Our mission is to create and disseminate knowledge of the role that spirituality plays in health and healing.
Spiritual Support Meeting Groups
Work in healthcare? Need support with spiritual issues? Please join us for our first-ever spiritual support group meeting and see how you can work through spiritual issues that arise in the context of health professions.
April 24 / 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
SACRED MOMENTS IN MEDICINE
This intimate "evening of stories" will celebrate personal experiences of spiritual/special/sacred moments in medicine. Four narratives will be shared, each from different perspectives, with time for discussion at the end of the evening.
April 23rd / 5:30-7:00 pm at ISH
Meditation 101
"Meditation" encompasses many different form of practice. This panel will allow attendees to learn about the great many varieties of meditative practice, across both Eastern and Western traditions. Come to learn from three experts in the field!
May 14, 2013 / 5:30-7:30pm
You are here
Dr. Pargament at UTMB-Galveston
Kenneth I. Pargament, Ph.D.
Tue, 08/14/2012 - 8:30am
To view the PDF flyer for this event, click here.
"Cultivating the Spiritual Dimensions of Healthcare"
The target audience for this offering includes all interprofessional healthcare, students, clergy, and community members.
Dr. Pargament is professor of clinical psychology at Bowling Green State University. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland and interned in clinical psychology at Rutgers Medical School. His research focuses on the roles of religion in coping with trauma. Since fall of 2011 he has served as the Institute for Spirituality and Health Distinguished Scholar, giving lectures all across Houston and collaborating on multiple research projects with others in the TMC.
Sponsored by UTMB Health: Faith Community Nursing & Healthcare Committee in partnership with the Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center, Houston. There is no charge for this continuing education event. Donations are requested to benefit St. Vincent’s House, a clinic offering indigent patient care services, in partnership with UTMB.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION FORTHCOMING. Contact Dr. Patricia Davis or Jane Gonzalez @ NEAR (409) 772-2116 for immediate inquiries.
Location:
UTMB Levin Hall Main
Galveston, Texas
Cost:
$0.00
ISH Circle of Friends
Our mission is to create and disseminate knowledge of the role that spirituality plays in health and healing.
8100 Greenbriar, Ste. 220 | Houston, TX 77054
713.797.0600 | general information: email ISH
The Institute of Spirituality and Health does not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age
in admissions to our programs, activities, or employment
Theme by Danetsoft and Danang Probo Sayekti inspired by Maksimer