HOLDING SPACE - Nurturing compassion at end-of-life 2024

HOLDING SPACE - Nurturing compassion at end-of-life 2024

Nurturing Compassion at end-of-life Conference Flyer

  • Friday night meet and greet 17th May 5pm-9pm
  • Saturday 18th May 2024 and Sunday 19th May 2024 Conference
    Accommodation - Code for Parnell accommodation is 61783 or mention Celebrant Training Conference for special pricing
The following speakers have been confirmed for 2024
  • Libby Moloney - Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Care - "Guiding Hearts: A Natural Approach to Bringing Loved Ones Home for Vigil and Ritual"
  • Annie Meredith & Claire Turner - Manaaki Mats "Does Deathcare belong in Healthcare?"
  • Sarah Carberry - The Farewell Trust
  • Annette Western & Johanna McCamish (Te Whatu Ora) - Assisted Dying Service
  • Yvonne Adele - our amazing Emcee
  • Gillian Boyes - FDANZ (Funeral Directors Assoc of NZ) CEO
  • Averill Waters - The Grief Centre - "Supporting families in early grief'
  • Elisabeth Price - PHD student -(Doctoral Candidate - Doctor of Philosophy, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education and Social Work) - updating us on her research on ‘Classroom conversations about death – the knowledge and perspectives of Aotearoa New Zealand teachers on preparing primary aged students for encounters with death’.
  • Sally Cant - The Celebrants Training College - "Compassionate Collaboration: The Funeral Director's Role in Crafting Meaningful and Authentic Farewells" AND "Crafting Compassion: Mastering the Art of Thoughtful Funeral Ceremones"
  • PANEL SPOTLIGHT' - The impact of AI on end-of-life care and the Funeral Industry: Exploring Uncharted Territories'.

We have also booked The Cadence singers once again. We were thrilled to have them at our 2023 conference. They are an amazing group who sing at the bedside of dying people - and we believe offer great comfort to all who can hear them.

Who can attend this conference? Anyone who is interested. It's open to all celebrants, death doulas, people in the death and dying space. If this is your first connection to The Celebrants Training College - Welcome! Our conference topics are designed for Celebrants, Doulas, Students, Funeral Workers and interested parties on funerals and death care.

The outcomes from this conference will be: professional development, a chance to collaborate with peers, enjoy lots of fun with a huge amount of inspiration and motivation added into the mix.

Accommodation can be booked directly by calling Parnell Hotel -They offer a special conference rate

Conference Details

Event Date Saturday 18 May, 2024 - 9:00 am
Conference End Date Sunday 19 May, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Capacity Unlimited
Location AUCKLAND The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

Fri 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Meet and Greet

Friday night is a social gathering. Come along and meet other our staff, speakers, other delegates and sponsors.
Canapes are provided free of charge - drinks are at your own cost.

Sat 8:00am - 8:45am

Registration

Please register early, share in a cuppa, check out the trade tables, find a seat and get ready for a magnificent day. Tea/Coffee will be available from 8:00am

Sat 8:45am - 9:00am

Karakia/Welcome/Housekeeping

Our magnificent Emcee Yvonne Adele, will welcome everyone and let us know any housekeeping that is required

Sat 9:00am-10:00am

Gillian Boyes - CEO of FDANZ

Gillian will talk about FDANZ and cover the recently released Funeral Industry Trends Report

Gillian recently joined the industry following a career including financial services, Government and communication consultancy roles.
Most recently she led investor capability efforts at the financial services regulator, the Financial Markets Authority. “The Funeral Directors Association aligns closely with my values of the need for empathy and support of all New Zealanders. I look forward to helping the members navigate through the ongoing Covid changes and upcoming regulatory reform,” said Ms Boyes.

 

 

Sat 10:00am - 10:30am

Morning Tea

Time to share in a cuppa - or perhaps get some fresh air. Time for networking and checking out our trade tables.

10:30am - 11:30am

Sally Cant - The Celebrants Training College

"Compassionate Collaboration: The Funeral Director's Role in Crafting Meaningful and Authentic Farewells"

Sally will talk about her role as a Funeral Director/Arranger - how she guides people through the process and how she makes sure that everyone working on the day works together as a team. There is a huge amount of work to do between a death and a funeral that an FD might cover. Sally will also talk about working together collaboratively with every person involved in that ceremony.

