Misericordia Offers Free Webinar for the Holistic Care of Elder Religious

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Misericordia University, and the Elder Religious & Diocesan Priests (ERDP) Workshop Planning Committee will hold a free webinar on June 18. The webinar will explore the three areas (mind, spirit, & body) essential to the holistic care of the elder religious and diocesan priests’ population during these unprecedented and challenging times.

Topics include: Strategies to Address Depression, Anxiety, & Social Isolation in a COVID-19 World; Pastoral and Spiritual Impact of our Losses in a COVID Environment: Grieving and Healing; and The Body’s Wisdom: Teaching us the Connection Between Body, Mind, and Spirit.  

Conference topics will be presented by David Hage, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM; Br. Wayne J. Fitzpatrick, MM, MS, MA, C-GCM; Sr. Mary C. Hopkins, OP, MS, CRPS, CGT; and Dayna Larson-Hurst, RN, MSOD.

This free three-part part webinar is open to the public. To register, visit http://www.misericordia.edu/erdp by June 15. Participants can register for one, two, or all three sessions. Sessions are from 11am - 12 pm, 2 - 3pm, and 3:30 - 4:30 pm Eastern Time. For more information, contact the Center for Adult and Continuing Education at muconf@misericordia.edu or call 570-674-6161.