[Counselor_Educ] FW: End-of-Life Issues Workshop July 27, 6 CEUs

    Leinbaugh, Tracy leinbaug at ohio.edu
    Tue Jul 17 12:38:21 EDT 2012 
    Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Ohio University
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
205 McCracken Hall
Athens, OH 45701

Phone: 740-593-0846
E-mail: leinbaug at ohio.edu 
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Subject: End-of-Life Issues Workshop July 27, 6 CEUs


Dear Counseling Colleagues,



Please share the following workshop announcement and attachments with your colleagues who may be interested.  The workshop provides 6 CEUs for Ohio counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and nurses.



Linda Smith, J.D., Ph.D., M.A., P.C.

Associate Dean

Honors College - Mail Stop #504

University of Toledo

Toledo OH 43606

419-530-6039








Registration and Continuing Education Credits


Completion of this program provides 6 continuing education clock hours for Ohio counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and nurses. To register, send your check or money order to Linda Smith, P.O. Box 2941, Toledo OH 43606, by July 13:  $115 with CEUs, $100 without CEUs, or $50 for students (include copy of student ID). Include your name, address, phone, and profession. (After July 13:  $125 with CEUs, $110 without CEUs)



For Additional Information


Linda Smith, 419-530-6039, Linda.Smith at utoledo.edu 
<mailto: Linda.Smith at utoledo.edu 
> or Peggy Lesniewicz, 419-372-7311, plesnie at bgsu.edu 
<mailto: plesnie at bgsu.edu 
>




Death, Dying, and the Near-Death Experience:
What Every Health Care Professional Should Know

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Friday, July 27, 2012 - 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
The Hilton Toledo, 3100 Glendale, Toledo OH 43614

As many as 4% of Americans have experienced a Near-Death Experience, and up to 75% of the bereaved report communications from deceased loved ones.  At this workshop, learn about these and other death-related events and how to help your clients successfully integrate them into their lives.

Who Should Attend

Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Hospice Workers, Nurses and other Medical Professionals, Ministers and Chaplains, Laypeople and Caregivers



Program Objectives



*        To educate participants about the frequency and nature of death-related experiences including death-bed experiences, After-Death Communications (ADC), and Near-Death Experiences (NDE).

*        To provide examples of the wide variety of death and grief practices of world cultures contrasted to those of traditional western-based American culture.

*        To educate and prepare health care professionals for end-of-life issues with clients and patients.

*        To provide compassionate interventions and strategies to help individuals successfully integrate death-related experience.

*        To provide interventions and strategies for helping couples and family systems after loss of a loved one.









Program Facilitators


Peggy Lesniewicz, Ph.D., LPCC-S, has 20 years of experience counseling victims of trauma and abuse and working at Hospice of NW Ohio as a bereavement counselor. An instructor in the Graduate Mental Health & School Counseling Program at BGSU, she teaches, among other courses, "Integrating Spirituality and Religion into Counseling." Dr. Lesniewicz has taught workshops on Near-Death Experiences, Ethics and Spirituality, and other mental health issues.

Linda Smith, M.A., PC, counsels clients on issues related to grief from death, divorce, illness, job loss, and other life changes. A long-time educator and trainer, she is also the Associate Dean at the UT Honors College. Her non-counseling credentials include a law degree and a PhD in English literature. She teaches courses and workshops dealing with the Near-Death and other death-related experiences, mysticism and spirituality, the role of personality in the grief process, suffering and personal growth, and the use of the expressive arts in loss and trauma.



Registration and Continuing Education Credits
Completion of this program provides 6 continuing education clock hours for Ohio counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and nurses. For information about registration and for additional information about the workshop, see the attached tri-fold and poster.







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