Spiritual Care Matters 2019

Keynote speaker: Baroness Julia Neuberger

Opening address: Stuart Bell CBE, Chief Executive, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Venue: Unipart House, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2GQ

Date: Thursday 4th April 2019

For any queries contact Rhonda Riachi via email:  r.riachi@brookes.ac.uk

Programme

10:00 Opening notices/housekeeping – Dr Guy Harrison & Rhonda Riachi.

10:10 Welcome address by Stuart Bell CBE, CEO of Oxford Health NHS FoundationTrust.

10:25 Experts by experience

Chair: Charlotte Collins

Spirituality and mental health – Joanna Tulloch

“From denial to celebration” – Ellen Bassani

Audio file of Ellen’s talk (24Mb file):

11:30 Keynote speaker

“Spiritual care in practice – why it matters and who should provide it”

Baroness Julia Neuberger

13:20 Singing in community with Sally Horner

13:30 Forum Theatre

Interactive drama based on case studies

Susie Stead with John Robinson and Sean O’Mahony

15:00 Breakout sessions

  1. The Art of Life – art therapy with children: reflecting on the emotional and spiritual experience of the therapeutic process. David R Elliott 

  2. Music, Spirituality and Mental Health: Perspectives from lived experience. Jo Barber

  3. Breath-Body-Mind Integration: an embodied approach to working with complexity. Kate Binnie 

  4. Connecting with Nature. Dr Jane Fossey.

15:50 Next steps for spirituality in health and social care

The OCSW vision, research & how to get involved. Dr Guy Harrison.

The Best Poster Prize was won by Julian Ellis, Music Therapist, Oxford Health NHS FT.

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