Psychosocial-Spiritual Alberta Community of Practice 2025-26
Recurring event October 8, 2026 · 12:00 - 1:00pm Next Event: October 8, 2026 · 12:00 - 1:00pm
Organized by: Palliative Institute
Audience: Healthcare professionals
Webinar Palliative care Spiritual health Mental health
This community of practice seeks to develop the clinical and self-care skills of professionals providing psychosocial-spiritual care to palliative patients, families and the bereaved in Alberta.
In palliative and grief care, there is often a component of suffering that we cannot “fix” or “take away”. Instead, as psychosocial-spiritual professionals we are called to companion and support, foster coping, processing, treatment, and sometimes healing.
This COP seeks to develop the clinical and self-care skills of professionals providing psychosocial-spiritual care to palliative patients, families and the bereaved in Alberta. Developed with Alberta content, this series is open to social workers, spiritual care providers, creative arts therapists, occupational therapists, Indigenous liaisons, counsellors, psychologists, nurses and other clinicians providing emotional and spiritual support.
We meet on the second Thursday of the month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Sessions
LGBTQS+ and Palliative Care
Session 1: October 8, 2026
Topic: LGBTQS+ and Palliative Care
Presenter: Scott Stewart, MSW, MHSc (Bioethics), RSW, Registered Social Worker, Covenant
Advance care planning and end-of-life communication with young people with cancer
Session 2: December 10, 2026
Topic: Advance care planning and end-of-life communication with young people with cancer
Presenter: Perri Tutleman, PhD, RPsych, Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
Total Pain
Session 3: February 11, 2027
Topic: Total Pain
Presenter: James Lavoy, MDiv, CT, CSCP, Spiritual Health & Counselling, Cross Cancer Institute