Thursday 23rd April
2015
Venue: University of
Essex, Southend Campus
The conference is
free to attend, but seating is limited, so advance registration is required. To
register please go to: http://autonomy.essex.ac.uk/autonomy-and-the-end-of-life
Developing as a
Compassionate Practitioner
This new CPD course
has been developed by colleagues in the School of Health and Human Sciences.
Following the
publication of the Francis Report (Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust 2010)
concern about the quality of care in the NHS has become the subject of
significant media and professional attention. However the reality of health and
social care practice for practitioners is often determined by the need to
produce specific outcomes and demonstrate recovery rates. This can lead to the
depersonalisation of clients as staff endeavour to complete tasks and paper
work, losing sight of the person they are working with. Finding ways to develop
the ability of health care professionals to deliver compassionate care despite
the challenges of their working environment is therefore essential.
By combining an
introduction to mindfulness and self-compassion with direct application to
health and social care practice the course aims to develop your capacity as a
professional to deliver compassionate care. By making you more aware of the
present moment experience and improving your ability to identify and deal more
compassionately with your own emotional needs you will become more confident in
practice and more emotionally resilient to the challenges of your work.
Becoming more mindful and compassionate towards yourself will mean you can form
better professional relationships and be able to incorporate the needs of your
patients in their care giving much more effectively.
The course will take
place over three Saturdays in the Spring term. It is part of the HHS CPD
programme, so is an assessed module. However, if you can take part in the
course as a non-assessed participant if you are interested in the topic, but
don’t require the examination result.
Details of the
programme, fees and how to apply are on the HHS website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/hhs/cpd/modules.aspx
Best wishes,
Becky
Becky Parsons
Project Officer
The Essex Autonomy
Project"
