Nurturing compassionate communities relating to death dying loss

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Nurturing compassionate communities relating to death, dying, loss and care Rebecca Patterson Director of

Nurturing compassionate communities relating to death, dying, loss and care Rebecca Patterson Director of Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Caroline Gibb Project Manager The Truacanta Project

Coming up. . . • What is a ‘compassionate community’? • What does a

Coming up. . . • What is a ‘compassionate community’? • What does a compassionate community look like? • How do ‘compassionate communities’ come about? • Truacanta Project

Close-knit Supportive What is a compassionate community? Kind Neighbourly

Close-knit Supportive What is a compassionate community? Kind Neighbourly

Compassionate Cities “A Compassionate City is a community that recognises that care for one

Compassionate Cities “A Compassionate City is a community that recognises that care for one another at times of crisis and loss is not simply a task solely for health and social services but is everyone’s responsibility. ” Prof Allan Kellehear

What does a compassionate community look like?

What does a compassionate community look like?

In a compassionate community, people have: Opportunities to offer and receive support Knowledge, skills

In a compassionate community, people have: Opportunities to offer and receive support Knowledge, skills and access to information about ill health, dying and bereavement Environments that enable people to be supportive

Opportunities People need to have opportunities to talk about, plan for, give support and

Opportunities People need to have opportunities to talk about, plan for, give support and receive support relating to ill health, death, dying and bereavement.

Knowledge, Skills and information People need to have the knowledge, skills and information to

Knowledge, Skills and information People need to have the knowledge, skills and information to respond to and support each other through the difficult times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.

Supportive Environments Cultures/structures/net works need to be in place that enable people to give

Supportive Environments Cultures/structures/net works need to be in place that enable people to give and receive support in the face of death, dying and bereavement?

In a compassionate community, people have: Opportunities to offer and receive support Knowledge, skills

In a compassionate community, people have: Opportunities to offer and receive support Knowledge, skills and access to information about ill health, dying and bereavement Environments that enable people to be supportive

Highlights the importance of: • Organisational cultures to enable kindness • Creating informal opportunities

Highlights the importance of: • Organisational cultures to enable kindness • Creating informal opportunities for social interaction • Creating welcoming spaces that encourage everyday relationships and human connections

“norms of kindness” There is a huge potential for mobilizing help from local people,

“norms of kindness” There is a huge potential for mobilizing help from local people, and that everyday kindness is not uncommon. What is lacking is the knowledge and acceptance that it is the role of the local community to offer help. The norms of respecting privacy seem to be much stronger than the norms of kindness” End of Life at home Co-creating an ecology of care

How do compassionate communities come about?

How do compassionate communities come about?

Top down – creating the conditions Photo by Vitaliy Paykov via Unsplash. com

Top down – creating the conditions Photo by Vitaliy Paykov via Unsplash. com

Top down – creating the conditions Bottom up Photo by Vitaliy Paykov via Unsplash.

Top down – creating the conditions Bottom up Photo by Vitaliy Paykov via Unsplash. com

Compassionate Cities Allan Kellehear: Compassionate Cities: Public health and End of Life Care (2005)

Compassionate Cities Allan Kellehear: Compassionate Cities: Public health and End of Life Care (2005) Karapliagkou, A. & Kellehear, A. Public Health Approaches to End of Life Care. A Toolkit. Each community is prepared to help: Community development in end of life care – guidance on ambition six

WELCOME COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES Making Death Dying and BereavementWELCOME COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES Making Death Dying and Bereavement
CHAPTER 19 DEATH AND DYING DYING AND DEATHCHAPTER 19 DEATH AND DYING DYING AND DEATH
Death Dying Thanatology study of death and dyingDeath Dying Thanatology study of death and dying
Death and Dying in Buddhism Death and DyingDeath and Dying in Buddhism Death and Dying
Death Dying Epilogue Death and Dying Thanatology TheDeath Dying Epilogue Death and Dying Thanatology The
DEATH DYING GRIEF LOSS Loss v Occurs whenDEATH DYING GRIEF LOSS Loss v Occurs when
Death Dying Grief Loss Chapter 30 NRS105320Collings LossDeath Dying Grief Loss Chapter 30 NRS105320Collings Loss
Care of the Dying Patient Compassionate Death PronouncementCare of the Dying Patient Compassionate Death Pronouncement
Death and Dying Chapter 13 The Dying ProcessDeath and Dying Chapter 13 The Dying Process
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Compassionate Communities Sharing Stories of Loss Grief andCompassionate Communities Sharing Stories of Loss Grief and
Grief Process Death and Dying Plaut Roark LOSSGrief Process Death and Dying Plaut Roark LOSS
Chapter 10 Loss Grief Dying and Death MosbyChapter 10 Loss Grief Dying and Death Mosby
Chapter 10 Loss Grief Dying and Death JeanelleChapter 10 Loss Grief Dying and Death Jeanelle
Death Dying Dealing with Loss and Grief GriefDeath Dying Dealing with Loss and Grief Grief
Lifes Final Chapter 19 Death and Dying DeathLifes Final Chapter 19 Death and Dying Death
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DEATH DYING BEREAVEMENT Psychologists put death in aDEATH DYING BEREAVEMENT Psychologists put death in a
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Bellringer Write a definition of death Death DyingBellringer Write a definition of death Death Dying
OBJECTIVE 11 8 Death and Dying Death andOBJECTIVE 11 8 Death and Dying Death and
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Death and Dying BY NIK AND BROOKE DeathDeath and Dying BY NIK AND BROOKE Death
Kathleen Stassen Berger Epilogue Death and Dying DeathKathleen Stassen Berger Epilogue Death and Dying Death