BEST Center Symposium: October 15, 2010

Connecting the Community: The State of the Art and Science of Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Advanced Illness

The symposium was a great success, with over one hundred participants in addition to our speakers and panelists. Thank you!

All community pastoral and spiritual care providers, parish nurses, social workers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals were invited to attend. The symposium's goals were the following:

• Explore issues related to providing pastoral and spiritual care to individuals with advanced illness and their families through networking, education, and current research.

• Discuss challenges and opportunities in providing pastoral and spiritual care to individuals with advanced illness and their families.

• Learn to apply National Quality of Spiritual Care Consensus Guidelines to your provision of pastoral and spiritual care.

• Identify resources within the Greater Cleveland community for personal and professional development.

Speakers:

• Barbara J. Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN, Oliva Professorship in Oncology Nursing, Professor of Biomedical Ethics, CWRU; and Director, Clinical Ethics, University Hospitals Case Medical Center: Ethical Perspectives in Advanced Illness

• Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD, APRN, FPCN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, CWRU: The Bridge between Practice and Research

• Julie J. Exline, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, CWRU: Anger toward God: A Response to Suffering 
  

Panelists:

• Rev. Amy Greene, Director of Clinical Pastoral Education, Cleveland Clinic

• Rev. Lorn J. Snow, SJ, Pastor, Church of the Gesu

• Rabbi Eddie Sukol, Founder of the Shul, Cleveland’s Open Synagogue

• Dr. Leonard Thompson, Executive Minister, Cleveland Baptist Association

• Chuck Behrens, MDiv, Spiritual Care Coordinator, Hospice of the Western Reserve (moderator)

This symposium was sponsored by grants from:

• National Institute of Nursing Research P30NR011907

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, LLC