REGISTRATION FORM HOSPICE OF DAVIDSON COUNTY Registration deadline: October 10, 2014 Name: ________________________________________________________ presents Melissa Kelley, M.A., PH.D. Title: ________________________________________________________ Organization: ________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ________________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Registration Fee (please check one): _____ $75 individual registration _____ $50 each for three or more from the same organization Organization name: ___________________________ Must mail all participants’ registration forms together for discount to apply. _____ $50 for educators and students with valid student ID ANNUAL GRIEF CONFERENCE Lunch is included with registration. _____ Check if you will need a vegetarian lunch 3rd annual professional conference on grief and loss. _____ Enclosed is my check made payable to: HOSPICE of Davidson County _____ Please charge my credit card for my registration: Card type: ____ VISA ____ MasterCard Card Number: ________________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________________ Name on Card: _______________________________ No refunds will be provided. Conference Registration Deadline: October 10, 2014 Mail registration form to: HOSPICE of Davidson County 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292 (336) 475-5444 www.hospiceofdavidson.org 200 Hospice Way Lexington, NC 27292-8002 www.hospiceofdavidson.org Signature: ___________________________________ To charge by phone, call (336) 475-5444. Friday, October 17, 2014 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mary E. Rittling Conference Center at Davidson County Community College 297 DCCC Road Thomasville, NC 27360 MELISSA M. KELLEY, M.A., PH.D. The Mosaic of Grief: A Workshop on Spiritually-Integrated Care in Times of Loss and Grief Through “The Mosaic of Grief” Dr. Melissa Kelley will present contemporary work in grief that challenges some long-standing assumptions about the grief experience. Participants will engage the grief experience through a narrative perspective that considers disruptions to one’s narrative as one of the primary challenges of grief. Dr. Melissa Kelley is an Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry in Massachusetts. She received a Masters of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College in 1991 and her Ph.D. in Pastoral Psychology from Boston University in 2003. Dr. Kelley has authored a number of publications on grief and the practice of ministry, including her 2010 book Grief: Contemporary Theory and the Practice of Ministry (Fortress Press). Dr. Kelley has also served as a Campus Minister for Boston College, where she provided pastoral care and counseling for students and staff and facilitated grief support groups. Dr. Kelley is a certified pastoral counselor through the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and certified in thanatology through the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She is also a trained responder through the International Organization of Critical Incident Stress Management. In this workshop, participants will consider the contemporary constructivist perspective that understands the reconstruction of meaning following narrative disruption as a/the central task of grieving. Conference Schedule 8:00—9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Program One hour lunch (provided) at 12:00-1:00 p.m. Breaks will be offered in the morning and afternoon. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Conference attendees will consider one’s experience of grief in light of one’s self-described relationship with God. Conference attendees will also identify hallmarks of helpful efforts to cope spiritually and religiously with grief and those efforts marked by spiritual or religious struggle. Up to six hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available through this one-day conference for professionals including nurses, social workers, clergy, healthcare providers, nursing home administrators, funeral service providers, bereavement counselors, and school-based personnel. At the conclusion of the one-day conference, participants will be able to: The Association for Death Education and Counseling® and the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service have deemed this program as counting toward the continuing education requirements. ADEC: 6 hours; NCBFS: 6 hours. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain long-held assumptions about the grief experience that are currently challenged by contemporary work; Engage the grief experience from a narrative perspective; Understand meaning-making as a/the central task of grieving; Describe the role of attachment to God in coping with grief and loss; and Illustrate the chaplain’s role in meaning-making following a loss. HOSPICE of Davidson County • 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292 • (336) 475-5444 Conference Pricing $75 registration fee for one-day conference $50 each for three or more participants from the same organization/agency $50 for educators /students with valid student ID Lunch is included with registration. Mary E. Rittling Conference Center at Davidson County Community College 297 DCCC Road Thomasville, NC 27360 Finding Hope and Meaning After Loss A free community lecture presented by Pastoral Psychologist Dr. Melissa Kelley When we face loss and experience grief, we might struggle to feel hope and to find meaning in our lives. In this free community workshop, we will think about loss, hope and meaning through the lens of story. We will also consider how spiritual resources may play a critical role in our search for hope and meaning after loss. This community lecture is presented by Dr. Melissa Kelley, noted author of Grief: Contemporary Theory and the Practice of Ministry (Fortress Press). Dr. Kelley is an Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry in Boston, MA. She has also served as a Campus Minister at Boston College and Emmanuel College in MA. She is certified through the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m. FREE to the Public Mary E. Rittling Conference Center at Davidson County Community College 297 DCCC Road Thomasville, NC 27360 Call (336) 475-5444 to register by October 14.