emphasizing language, ritual, interfaith nuance, and intuitive presence. Takeaways: Tools to integrate cultural diversity into care. Strategies for authentic connection. Resources for continued learning. When we care for the soul through culture, we do not treat illness‚ we accompany transformation

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