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Last year, June 2008, I attended and presented at the Inaugural Asia Pacific Counseling Conference in Hong Kong

There I met  Professor Dr. Catherine Sun, Head of the department of counselling and Psychology o ... Read full post »

Mercy Hospice invited Sue Marsden and myself to conduct a 2 day workshop on Care for the Soul. We were delighted with the interest in the workshop, it was full very quickly and we ended up working with a big group of people from different discipl ... Read full post »

The welcome I received from every one in Ballarat has been wonderful. The conference was held in Novotel Resort in Cheswick, I hoped to see some kangeroos there, apparently I got up too late every morning! Loved the bird life though!< ... Read full post »

Last week I returned from the wonderful conference/training programme for the State Emergency Services, Chaplains and Peer Support Volunteers. It has been a privilege to work with this group, who give their time and skills freely and res ... Read full post »

Tomorrow I am leaving to go to Wollongong, Australia to work there this week. Last year I received an invitation from Gina Mammone, co-ordinator for volunteer and staff support, New South Wales Emergency Services.

The end of the year is approaching fast. Sue and myself are conducting one more 2 day workshop in Dunedin this year in December, see "training" page.

Next year is shaping up with many wonderful invitations to work wi ... Read full post »

From July 10th -11th 2008 I am attending the inaugural Asia Pacific Counselling Conference in Hong Kong and conducting a 1 ½ hour presentation on “Hope” at this conference on July 11th.

The palliative care movement in India is 22 years old. During that time much of the palliative care development has been mainly in Kerala in South India. Instrumental in much of the development of palliative care services and education has been Dr. Rajagopal, founder and chairman of Pallium India, a trust working to improve access to palliative care.