Some of the standard services that every funeral director will offer to take care of/look after:

  • Transfer of the deceased to the funeral home or family home
  • Collection of medical certificates      
  • Liaising with cemeteries or crematoria
  • Arrangements with church, chapel or a venues
  • Consulting/Appointing clergy or celebrant
  • Advice on wording and placement of death notices
  • Arranging and preparing a viewing and/or vigil of the deceased
  • Supply of hearse and other funeral vehicles
  • Organising floral arrangements
  • Organising music
  • Mortuary work by qualified personnel (if required)
  • Organising memory marking - fingerprints, locks of hair etc
  • Mourning stationery such as thank-you cards and orders of service
  • Video recording or live streaming for those unable to attend
  • Registration of death with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Sat 11:30am - 12:00pm

Elisabeth Price

Elisabeth is a doctoral student at the University of Auckland. The title of her research is ‘Classroom conversations about death – the knowledge and perspectives of Aotearoa New Zealand teachers on preparing primary aged students for encounters with death’.
This year she will update us on where she is at in her research and what outcomes might be of interest.

She has been a primary school teacher in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and here in Aotearoa New Zealand for over twenty years. She has never been given any advice or professional development on how to talk about death with students. 

Sat 12:00pm-12:30PM

The Cadence Singers

The Cadence Singers will once again perform for us and share with us their history and why they do the work they do.

The Cadence Singers is a group of women who seek to bring solace and strength to life's toughest passages, particularly the pathway of dying.

Sat 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Time for lunch - please let us know any dietary requirements in the booking form

Sat 1:30pm-2:30pm

Libby Moloney - Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Care

Libby Moloney - Founder and Managing Director Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Care

Libby will present - "Guiding hearts - a nutural approach to bringing lvoed ones home for vigil and ritual"

Do not turn away from the fact of death, but together make gentle its effect.

My husband died when I was 26 years old, and our daughter was just 2. Whilst professionally arranged, his funeral was less than what he deserved. That’s why — after years of research exploring rituals and practices of cultures throughout the world — I founded Natural Grace, Australia’s first holistic funeral practice.

I wanted to give grieving families comfort and support but mostly I believed it was possible for families to care for their own dead and to lead their own ceremonies; that natural cremation and burial was legal and possible and that with some gentle care, families could authentically say goodbye to the person they have loved. Our first funeral was for the 7-year-old daughter of my oldest friend. Since then, we have cared for hundreds of families, helping them honour and celebrate lives with beautiful, meaningful and eco-friendly funerals.   

Sat 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Short Break

A quick chance to stretch your legs and grab that last cuppa

Sat 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Panel

'PANEL SPOTLIGHT' - The impact of AI on end-of-life care and the Funeral Industry: Exploring Uncharted Territories'.

This will be a bold discussion about AI - and where it sits in society andf specifically how it might be used in our work.

Panelists will be confirmed shortly

 

Sat 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Round Up

Sally will round up the day

Sun 8:00am - 8:50am

Registration

Please register early, share in a cuppa, check out the trade tables, find a seat and get ready for a magnificent day. Tea/Coffee will be available from 8:00am.

Sun 8:45am - 9:00am

Karakia/Welcome/Housekeeping

Our magnificent emcee Yvonne Adele will welcome everyone and let us know any housekeeping that is required.

Sun 9:00am - 10:00am

Averill Waters - The Grief Centre

Averill will present - Supporting Families in Early Grief.

Averill is a qualified and experienced counsellor and supervisor. She has held positions in a range of organisations, including schools, universities, and many community organisations. She has been Chair of Highbury House, a National Executive Member of Playcentre, and the secretary of the Auckland Branch of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Averill has presented at a range of conferences and has published several papers on counselling practice and cross-cultural perspectives. She places a high value on respect, compassion, and social justice - values that underpin her work.

Qualifications - B.A. Master of Counselling (with first class honours); Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Supervision); MNZAC (Registered Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors)

Sun 10:00am - 10:30am

Morning Tea

Time to share in a cuppa - and perhaps get some fresh air. Time for networking and checking out our trade tables.

Sun 10:30am-11:30am

Annette Western & Johanna McCamish - Assisted Dying Services

Annette and Johanna from "Assisted Dying Services" will talk about current laws and statistics.

Johanna McCamish is a registered nurse. She graduated from Whitirea Polytechnic , Porirua Wellington 1991. Johanna holds a masters in nursing having completed a dissertation. Johanna has worked in many areas building a solid nursing foundation. These predominantly were in the surgical speciality working as  a clinical educator, a co ordinator, and a pain nurse specialist.  Johanna currently works at Te Whatu Ora as a principal clinical advisor.

