2008 Summer Institute

The University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing and School of Nursing are offering a one-of-a-kind, professional development program designed to prepare nurses, nursing faculty and other healthcare providers to teach and provide integrative/holistic health and healing to patients and families in a variety of clinical and community settings.  Through didactic, online, and experiential learning, participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to care for patients and provide leadership in environments that promote optimal healing.

This five-day program will be based at Woodwinds Health Campus (www.woodwinds.org), an extraordinary healthcare facility in Minnesota that is a model optimal healing environment.  Faculty will include experts from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality & Healing and School of Nursing as well as Woodwinds Health Campus and other local and national leaders in integrative health and healing.

Academic Credit & Cost

Cost for the program is $1,075 and includes course materials, text book, breakfast and lunch.  Participants may register for continuing education credit, a two-semester graduate credit (CSpH 8191), or a three-semester graduate credit course (CSpH 5101).  When registering for graduate credit, University of Minnesota tuition and fees are applicable.

As Space is Limited, Register soon!  You may print the registration form and mail it in or fax it to our secure fax.  For more information or assistance email somer012@umn.edu or call 612-626-2395.

A printable PDF flyer of this program is also available. Please feel free to post and distribute it to co-workers, staff, friends and organizations.

Objectives

• Compare and contrast the history, philosophy, principles and practices of holistic health and healing with conventional approaches to healthcare.
• Describe characteristics of optimal healing environments.
• Examine the evidence base underlying complementary therapies and culturally-based healing practices.
• Develop holistic practice guidelines and standards that can be applied to the care of clients in a variety of clinical settings.
• Develop a personal plan for health and well-being that incorporates holistic practices.

Initial Schedule

Monday

• Principles & Pillars of Healing Healthcare; Setting the Framework
• Holistic Theory, Ethics, Values and Meaning
• Creating Optimal Healing Environments
• Holistic Practice Council
• Creating Integrated Curricula

Tuesday

• CAM, Healing Arts & Culturally-Based Systems of Healing
• Heart Centered Healing
• Energy and Biofield Therapies

Wednesday

• Essential Oils
• Mind/Body Healing
• Mindfulness Meditation

Thursday

• Holistic Approaches to Nourishment
• Holistic Approaches to Communication
• Music and Healing
• Manual Healing
• Creating a Culture that Supports Healing

Friday

• Nature as Healer
• Tibetan Medicine and Yoga
• Personal and Professional Resilience
• CAM Research

INSTRUCTORS: 

Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, MPH, RN
Val Lincoln, PhD, RN
Cindy Bultena, RN
Tami Briggs
Miriam Cameron, PhD, MS MA, RN
Linda Chlan, PhD, RN
Pat Culliton, MA, Lac
Linda Halcon, PhD, MPH, RN
Annie Heiderscheidt, MS, MT-BC
Mary Johnsonm PhD, RN
Jeannie Larson, MA, HTR, CTRS
Sister Marion Louwagie
Kate Maher, RN
Shirley Moore
Lisa Moriarty
Terry Pearson, MBA, R.PH,
Paul Ratte, ND
Debbie Ringdahl, RN, MW
Mariah Snyder, RN, PhD
Craig Svendsen, MD

The Institute is a collaboration between the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality & Healing and School of Nursing, Woodwinds Health Campus and North Hawaii Community Hospital.