Makoto Takahashi – Leader in Death Education in Japan’s ADEC
On Saturday morning I had the distinct honour of welcoming Makoto Takahashi and his family to our home! Makoto (Mac) is a leader in death education in Japan. He is very active in the Association of Death Education and Counselling (ADEC) in Japan. Before he retired Mac taught at a very old prestigious private school […]
Highlights from the BCHPCA Conference and one surprise!
Highlights of the BCHPCA conference Charmaine Crooks, Olympian, was the MC for the awards banquet! Charmaine blessed us with her grace, generousity of spirit, and stories of her family’s experiences with palliative care. To be in her presence was to feel of greatness and humility simultaneously. To be greeted by her was to feel loved. […]
Great news from Niagara Falls….
The NACC has just updated their Personal Support Worker Program with the launch of a revised module on caring for the dying! Last year the “Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care” manual and companion resources were approved by the National Association of Career Colleges for their Personal Support Worker education program. Earlier this year I was […]
Loss Grief and Growth Education Resource launched in Alberta!
On Friday April 29, 2011 at the Alberta Funeral Service Association (AFSA) annual conference, the “Loss Grief and Growth Education Resource (LGG) was launched.(For further information about LGG go to: https://kathmurray.blogspot.com/2010/06/loss-grief-and-growth-education-project.html) The AFSA committee, led by SHeila Van Alstyne, presented the work that they have done to facilitate the implementation by both the Funeral Directors […]
