Dr Bill Hoy Presenter In addition to his role as edushycational consultant to Iles Fushyneral Homes Dr William G (Bill) Hoy has counseled with people in grief for the last 25 years

From 1996 until 2006 Bill directed the bereavement proshygram at Pathways Volunteer Hospice in Long Beach Calishy

fornia Though no longer living in southern Calishyfornia Dr Hoy provides oversight to the agencys counseling program today As an invited speaker every year he presents more than 70 continuing education workshops across North America to groups as diverse as school counselors hospice nurses funeral service professionals and pastors From 1993 until 2004 he taught bioethics counshyseling and death studies on the health science faculty at Cypress College and now teaches in Marian Universitys graduate program in bereaveshyment

Bill holds professional membership in the Associashytion for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and holds the organizations FT (Fellow in Thanashytology) designation He also chairs ADECs special interest group on school crisis intervention His other professional affiliations include the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals the Society of Pastoral Theology and the National Coalition of Independent Scholars Bill edits Grief Connections the email newsletter read every month by more than 4500 caregiving professionals and volunteers and his book Guiding People Through Grief How to Stari and Lead Bereavement SUPPOri GroJps is now in its third printing His newest book Road to Emmaus Pastoral Care JPith the Dying and Bereaved was published in August 2008 and is also now in its third printing During 2010 his two newest books will be released Taking Steps on Your ]oumry Through GriefGuly) and Called to Care Navishygating a life of Care for Others (September) He has written more than 100 journal articles and educational pamphlets dealing with bereaveshyment--for professionals and grieving people alike

Dr Hoy and his wife Debbie have two teenagers Carolyn and Gregory After nearly 25 years in southern California the Hoys now make their home in the central Texas community of Crawshyford

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Contact Robin Walter 515-244-2121

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GRIEF CARE

Two free seminars by Dr William G Hoy

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Kelly Conference Room

1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines

Tuesday August 17 2010

Finding the Meaning in Loss

Helping the Dying and Bereaved with

Purpose and Spiritual Direction

830 am -11 30 am Tuesday

Dying with Diversity

Understanding the Unique

Cultural Components of Loss

100 p m-400 p m Tuesday

GRIEF CARE

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Education Credits awarded for nursing funeral directors social workers and clergy Nursing CEUs awarded by Board of Nursing Provider number 308 Each seminar awards 36 contact hours or 036 CEUs conshytinuing education credits Fee of $500 for nursing and social work CEUs to be paid day of conference

Lunch not provided Local restaurant infonnation provided at registration

PARKING DIRECTIONS

Park in the Methodist Medical Center west

parking ramp Take the SE elevator to the

ground level and follow the signs to the Kelly

Conference Center

MORNING SESSION Registration 745 am

Seminar 830-11 30 am Tuesday

Finding Meaning in Loss

Helping the Dying and Bereaved with

Purpose and Spiritual Direction

Objectives ~ Apply the compass model of bereavement

to the specific tasks of meaning-making

in death dying and grief

~ Describe diverse ways the search for

meaning is expressed by the dying and bereaved

~ Use a framework for assessing a patients or

clients own story of faith or spiritual philosophy

in the quest for meaning

~ Utilize practical strategies for intervention

counseling and support in the search for meaning

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AFTERNOON SESSION Registration 1230 pm

Seminar 1 00-400 pm Tuesday

Dying with Diversity

Understanding the Unique Cultural

Components of Loss

Objectives ~ Identify major cultural and religious trashyditions and define tenets that most affect care at end-of-life

~ Use a model for viewing grief and loss through a cross-cultural lens

~ Articulate three methods for ascertaining ones own cultural sensitivity while avoiding

stereotypes

~ Describe cultural ceremonies related to death and the appropriate involvement in them by caregiving professionals and volshy

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