Presenter: Fernando Murillo, and Laura Musselman
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Registration: Details / Register Online
In this workshop with the Humane Prison Hospice Project, participants will learn about the end-of-life care model developed by the organization that includes incarcerated peers as an integral part of the care team, and uses a 15-module training curriculum to train both workers and volunteers in this endeavor.
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the significant role of compassion, specifically in correctional spaces. Humane has demonstrated that not only is this compassion transformative for those experiencing incarceration, but transformative for staff working in the correctional setting as well.
We will compare prison hospices and palliative care programs to those found in the community, discuss the value of including incarcerated peers in the interdisciplinary team, engage in an activity from one of our modules, and consider the “ripple effect” that occurs when both incarcerated people and correctional staff set the uniforms aside and witness the humanity of those who work alongside them.
Humane Prison Hospice Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the way incarcerated people die through education, advocacy, and training. This presentation is offered in partnership with the NW Association for Death Education & Bereavement Support, a nonprofit organization that exists to promote quality death education and bereavement support for professionals and the greater community.
