Wellbeing Symposium

April 19, 2024 @ 10:00AM — 2:00PM Mountain Time (US & Canada)

Bethany Lutheran Church: 4500 E Hampden Ave Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Get Directions

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Join us for our Wellbeing Symposium

In this symposium you will tackle your emotional wellness around Parkinson's. We feel it is just as important as physical wellness. You will leave the symposium with tangible skills that you can use the same day to help improve your ability to manage difficult emotions and communicate effectively and lovingly with your partner.

Day of Event details:

Welcome and check in 10:00 am

  • Keynote speaker Luci Draayer on Managing Difficult Emotions at 10:15 am
  • Carepartners and people with PD move into separate small groups at 11:30 for workshop
  • Complementary lunch and resource Expo dedicated time from 12:15 to 1:00 pm
  • Mary O'Hara on Compassionate Communication at 1:00 pm
  • Day concludes at 2:00 pm

Interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event? Visit sponsorship page or contact Dana Pate at dana@parkinsonspointe.org.

Keynote speaker: Luci Draayer

Luci Draayer, LCSW, CMC, has been a healthcare Social Worker and Care Manager for 25 years. Most of her career has been in non-profit settings working with adults and families as they navigate major health transitions in their lives, particularly in the arena of chronic conditions and serious illness. This includes an emphasis on the “aging family,” caregiver health, and grief and loss.

Prior to establishing her practice, Denver Counseling and Care Consultation, Luci spent 14 years as the Director of a non-profit care management program, and 8 years as Therapist and Care Manager in an out-patient neurological rehabilitation setting. Both there and in her current practice she serves as the HDSA Center of Excellence Social Worker for the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center. Luci received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, and maintains her licensure as a Clinical Social Worker and certification as a Care Manager with the Aging Life Care Association. Away from her work she enjoys tending to her flowers and grandchildren!

Second Speaker: Mary O’Hara, LCSW,
University of Colorado Outpatient Psychiatry

Mary has over seventeen years of experience in the field of Neurological Conditions. In addition to clinically supporting diagnosed individuals and families, she has developed, and researched programs aimed at improving the quality of life for those diagnosed. In her current role in the Outpatient Psychiatry clinic at the University of Colorado, Mary offers short term psychotherapy to those diagnosed to cope with grief, anxiety, depression, or changes in relationships. In addition to processing their unique emotional experience, her practice is dedicated to helping clients continue to find meaning, connection, and enjoyment in their lives.

Parkinson’s Pointe is a non-profit health promotion and wellness center in the Denver metro area that supports people affected by Parkinson’s disease through community connection, peer mentorship programs and PD specific exercise and education classes. Learn more at https://parkinsonspointe.org/


$845 raised by 19 people

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