Apr 24, 2012
“Ministering to the Elderly” Conference Focuses on Spirituality and Aging
The 18th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference will focus on “Holding On While Letting Go," a detailed examination of the challenges facing Baby Boomers as aging caregivers. It will take place on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Miami Jewish Health Systems’ Ruby Auditorium, 5200 Northeast Second Avenue.
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The conference is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami Jewish Health Systems and Jewish Community Services of South Florida. It is a practical forum for caring health professionals, community and spiritual leaders, and others concerned with enriching the lives of the elderly.
Rabbi Richard F. Address, D.Min., founder and director of the Sacred Aging Project, will be the featured speaker. He and other distinguished presenters will address such relevant topics as caring for older parents, exiting the work force, changing living situations, and forging new friendships, including relationships with those suffering from dementia. They also will discuss the challenges of creating, affirming and celebrating life’s most critical moments of change.
Registration fee for the conference is $35 per person, which includes lunch, as well as pre- and post-event receptions. Psychologists, nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists who attend the conference will be eligible for continuing education credits. Sponsorships and exhibition tables also are available.
For more information or to register for the 18th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference, visit MiamiJewishHealthSystems.org/event-calendar, or call 786866.8611.
