Springing from Grief for Parish/Faith Community Nurses

• Springing from Grief for Parish/Faith Commuity Nurses
  
  Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

  Time: 6 pm to 7 pm Central Time on Zoom

  Description: This session will cover how nurses witness, educate, support, and guide individuals through sorrowful times in their lives and need development of nuanced nursing skills to do so. Participants will participate in grief education activities to understand the ongoing process of the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey through the grief cycle and to facilitate the ability to name, claim, and reframe grief. They will learn strategies for sharing individual grief stories and facilitating healing among individuals and families in faith communities.

  Bio: Peggy Weber is a RN who has worked in psychiatry and nursing throughout her career, with her last 17 years spent in parish nursing in Wisconsin. For years, she has been involved in course development for age-appropriate curricula for high school students, children’s groups, and age-appropriate programs for cancer patients. As a mental health advocate for patients and staff, she educated others on end-of-life issues, new life-threatening diagnoses, and communication/conflict issues. She facilitated crisis debriefing for years and was a frequent lecturer at area colleges. She is involved in faith communities and committees in the community such as United Way, the “No One Dies Alone” program, and non-profit boards including senior needs, health committee, and safe community initiatives. The Wisconsin Nurses Association named Weber the Psychiatric Nurse of the Year, and she volunteered for 5 mission trips in the past. Her volunteer facilitation currently includes a mental health support group, cancer support group (for over 20 years), and professional retreats. As a Certified Grief Educator, she facilitates numerous groups including those experiencing grief and those who have survived suicide.

  Learning outcomes:

• 1.     Discuss the challenges of people facing change, grief, and difficult times.
• 2.     Identify 2 examples of their own strengths and resilience in supporting others in need.

Registration: CNE 1.0 ANCC contact hours. Link is on the home page.

$20 for Members; $40 for Nonmembers

Register: www.fcninternational.org