conscious dying

This online course for Transition Guide Educators will teach you the Art of Conscious Dying into the Light so you, in turn, can develop your own program to teach others how to be Transition Guides for their clients, patients, family members or friends. This course will benefit you and enhance your work if you are:

• a nursing educator in a Thanatology degree program or end-of-life continuing education program
• a healthcare educator in an assisted-living or long term care facility
• a CEU course developer of caregiver or nursing courses
• an alternative healthcare practitioner offering complementary services (yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, massage, reiki, light/energy healing)
• a hospice trainer teaching volunteers or continuing education classes for nurses, aides or community educational classes for families
• a community educator offering end-of-life care classes
• a life coach helping clients overcome fear and grief
• a minister counseling caregivers and terminally ill members

As developer of this Transition Guide Training Educator's Program, I will award a Certificate of Completion to students who successfully meet the requirements of the course as a Transition Guide Trainer. This allows you to purchase at a discount and use other training materials I have produced or may produce or offer in the future, to be used in a Transition Guide Training Program that you develop using the framework provided. In cases of an institution or non-profit purchasing this Educator's Course for an employee educator, licensing will be required to teach the program to employees (hospitals, hospices, assisted living and long term care facilities, etc.). The organization may issue professional certification for Transition Guides among their staff. Other professionals will also be required to be licensed to teach this method.

This is a 6 week course, limited to 8 students per class. There are weekly assignments consisting of reading chapters in the training manual and practicing the exercises described in the manual, with writing assignments designed to get you started developing your own Transition Guide training program, as well as reading books from the recommended list and writing book reports over the 6 weeks. See course syllabus.

Send email to request application packet for Transition Guide Training for Educators. See price list.

 

2008 Online Course Calendar

February 2 - March 15
closed
 Reg. by January 15
April 5 - May 17
closed
 Reg. by March 3
June 7 - July 19
closed
 Reg. by May 8
August 2 - September 13
open
 Reg. by July 3
October 18 - December 5
open
 Reg. by September 18

 

2009 Online Course Calendar

February 21 - April 4
open
 Reg. by January 20
July 11 - August 22
open
 Reg. by June 10
October 17 - December 5
open
 Reg. by September 23

 

Please submit your application no later than 30 days before class starts in order to get your materials in time to look them over before the first class. 50% of payment is due with application, 50% due before the second class meeting.

 

Satisfaction Guarantee

If you choose to drop out of the program before the second class meeting, you will receive a refund of your down payment minus $50 for the training manual and shipping costs. If you choose to drop out after the second class meeting, you will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued after the 5th class. If you need to drop out because of a medical situation or family emergency, arrangements may be made to finish up with a future class.

 

To help you make the decision to take the class, I suggest you first purchase the Transition Guides textbook in the eStore and if it stirs your soul, you will know this is the path to take. If you want to take the course but the time isn't right, there are things you can do in the meantime to better prepare yourself for this work.

1. Enroll in a hospice training course for volunteers and spend time with dying patients
2. Volunteer at a nursing home to visit/sit with elderly patients.
3. Take classes in meditation and yoga (these will help you when you teach others and be beneficial to your own spiritual growth)
4. Have a few sessions with a hypnotherapist who uses guided imagery
5. Do some personal growth work to heal your own wounds and figure out who you are
6. Do your own forgiveness and gratitude work (use journals)
7. Begin purchasing books on the Recommended Reading List for a reference library
8. Start reading the books on the Recommended Reading List and reading web sites listed in Online Resources

There are many other good books I could have added to the list but I had to draw the line somewhere so if anyone has a particular favorite they think is a must read for Transition Guides, let me know. The same goes for web sites for the list of Online Resources. These lists will be dynamic so students can check back to see what new books and web sites have been added since their last visit. As a nondenominational program, I have not included the Bible, the Koran, or other religious books; this is an individual's choice whether to use. The list is broken down into four categories: Textbooks; Background Information; Death, Dying & the After Life; Reference Books. I suggest that anyone interested in this field read all of them and keep a good many of them in your personal library for reference and to share with clients/patients. You won't be required to purchase the textbooks but I highly recommend that you do as they will continue to be helpful to your teaching for years to come.

 

If you you have questions or would like to be on the email list for program updates and information, contact Diane