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Finding Your Mission in Life
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Finding that place where your passion and the world's 'deep hunger' meet is not always easy. You will leave this workshop with a strong sense of what you are called to do in order to live a meaningful and fulfilled life.
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First Contact, Charting Inner Space
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Based on a book written by Dave Hingsburger, this workshop helps staff who work in human services grapple with the difference between providing custodian care and truly establishing contact, rapport and relationship with those we serve. It offers staff the opportunity to reflect on the ways their work makes a difference, even when working with those whose language we do not understand.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
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Explore one of the most invisible oppressions present in our American society. Drawing on historical and current examples ranging from warehousing to murder, the Rev. Jeanne Lloyd will speak on the ways that citizens with developmental disabilities have been segregated from society, how this practice continues today, and new initiatives that are happening across the country to bring congregations into right relationship with people who have for so long, been out of sight and missing from our consciousness as a nation.
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Supporting Others in Moments of Grief
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This workshop offers practical suggestions for supporting a person with developmental disabilities who is dealing with grief and loss. Topics will include lessons for healing after: a sudden death, the loss of a parent, the loss of a child, the loss of a peer, tragic community events. Also addressed will be ways to help a staff person heal after a loss, and ways to help a group heal after a loss. Emphasis is placed on helping people find ways to express their sadness, so that they can do not get ‘stuck’ in the grief process.
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Making Life Easier At the End
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This workshop reviews the historical precedents and legal concepts regarding “Living Wills”(i.e., a person’s rights, informed consent, advance directives, conservatorship, health care agent, etc.) Forms will be provided by the State of Connecticut’s Attorney General. DMR Advisories regarding ‘Living Wills’ for DMR clients, will also be reviewed. The existence of a properly executed ‘living will’ can give families peace of mind during times of loss and grief because the dying person’s wishes are known and executed. Peace of mind, at such times, is a precious gift.
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