2007-2008 Classes by Subject:
Coma Work, Aging, Near Death, Grief and Loss

Depression & Aggression: Finding Guidelines in the Wilderness for People in Delirium & Dementia
When people encounter "wilderness" and are lost, they want guides. Learn howto help connect people with their inner guides, so they can journey with more meaning and less disruption to themselves and others. The way out is the way through. ~ For hospice staff, students, nurses, chaplains, social workers, physicians, and other professional, family, and volunteer caregivers tending people in states of forgetfulness, delirium, dementia, depression, traumatic brain injury, vegetative state, and coma.
Stan Tomandl, M.A.
Cost: $120 before September 11; $135 thereafter.
Tuesdays, September 18, 25, October 9, 16, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm
Distance – Teleconference Only

Navigating Sacred Rivers: Case Consultation for Students and Caregivers of People in Altered States of Consciousness
We will follow the flow of clients' signals and our reactions, as a way ofdeepening clients' communication. We will further awareness and meaning for clients in non-ordinary states of consciousness, provide methods to unfold new insight from these states, and tie insights to daily life, relationships, and community. For hospice staff, students, nurses, chaplains, social workers, physicians, and other professional, family, and volunteer caregivers tending people in states of forgetfulness, delirium, dementia, depression, traumatic brain injury, vegetative state, and coma.
Stan Tomandl, M.A.
Cost: $120 before January 2; $135 thereafter.
Tuesdays, January 8, February 12, March 11 & April 15, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Distance Accessible - Teleconference

End of Life Care and Drug Questions: How Can End of Life Drug Care Help and Hinder Patients, Staff, and Families?
Unfolding the doctrine of double effect for medications (how medications can simultaneously help and hinder patients) and the double state ethic of Coma Work (needing information from normal and altered consciousness to make life and death decisions). Pain medication and psychoactive drugs are used widely on hospice and palliative care patients in North America. When and how do drugs ease suffering? When and how do they exacerbate suffering? We will explore and practice coma work, extreme state work, and other alternatives to drugs; and combining drugs and alternatives. ~ This topic seems especially relevant in light of recent research about ineffectiveness of antidepressant medications.
~ We will also discuss quasi euthanasia practices and explore total pain management: physical, emotional, financial, psycho-social, spiritual.
~For hospice staff, students, nurses, chaplains, social workers, physicians, and other professional, family, and volunteer caregivers tending people in states of forgetfulness, delirium, dementia, depression, traumatic brain injury, vegetative state, coma, and end of life situations.
Stan Tomandl, M.A.
Cost: $90 before April 18; $100 thereafter
Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Illness and Near Death Case Crystallization
This class is open to hospice workers, Phase I, Phase II and Diplomates, and focuses on supervision of severe illness, death and dying processes.
Arny Mindell, Ph.D.
Cost: $30 before May 16; $35 thereafter.
Fridays, May 16, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Relationships and Aging: A One-Day Workshop
Questions we'll address in this workshop include: the effects of the aging process on our relationship life and its corollary, how our relationship life affects our aging process? What happens to intimacy including issues around age differences and sexuality as we age? How do we approach health issues, especially if one partner is ill for some time? Are there spiritual practices that nurture our relationship life as we age? What happens relationship-wise when one partner dies?
Herb Long, Th.D.
Cost: $90 before July 18; $100 thereafter
Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Core and Advanced Curriculum
Distance Courses
Dreams, Body Work, Symptoms and Illness
Coma Work, Aging, Near Death, Grief and Loss
Extreme States, Altered States and Behavioral Health
Inner Work, Creativity and Electives
Relationship and Family Work
Worldwork, Leadership, Community and Organizational Facilitation