Living Well/Dying Well
Thursdays ; 10:30-Noon
Personal - Family Arrangements - contact us directly
Oakland DBT and Mindfulness Center - 4179 Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, Suite 210
Introduction: Dying eventually confronts us all. Being “ready” includes psycho-emotional well being as well as an understanding of advanced planning and the importance of documentation.
We want to empower you to navigate this phase of life. We can help you create Living Wills and Advanced Directives, Forms for your Physician for your End of Life care - DNR and POLST forms. In addition we introduce Emotional skill sets to help participants and family discuss challenging issues.
We will discuss the intensive Traditional Medical systems approach to End of Life Care and as well as the emotional impacts you and your family may face using real life scenarios.
In an interactive weekly small group session, Christine Benvenuto, MFT (psychotherapist) will engage you in helping you imagine this phase of your life. David Pepper, MD (Family Physician, retired Faculty UCSF) will discuss the Medical realities of various cases and the technical realities and limitations of modern medical systems. Personal cases are encouraged.
It is ideal if you attend class in partnership - with a partner/friend or as a family unit. We can arrange to meet at your home in certain instances.
Cost: $600 for 8 weeks
All participants will need to set up a (free) 15 minute intake phone call
Contact us here and let us know several times which you are available to set up a time to talk.