Sentient Care™

Eldership and Advocacy in Palliative Care

ELDERSHIP AND ADVOCACY:
Exploring Personal Barriers
to Social Action and Spiritual Healing
in Palliative Care Situations
Presented by Tom Richards
International Association of Process Oriented Psychology
IAPOP 2010 Conference
Description of Transcript

This Process Work research paper inspires eldership and practical advocacy in senior care situations and institutions; chronicling facilitation experiences, dilemmas, ghost roles, breakthroughs, and practical recommendations. Personal barriers may include:
● working with a senior on a symptom, relationship issue, or deep inner state …

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Mentoring

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Eldership: A Celebration

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Tom Richards

Tom Richards evolved from a corporate executive in the surgical instrument industry (BS in electrical engineering, Cornell University; MBA in marketing, University of Chicago; and CPA, University of Illinois), and director of marketing in the publishing industry to a researcher, author, educator, publisher, and independent sentient care consultant, working with senior health issues, patient advocacy, and people in deep inner states of consciousness.
He has studied, researched, and applied Process Work …

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