Webinar 2026: Springing from Grief for Parish/Faith Community Nurses

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  “Springing from Grief for Parish/Faith Community Nurses”             

  Presented by: Peggy Weber

  Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

  Description: This session will cover how nurses witness, educate, support, and guide individuals through sorrowful times in their lives and need development of nuanced nursing skills to do so. Participants will participate in grief education activities to understand the ongoing process of the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey through the grief cycle and to facilitate the ability to name, claim, and reframe grief. They will learn strategies for sharing individual grief stories and facilitating healing among individuals and families in faith communities.

  Bios: Peggy Weber is a RN who has worked in psychiatry and nursing throughout her career, with her last 17 years spent in parish nursing in Wisconsin. For years, she has been involved in course development for age-appropriate curricula for high school students, children’s groups, and age-appropriate programs for cancer patients. As a mental health advocate for patients and staff, she educated others on end-of-life issues, new life-threatening diagnoses, and communication/conflict issues. She facilitated crisis debriefing for years and was a frequent lecturer at area colleges. She is involved in faith communities and committees in the community such as United Way, the “No One Dies Alone” program, and non-profit boards including senior needs, health committee, and safe community initiatives. The Wisconsin Nurses Association named Weber the Psychiatric Nurse of the Year, and she volunteered for 5 mission trips in the past. Her volunteer facilitation currently includes a mental health support group, cancer support group (for over 20 years), and professional retreats. As a Certified Grief Educator, she facilitates numerous groups including those experiencing grief and those who have survived suicide. 

  Learning outcomes:

• 1.     Discuss the challenges of people facing change, grief, and difficult times.
• 2.     Identify 2 examples of their own strengths and resilience in supporting others in need. 

Registration: CNE 1.0 ANCC contact hours. You have 10 days to complete the video and submit the evaluation for 1.0 ANCC contact hour.

$20 for Members; $40 for Nonmembers; $20 for Students

Disclosures 

1) Approval Statement: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
2) Learner Outcomes: 1.Discuss the challenges to people facing change, grief and difficult times.
2.Identify their own strengths and resilience in supporting parishioners in need.
3) Criteria for Sucessful Completion: Attendance at the entire activity.
Completion of a post Course self-evaluation survey and a post-test with a score of 75% higher.
4) Relevant financial relationship: No individuals in a position to control content for this activity have any relevant financial relationships with an Ineligible company.
5) Commericial Support: There is no commercial support being received for this event.
6) Expiration date for Enduring Materials: Origination Date: May` 30, 2026
Expiration Date: April 30, 2028