Provider Education Courses offered by Susan Wilmoth, L.Ac.
NCCAOM PDA Provider #173-318
No future trainings are scheduled at this time.
Past Trainings:
The April 2020 Hospice Acupuncture Intensive is CANCELLED in accordance with the most proactive recommendations regarding the Coronavirus.
Registered participants are refunded 100%.
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Hospice Training for Acupuncturists
Hospice Acupuncture Intensive Weekend Course
With Susan Wilmoth & Gwen LoVetere
April 25th & 26th, 2020
9 AM- 5 PM
12 NCCAOM credits (pending) & 14 California CEUs (pending)
Location:
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
75 NW Couch Street, Portland, OR 97209
Fees:
- Student rate: $380
- Professional rate:
- Early-bird rate until 3/1/20: $480
- After 3/1/20: $520
Cancellation Policy:
95% refund if request received before March 1st.
50% refund if request received before April 1st.
No refund if cancelled after April 1st.
This is a unique opportunity to participate in a learning exploration led by two seasoned hospice acupuncturists— Gwen LoVetere and Susan Wilmoth. We will focus on cultivating the skills and inner resources needed to serve hospice patients. This will be a participatory deep-dive learning experience, exploring a range of topics, including the following:
- Working in the context of hospice care
- Gleaning information from patients in advanced disease processes— pulses, touch, & more
- Modalities we have found to be useful in working with this unique population including Acupuncture, Acupressure, Teishin and Enshin
- Mindfulness-based self inquiry of how we relate with death, dying, and loss and how that informs the care we give at the bedside
- Tending to one’s own nervous system while caring for others
- What it’s like to lose every patient & tools for metabolizing loss in a healthy way
In January of 2019, Susan & Gwen began leading a 6 month Hospice Acupuncture Group Mentorship, to which the response was overwhelmingly positive. This weekend training was created to make much of the content of the mentorship course accessible to those for whom an ongoing class is not practical or preferred.
Fall 2019 Hospice Mentorship for Acupuncturists ~ This class is full.
September-November 2019
The group meets two Saturdays per month from 1-3 PM on the following dates:
- Sept. 7th
- Sept. 21st
- Oct. 12th
- Oct. 19th
- Nov. 9th
- Nov. 23rd
Located in SE Portland, near Mt. Tabor
Limited to 8 participants
$360
This is a unique opportunity to participate in a small group learning environment led by
two seasoned hospice acupuncturists— Gwen LoVetere and Susan Wilmoth.
We will focus on cultivating the skills and inner resources needed to serve hospice
patients.
This is a participatory experiential learning group exploring a range of topics
including the following:
- Working in the context of hospice care
- How we relate with death, dying, and loss
- Gleaning information from patients in advanced disease processes (pulses, touch, and more)
- Modalities we have found to be useful in working with this unique population including Acupuncture, Acupressure, Teishin and Enshin
- Tending to one’s own nervous system while caring for others
Testimonials from participants in the 2019 Hospice
Acupuncture Mentorship Groups
This mentorship enriched my experience of living and led me to new ways of thinking about and being with all my patients, not just those at the end of their life. This class is a rare resource with depth, inquiry, and profound learning about what it is to be a compassionate provider in hospice and in healthcare in general.
This mentorship was extremely helpful for me in my work with hospice patients. I learned practical skills for working with patients, for my own self-care, and resources to draw on. I highly recommend this class for anyone currently working in or interested in hospice or palliative care.
For any practitioner that has interest in end of life care, this mentorship is an essential tool for starting or supporting that journey. The thought, care, and compassion Gwen and Susan share in their presence is beyond powerful and a true joy to experience, as well as getting so many valuable resources for the spiritual, emotional, and physical process of being an end of life practitioner.
Beautiful class. Very heartfelt and real. Susan and Gwen’s different energies complemented each other very well. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and passion for this work so authentically.
After taking Susan and Gwen’s Hospice Mentorship Course, I feel empowered by their wisdom and shared experiences about how important acupuncture is in end of life care. How Chinese medicine and our knowledge of holistic care is imperative in integrative end of life and palliative care.