THE EAST OF ENGLAND |
EEFA now has fully operational premises (The Multi-Faith Centre) at 47 St Helen’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 2JL |
The new Multi-Faith Centre is available for use by any small group looking for a place to meet. If you wish to know more, contact Charles Croydon – warden(at)eefa.net |
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Vanda Broughton is
overseeing the recreation of an |
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We have now completed our series of initial exploratory meetings and we are now looking to the future. |
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Cynthia and her
team have been designing a course for anyone working in the community who
might find themselves working / assisting / caring for someone of a different
cultural / religious background. If you wish to know more contact
Cynthia – c.capey(at)eefa.net. |
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Faith in Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity and Spiritual Care |
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Venue: The Multi-Faith Centre, 47 St Helen’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 2JL |
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Aim of this course |
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Learning outcomes |
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People who would
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Methodology |
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5th September |
The local scene and our individual contexts; recognising the diversity of faiths and cultures. “The etiquette of encounter “- meeting, greeting, eating; signs, symbols and “sacred cows”. Communication in a multi-faith society: religious literacy - basic vocabulary. |
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(19th September |
SCC Conference on End of Life) |
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3rd October |
“Diversity” – our dynamic learning tool/game enables participants to learn basic information about faiths practised in this country, to consider some of the challenges which we encounter in a multi-cultural society and to explore their own values and spirituality. |
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3.
17th October |
Part 1 - Professional
standards and person-centred care; legislation relevant to anti-discriminatory
practice; relevance of theory of social constructionism; relationship based
practice. |
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4.
7th November |
Spiritual care 1: religious spirituality and non-religious spirituality; what does spirituality mean to us? personal care and spiritual care; what does it mean to provide spiritual care? what does your organisation do to address spiritual needs? what about your spiritual care? |
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5.
21st November |
Spiritual care 2: recognising personal boundaries and the impact of our own beliefs on patient/client care; to understand the importance of applying good communications skills, especially active listening and empathy; to know when to refer on and to whom you can refer. |
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6.
5
December |
Part 1 -Presentations
by a panel with case studies, including mental health issues, classification
and research, followed by a question and answer session. |
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