Community Education
Compassionate Communities
Compassionate Communities is a global public health movement encouraging local communities to connect, work together and support one another with compassion at the end of life. This global public health movement embraces a ‘whole-of-community’ approach which supports persons living with a life-limiting illness/condition; their informal carers (family, friends) and the bereaved.
As an End of Life Doula, Jacqui actively engages with local communities to share information, provide workshops and improve death literacy and discussions about all aspects of death and dying.
Community Information Sessions (online and in-person, individual or group)
Work for an organisation or community club? Jacqui can provide a variety of community information sessions suitable for either online or in-person events. For further information, contact Jacqui to discuss. Fees may apply.
Workshops
Jacqui facilitates online and in-person workshops on a variety topics including of palliative care and end-of-life topics. Fees vary with some workshops being free. Go to this link or scan the QR code for more information.
Important: Jacqui regularly adds new workshops, so if you would like to be notified of any workshop updates, please contact Jacqui or regularly check the above link.
Willow EOL Educatorᵀᴹ
Jacqui is Australia’s first and most active licensed Willow EOL Educatorᵀᴹ offering online (virtual) and face-to-face workshops that transform the conversations around death and dying for individuals. The workshops are informative, heart-centered, pragmatic and transformative as you actively explore the reality of your own mortality whilst reflecting and discussing you’re own personal values, life wishes and who and what matters most. Fees may apply.
Let’s Talk About…
Lets Talk About… is a series of community workshops that Jacqui launched in 2024 with outstanding success nationally and internationally. These workshops provide participants with the opportunity to learn more about each topic, whilst engaging in self-reflection, activities and conversations. And these workshops are suitable for everyone – whether living with a serious illness, or supporting somoeone ageing or unwell. Or just wanting to be proactive and learn more in this space.
Whilst they are offered online, should you wish Jacqui to explore how she can facilitate personalised workshops for your organisation or club, please contact Jacqui to discuss.
Workshop topics include:
- What do we mean by palliative care?
- Advance care planning & other legal considerations
- How to navigate services that can help me and my loved one?
- How to have important conversations about values, wishes, who & what matter most
- Grief and loss (anticipatory and bereavement)
- Dying – what to expect with ordinary dying and what to do after a person dies?
- Legacy, rituals and ceremony
- Self-care. What about me?
Registration is essential. For more information contact Jacqui. Fees apply
Death Cafes
Death Cafés provide a relaxed, comfortable and informal environment for members of a local community to come together over a cuppa and explore, talk and share questions and experiences about anything and everything to do with death. Jacqui facilitates Death Cafes and is one of the most active Death Café facilitators in Australia. For more information either contact Jacqui or register here.
*NEW IN 2024!
Let’s Talk About… Being an End-of-Life-Doula
For those interested to know more about becoming an End-of-Life Doula in Australia
In response to the many enquiries Jacqui gets from people around Australia, this is an introductory online session (1 hours) which will allow participants to:
- Gain a broad understanding of what is an End-of-Life Doula through Jacqui’s experience/storytelling
- Get some valuable tips about how to get started in this role in Australia; and
- Have the opportunity for participants to ask related questions
Fees apply. Registrations essential.
Compassionate Communities
When I first explored being an End of Life Doula, I came across a wonderful video by an Australian Professor – Allan Kellehear who remains the originator of this social movement. This global social movement embraces a ‘whole-of-community’ approach to end of life support – actively encouraging living well right up to the end of life.
Great Community Examples
- Blue Mountains ComCom – The Groundswell Project (Australia); and the
- Compassionate Inverclyde community (Scotland)
Feeling a Connection
As I explore the Brisbane and Redlands local communities and network with organisations, as an End of Life Doula I too am part of this social evolution.
Information Sessions
I provide community information sessions on end of life planning to community groups e.g. Lions, Rotary, Senior Citizen groups.
Workshops
Providing end of life workshops for health care organisations.
Our Death Café
Hosting and facilitating bi-monthly Death Cafes; and providing individual services both as an End of Life Doula & Funeral Celebrant.
Jacqui's Philosophy
It’s about caring for each other at times of loss and need; and about local communities taking a ‘social responsibility’ for the dying and those who are grieving.