Monday 29 February 2016

Walls, wisdom, worries, and wishes: engaging communities in discussion about death, dying, loss, and care using café conversation

Progress in Palliative Care, 2016, vol./is. 24/1(9-14)
McLoughlin, K., McGilloway, S., Lloyd, R., O'Connor, M., Rhatigan, J., Shanahan, M., Richardson, M., Keevey, A.

This paper reflects on the adaptation of the World Café concept to engage with members of the public in Compassionate Communities Café Conversation.  This paper outlines the preparation, presentation, and pilot evaluation of the Compassionate Communities Café Conversation experience in two towns in the Mid-West of Ireland. The experience and findings suggest that this approach offers a potentially very useful framework for use by others as part of a health promoting approach to palliative care.

Available in print in Arthur Rank Hospice Library, Brookfields Hospital