CCALS has developed the “Cultivating Compassion,” workshop series, which educates more than 500 individuals annually about the realities of living and dying with ALS with a focus is on providing sensitive, compassionate care for all involved in end of life issues. Our audiences have included persons with ALS and their family and caregivers, health care professionals, friends of ALS patients, and others in the community. We have several different workshops within “Cultivating Compassion” each are tailored to specific audiences, topics, and circumstances related to the ALS journey.

Cultivating Compassion” typically focuses on one of the following topics: ALS Naked: Living with ALS; Providing Compassionate Care; Awakening to Living and Dying; Care of the Caregiver; or Meditation and Contemplative Practice. Sometimes we cover multiple topics and target niche populations such as “Men of ALS,” “Women of ALS”, “Caregiver to Caregiver”, or “Beyond ALS” (for ALS patient surviving partners). 

“Circles of Support” are the more intimate arm of “Cultivating Compassion,” where Compassionate Care ALS staff guide small or large groups of family, friends or ALS caregivers in facilitated dialogue.  We lead these sessions at the request of families and usually travel and present at their homes. We discuss everything from logistics of care and how to organize community support to coping with grief and remaining compassionate, even through the toughest situations. 

We also regularly conduct in-services for healthcare workers and speaking engagements for groups of all sizes.

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