It is important to keep a mind’s eye to a cultural perspective, that we all may have the same needs at the end of life- death, dying and grief look different through all cultures. In this session, Rose helps us explore culture and diversity. Rose Gordon of Circle of Compassionate Care will lead us in exploring curiosity, interest and appreciation and how they affect the professional/personal relationship. Participants will learn to identify the difference between fixing, helping and serving and how each attitude impacts the autonomy and dignity of those they serve. We will also discuss the four ways of doing no harm in interactions with others.

Approved for 1.5 NASW CEUs
$10 Suggested Donation for session

Please note this is a hybrid class.

Rose Gordon has been the Spiritual Counselor and Bereavement Care provider for Mountain Home Health Hospice since 2012 and is a presenter for Welcome Home’s Demystifying Death program as well as offering private end of life support services. She was the Director and a faculty member of the Being With the Dying Project at Upaya Zen Center from 1997-2002. She leads retreats on Dreamwork, has trained people in end of life care in New Mexico, Colorado, New Year and Dubai and volunteered at a hospice in Rishikesh, India.

She is a frequent speaker at Unity Taos. Her essay, Grief and the Depth of Your Love, was published in the Fall 2019 issue of Minding Nature magazine. Silver Talkies, a digital magazine in India, published her article, Caregiver: Finding Lost Time Together, in October 2022.