Alison Benders, J.D., Instructor, Ministry, Faculty; Catherine Hackney, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate Studies, Administration; Connie Krugg, MFA, Art Therapist, Practitioner/Learner; Carol Matthews, MSN, Palliative Care Team, Nursing, Practitioner/Learner; Elizabeth Pitorak, MSN, Director, Hospice Institute, Administration; Gail Rule-Hoffman, M.Ed., Professor, Chair, Art Therapy, Faculty; Inge Schmidt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair, MIS, Technology; Dorothy Valerian, MDiv., Coordinator, Spiritual Care, Practitioner/Learner; Carol Waggoner, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Studies, Nursing, Administration

The Transdisciplinary Hospice and Palliative Care course will be offered to nurses, art therapists and ministry graduate students. HWR will have a spiritual care professional, art therapist and nurse participate as practitioner learners. This community’s three major goals: 1. Develop a transdisciplinary (ministry, nursing and art therapy) learning community that integrates best hospice/palliative care practice (from clinical practitioner community members) and educational methods (from academic-based community members). 2. Develop case studies to include ministry, art and nursing issues in order to improve critical thinking and patient care. 3. Build a model of transdisciplinary education to foster intellectual and scholarly development in palliative care.