Kara Grief Support and Education for Our Community

30 Years of Grief Support and Education for Our Community

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Comments from Attendees
of Past Conferences

"Great content, great facility, great food! Very inspirational.”

"As a long time hospice worker, I value the renewal available here.”

"The depth of content, the multiple break-out groups, and the wide exchange of ideas and experiences were all most helpful.”

"Thank you! I get filled and renewed from days as good as this.”

"Knowledge and range of expertise of presenters was most helpful.”

"The speakers were great and the interaction with participants was frosting on the cake.”

"Very informative - brought me up to date on many issues related to death/dying - inspirational.”

"There was a wealth of information about both specific programs and the general state of the field.”

"Every year this conference teaches me things I never knew I needed to know! Thank you!!”

"There is always some treasure to take home from every speaker. This is why I keep coming."

Kara's Fall 2008 Conference: November 14, 2008
Mastery of Caregiving

Featured Speaker: Dr. Irv Yalom

Leading American psycotherapist, author and creator of
landmark approaches for facing death and healing from loss.

This conference offers both inspiration and practical information for being compassionately present to those coping with life-threatening illness, death, and bereavement.

Whether your background is in hospice care, nursing, medicine, psychology, chaplaincy, or other, this conference will help you help others facing death or healing from grief and loss.

Who Should Attend

The conference is intended for nurses, mental health workers, social workers, hospice personnel, physicians, clergy, school counselors, caregivers, and anyone else who deals with issues related to terminal illness, death and grief.

Dr. Irv Yalom
Psychotherapist • Writer • Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University

Dr. Yalom is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of several highly acclaimed textbooks, including Existential Psychotherapy and The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. He is also the author of stories and novels related to psychotherapy, including Love's Executioner, When Nietzsche Wept, Lying on the Couch, Momma and the Meaning of Life, and The Schopenhauer Cure. His latest non-fiction book is Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death.

Link to Dr. Yalom's Website

Agenda

7:45 am - 4:30 pm

Details to be announced.

Continuing Education

This conference has been approved for 6.0 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for nurses by VAPA Nursing Education, CABORN Provider #00299. This conference meets the qualifications for 6.0 hours of CEUs for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The BBS provider number is 618. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is offered for six (6) hours of CE credits. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their own credits to the MCEP Accreditation Agency and for remitting the course reporting fee.

Conference Location

The conference will be held at the Conference Center at SRI, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA. The conference center is in the International Building. The entrance to the parking lot is at the corner of Middlefield Road and Ringwood Avenue. You then walk one block to the International Building. Parking close to the building is also available for those with limited mobility.

SRI Campus Map

Directions

From Highway 101, take the Willow Road exit and go west toward Menlo Park. After about 1 mile, turn right onto Middlefield Road. At the 1st traffic light, turn left onto Ringwood Avenue. The entrance to the conference parking lot will be on your right.

From Highway 280, take the Sand Hill Road exit and go east toward Menlo Park. Go about 3 miles and turn left onto El Camino Real. At the 4th traffic light, turn right onto Ravenswood Road. Proceed past the main entrance to SRI and turn right on Middlefield Road, then right onto Ringwood Avenue. The entrance to the conference parking lot will be on your right.

Registration: Pre-registration deadline is November 3, 2008.

Registration Fee (includes continental breakfast and lunch):

THROUGH November 3rd
General Admission $125
VA Staff & Kara Volunteers $95
Students and Seniors (65 and older) $65

AFTER November 3rd
General Admission $150
VA Staff & Kara Volunteers $115
Students and Seniors (65 and older) $75

Register On-line Now!

Refund Policy:
Registration fees for canceled registrations will be refunded if the cancellation is received by November 3rd. No refunds will be issued after that date.

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Kara is the Gothic root of the word "care."
It means to reach out, to care, to lament, to grieve with.

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