8.0 Election of Directors (cont'd) Leslie McDaniel
I am born and raised Calgarian (as were both of my late parents) and have been fortunate to have the Bow Valley as my recreational backyard. After attending and graduating from the University of Denver and keeping those Rocky Mountains in my sight, I returned to pursue a career in the Earth Sciences. While working in Calgary, I volunteered for the Calgary Children’s Milk Fund (which is still in operation under the Food Bank umbrella) in various capacities, but primarily assisting the Executive in coordinating our annual fundraising Celebrity Dinner and Auction. I also served on the Ladies Executive of a local Golf Course for over 8 years which led to Presidency for a further 2 years. Overall I love the outdoors and all that it offers, and believe that those who choose to live in the Bow Valley should be able to say goodbye in their own way; and that PCSBV is striving to support that comfortable surrounding to do just that. And I hope to be able to help in making it happen. Brian Pickering 1997-2000 - I was the first Spiritual Care Provider for the Mineral Springs Hospital in Banff after the Sisters of Saint Martha retired from providing their “Care” services. During these three years I saw the initiation of one of the rooms being dedicated to Palliative Care. I was thankful for the 4 volunteers that assisted me in attending to the various individual and family needs during this time. I was offered this position on a .2 basis for the three years I was on staff. For the other .8 I was the “Community Counsellor” and “Interagency Liaison” for Banff’s Family and Community Support Services. I “qualified” for the position at the MSH as I had a BA in Pastoral Care and Counselling as part of my Education. 2000-2002- My family moved back to Calgary and I decided to pursue a full time career as a Hospital based Spiritual Care Provider. I finished my two years with advanced certification with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care. During these two years I was involved in most of the various departments at all four Calgary hospitals. 2003-2005 - I was offered a Spiritual Care Provider position with Alberta Health Services at the Rockyview hospital and for these two years wore two hats. One as a .4 as Chaplain to attend to the various spiritual care needs of individuals, families and staff and .4 with the AHS Grief Support Program. I also completed a “Masters in Theological Studies” through St. Stephens on the U of A campus. My thesis was titled, “The Language of Grace in the Kaleidoscope of Personal Experience”. Interestingly, I also attended a short course in 2005 with the Association for Death Education and counselling titled “Clinical and Practical Uses of Extraordinary Experiences (EE’s). I mention this it is nice to have a context for those “coincidental” moments that occur so regularly in End of Life care. 2006-2017 - I was offered a full time position (.8) with the Grief Support Program based out of the Rockyview hospital. During this time I had a .8 caseload of clients in need of bereavement support. I also participated in facilitating 3 support groups for various losses throughout the year . (Loss of parent, loss of spouse, loss of sibling,& loss of child).
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