Bi-Monthly Meetings
12:00 pm - Faith Community Nurse Networking Coalition Meeting, Palm Healthcare Pavilion, 5205 Greenwood Ave. , West Palm Beach

April 20, 2012
Annual Faith Community Nurse Awards Luncheon  click here for FCN Nomination Form

 

June 18-22, 2012
Faith Community Nurse Basic Preparation Curriculum Retreat, Delray Beach, FL

 

Programs

Interfaith Health & Wellness Association (IHWA) is committed to providing programming needs for Faith Community Nurses in southeastern Florida. Through an assessment of educational needs, offerings include programs for practicing Faith Community Nurses and individuals interested in furthering their understanding of a Faith Community Nurse practice. Programming includes: Basic Preparation Curriculum for Faith Community Nurses, Chronic Disease Self-Management Leader training, Faith Community Nurse Coalition and networking, “train the trainer” sessions in preparation for health ministry programs, and a mentoring network in churches, synagogues, mosques, and congregations.

Faith Community Nurse Basic Preparation

The Interfaith Faith Community Nurse Basic Preparation, a comprehensive course of study offered through partnerships with the International Parish Nurse Resource Center and IHWA, is provided through an annual week-long course & retreat or internet learning.

The Basic Preparation Course facilitates: 

  • Differentiating between body (physical), mind (mental & emotional) and spiritual (social) dimensions of individuals

  • Assessing needs

  • Recognizing the various components of the parish nursing role

  • Understanding theological concepts from Christian, Jewish and eastern religions that affect individual healing and wellness

  • Discovering the various components of a health ministry as they relate to community health and wellness

Class Content includes:

  • Introduction to Faith Based Nursing

  • Health, Healing & Wholeness

  • Integrator of Faith and Health

  • Health Education

  • Assessment

  • Health Promotion and Maintenance

  • Values and Ethics

  • Forgiveness and Prayer

  • Transforming Life Issues & Grief

  • Self-Care

  • Referral and Advocacy

  • Empowering Congregations for Health Ministry

  • Health Counselor

  • Management of the Practice

  • Legal Issues

  • Documentation

  • Funding Resource

Upcoming Programs

Faith Community Nurse

Basic Preparation Curriculum

Retreat Experience

Interfaith Health and Wellness Association in partnership with the International Parish Nurse Resource Center offers the Basic Preparation curriculum leading to a certificate of attendance for Faith Community Nursing.  This week-long course begins Monday at 9 am and ends Friday afternoon with a commissioning ceremony.

Annual Basic Preparation Course & Retreat

$750 (includes 33.5 contact hours, lodging,

meals, snacks, materials, IPNRC pin and certificate.)

Commuter rate of $80 daily. 

Scholarships are available.

DUNCAN CONFERENCE CENTER

15820 S. Military Trail

Delray Beach, FL 33484-9130

For more information or to register

call 561-379-1972 or email wellness@catholiccharitiesdpb.org

 Download Basic Prep Registration Form

 

Chronic Disease Self Management

Leader Training

for Faith Community Nurses

Living Healthy workshops for people with on-going health conditions provides self-management tools for better breathing and muscle relaxation, nutrition, exercise, communication and cognitive skills, pain and fatigue management, and action planning.  A free four-day leader class is offered to Faith Community Nurses who wish to team up with a member of their congregation who has a chronic condition to lead the six-week workshops.  For more information, dates & location of classes, call 561-379-1972.