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Our
Vision
Sisters United in Human
Services, Inc. endeavors for the 12th consecutive year to present
an Interfaith Health
and Human Service Conference for Consumers,
Practitioners and Student Practitioners in all fields of human service.
Practitioners and Students of all service disciplines (Social Workers,
MD’s, Counselors, Nurses, Wholistic Health & Home Health Practitioners,
Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, etc.), joined by Consumers, will
explore areas of faith, spirituality and wholism. Our theme this year is
"Responsibility and Change for Personal and Family Health-
Scheduled for October 10th, 2009."
Desired Learning Outcomes And Opportunities
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To involve consumers (all of
us) in the conference learning environment, receiving our unique
contributions, and providing us with information from participating
practitioners;
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To call, inspire and reinforce
Practitioners in the pursuit of excellence in
spite of challenges in the prevailing health/ human service
industries;
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To contribute to Practitioners
in ways that would support their mental, spiritual and physical well
being and foster the same in their work with consumers;
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To meet and network across and
within disciplines, health and human service areas and become acquainted
with various models of service and care;
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To support each other in a
re-commitment to carry forth human concerns by establishing health
networks, support groups and other creative efforts so that people of
all faiths can benefit;
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To lift up and promote
faith-inspired practices of excellence among practitioners;
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To share information around
performance and service improvement trends in the health and human
service fields;
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To stay abreast of current
trends and access mutual consultation on practical, ethical responses to
these trends;
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To develop a directory of
(consenting) practitioners for expanded resource development (jobs,
collaboration, peer consultation, etc.;
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To make available to all
participants a variety of health screenings at no cost; and
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To provide CEU’s to
practitioners and clinicians for all workshop sessions.
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