Annette Western has come from Middlemore Hospital, where she has worked for the last 25 years. Her last position at the hospital is clinical nurse specialist in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). Previously she has held several positions in the public sector such as quality coordinator for quality and risk management for surgical services, specialising in theatre and PACU, and expert-level nurse for the resource team.

Annette has completed postgraduate certificates in high-dependency unit and PACU papers, as well as quality and leadership papers, and is looking at taking papers in disaster management. Annette provides practicum as civilian support to the New Zealand Defence Army Second Health Support Battalion.

Annette is also part of the NZMAT (Medical Assistance Team) team. Currently Annette is now in the permanent position as Principal Clinical Advisor transferred to Te Whatu Ora under the Primary, Community and Rural National Commissioning Directorate. 

Sun 11:30am-12:30pm

Annie Meredith & Claire Turnham - Manaaki Mats

Should Healthcare belong in Deathcare?

Should healthcare practitioners, hospice workers, nurses, midwives, aged care workers be better supported to offer the right information and resources after a patient, resident or baby has died?

A nationwide rollout to all hospitals of Manaaki Mats, a deathcare cooling resource, has begun.   Find out about the mats, their uses, and the helpful difference they are now making to bereaved whānau. Co-founders Annie Meredith and Claire Turnham will share how Manaaki Mats belong in the hospital, hospice and home setting.  

https://www.manaakimats.org/

Sun 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Time to take a break, enjoy some fresh air, network, check out the trade tables, and generally 'chill'.

Sun 1:30pm-2:30pm

Sarah Carberry - The Farewell Trust

Sarah will talk about the Farewell Trust – supporting dying at home in the Marlborough Sounds. Specifically, about their work in conjunction with Hospice Marlborough and Nelson AD Doctors, and offering a purpose-built facility available as an assisted dying unit.

Sarah is a Soul Midwife and Amicus Mortis (Companion to the Dying). She and Jann Hook set up the Fare-Well Trust. They formed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hospice Marlborough and registered as a charitable trust. Fare-well Trust has a purpose built facility in the beautiful Mahau Sound available as an Assisted Dying Unit for you and your whanau to build memories before and including the final day.

Their amazing Fare-Well team has grown to provide a gentle, loving and caring service to those who want to end their days at home in the Marlborough Sounds. They aim to:

  • Provide support and care for the family and close friends during the patient’s illness and in bereavement
  • Being there with you and your loved one in those final hours if needed
  • Help with planning your end of life wishes at any stage of your life
  • Providing the family with options for transportation of the deceased, funeral preparations or cremation services
  • Massage including Lymphatic Drainage
  • Overnight Respite
  • Funeral / memorial or cremation services on request

https://www.farewelltrust.org.nz/

Sun 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Short Break

Sun 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Sally Cant - CEO The Celebrants Training College

Sally will present: Crafting Compassion - Mastering the Art of Thoughtful Funeral Ceremonies.

Sally will share her skill on how to create ceremonies that are authentic, meaningful, and appropriate.
She will also cover topics like:

  • How to ensure you 'hit the mark'
  • How to create a ceremony that will be engaging
  • How to provide the best outcome on the day in the chosen venue
  • How to ensure everyone is on the same page
  • How to 'edit on the fly'

Sun 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Round Up

Yvonne and Sally will round up the day - and the conference

Sally Cant

CEO

Sally has a been an authorised celebrant since 1995 and has been training celebrants since 2001. Owner and Director of The Celebrant Training College (Australia and NZ) Sally has a CERT IV in Celebrancy CHC42608 and a Graduate Diploma of Celebrancy and a CERT IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 - She is the author of The Heart and Soul of Celebrancy  www.conversationsaboutdeath.com.au/ and The Ultimate Funeral Guide 

Sally is very active in the Death and Dying scene and is a Board member of The Willow Tree Foundation, Compassionate Hearts of the Bellarine, H.E.L.D. Holistic End of Life and Death Care

Her topic for this conference is: ‘Crafting Compassion: Mastering the Art of Thoughtful Funeral Ceremonies’ 

Elisabeth Price

Doctoral Candidate - Doctor of Philosophy

Elisabeth is a doctoral student at the University of Auckland. The title of her research is ‘Classroom conversations about death – the knowledge and perspectives of Aotearoa New Zealand teachers on preparing primary aged students for encounters with death’.

