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25th Annual Ministry of Caring Conference: Called to Care
Called to Care is a retreat invitation to reflect on your “Call to Care” and caregiving’s impact on mental health, and the physical and spiritual well-being of a caregiver. As caregivers, we are the least likely to ask for support and often are challenged with accepting support because of a belief that “we can handle it”. Caregiving can be life affirming and it can be life draining without strategies to replenish the energy used to meet the needs of those receiving the care we provide.
Through presentations, group discussion and time for reflection throughout the day, participants will have an opportunity to identify their personal challenges and develop practices and strategies to meet their needs. Participants will be able to create a practice of self-care, earlier awareness of the impact of caregiving on their mental, physical, and spiritual health and experience growth in their own resilience for their mental, spiritual health and well-being.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify health practices that can be utilized by caregivers to maintain their mental, spiritual, and physical health.
2. Identify your personal challenges as a
caregiver/care provider.
3. Discuss strategies to develop and
increase resilience to prevent caregiver
fatigue.
4. Explore strategies to address your work-
life balance, spiritual and mental health
needs.
5. Discuss support systems that combat
stressors and promote a culture of
mutual openness and understanding of
self, co-workers and family.
Presenters
Linda Cherek presents this retreat from her grounding in the understanding and commit-ment to notice the “moments” in everyday life even in the significant challenges we experience. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas and the University of St. Catherine and received her Spiritual Direction certificate from Sacred Ground in St. Paul, MN. Linda has a work background as a registered nurse in hospitals, homecare and education; has worked as a licensed mental health therapist for 21 years with a special focus on trauma, grief and loss.
CEUs
This program has been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements for 6.5 contact hours. The individual is responsible for determining if the program meets the requirements for their personal continuing education.