She has been a primary school teacher in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and here in Aotearoa New Zealand for over twenty years. She has never been given any advice or professional development on how to talk about death with students. Elisabeth will share her research with us.

Gillian Boyes

CEO

FDANZ (Funeral Directors Association of NZ) CEO - Gillian’s background has included a career including financial services, Government and communication consultancy roles. In her first CEO role, she has spent the last two years learning about the special role funeral directors and aligned services such as celebrants provide in supporting New Zealand families.

Gillian will talk about the role of the Association and cover their recently released Funeral Industry Trends Report.


Annette Western and Johanna McCamish

Clinical Advisors

Annette Western and Johanna McCamish - Assisted Dying Service (Ministry of Health)
Annette and Johanna will attend to update us on current laws around Assisted Dying. They will also answer any questions we might have.

Johanna McCamish is a registered nurse. She graduated from Whitirea Polytechnic , Porirua Wellington 1991. Johanna holds a masters in nursing having completed a dissertation. Johanna has worked in many areas building a solid nursing foundation. These predominantly were in the surgical speciality working as  a clinical educator, a co ordinator, and a pain nurse specialist.  Johanna currently works at Te Whatu Ora as a principal clinical advisor.

Libby Moloney

Founder and MD

Libby Moloney will lead a workshop around taking a person home post death, and allowing the family to hold vigil in anyway that is comforting for them.

Founder and Managing Director of Natural Grace, Libby’s role is to nurture and develop our team and our business as we strive to provide authentic, sustainable and beautiful funeral care to our community. As holistic funeral care givers, Libby and her team will gently and respectfully walk alongside you on this important journey. Our goal is to ensure you have all the information you need to make empowered decisions and ultimately experience a meaningful and beautiful day to honour your family member or friend.

Libby's topic is: Guiding Hearts: A Natural Approach to Bringing Loved Ones Home for Vigil and Ritual

Annie Meredith and Claire Turnham

Owner

Annie Meredith/Claire Turnham

Annie is leading the national roll-out of the Manaaki Mat project across Aotearoa, NZ. She is also a Funeral Celebrant and End of Life Doula offering her services supporting people in the Tairāwhiti region. She loves this special work and her background in education brings the skills of listening, organisation and patience. She supports people at all stages of life and helps with life legacy and reflection work, memoirs, advance care planning and funeral and deathcare guidance. She has hosted workshops for her community including Age Concern, Hospice Tairāwhiti, and can speak on a broad range of topics about death and dying. Her goal is that all people are aware of their options around deathcare and she is passionate about sharing information. Annie currently lives in her hometown of Gisborne, New Zealand with extended family. She is the mother to Rosa and Eve.

Annie and Claire will present: Does Deathcare belong in Healthcare?

Sarah Carberry

Farewell Trust
Sarah is a Soul Midwife and Amicus Mortis (Companion to the Dying). She and Jann Hook set up the Fare-Well Trust. They formed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hospice Marlborough and registered as a charitable trust. Fare-well Trust has a purpose built facility in the beautiful Mahau Sound available as an Assisted Dying Unit for you and your whanau to build memories before and including the final day.

Their amazing Fare-Well team has grown to provide a gentle, loving and caring service to those who want to end their days at home in the Marlborough Sounds. They aim to:
  • Provide support and care for the family and close friends during the patient’s illness and in bereavement
  • Being there with you and your loved one in those final hours if needed
  • Help with planning your end of life wishes at any stage of your life
  • Providing the family with options for transportation of the deceased, funeral preparations or cremation services
  • Massage including Lymphatic Drainage
  • Overnight Respite
  • Funeral / memorial or cremation services on request

Averill Waters

Grief Centre

Averill is a qualified and experienced counsellor and supervisor. She has held positions in a range of organisations, including schools, universities, and many community organisations. She has been Chair of Highbury House, a National Executive Member of Playcentre, and the secretary of the Auckland Branch of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Averill has presented at a range of conferences and has published several papers on counselling practice and cross-cultural perspectives. She places a high value on respect, compassion, and social justice - values that underpin her work.

Qualifications - B.A. Master of Counselling (with first class honours); Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Supervision); MNZAC (Registered Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors)

Averill will speak to us about on 'Supporting families through early grief"

Yvonne Adele

Emcee
The energetic personality you want front and centre at your event, Yvonne’s humour and enthusiasm are contagious. Her insights add value and resonance to ensure our event meets the expectations of delegates and sponsors. And, Yvonne is a Celebrant!

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