Webinars

NCPD WEBINARS

Threats to the Life of People With Disabilities, Part 1:
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal
or Non-lethal Conditions & Disability:

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern        12:00-1:30 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Mountain      10:00-11:30 a.m. Pacific



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 Issues addressed include:

  • Examination of medical issues
  • Catholic Church teaching
  • Pastoral, family & medical support
  • Live Q & A
  • Real-time captioned

 

Presenters:

Dr. John Bruchalski, OB/GYN,
Tepeyac Family Care Center,
Fairfax, VA

Fr. Dan Mindling, OFM Cap.
Theologian, Academic Dean,
Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD

Tracy Winsor
Parent Support Specialist, Charlotte, NC

Monica Rafie
Founder of BeNotAfraid.net and
parent of a child surviving a poor
prenatal diagnosis, Chicago, IL

Moderator

Marie Hilliard, JCL, PhD. RN
Director of Bioethics and Public Policy,
National Catholic Bioethics Center,
Philadelphia, PA

 

Partners for this production: 

Presented live by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability in collaboration with the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, the Archdiocese of Washington, and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership via webinar and onsite location.

 

 

Recommended for those in the following ministries: 

Parish and Diocesan Pastoral Support Mental Health
Seminary and Medical Studies Young Adult/ Youth Ministry
Health Care Disability Ministry
Social Concerns Campus Ministry
Chaplaincy  

 

Payment tiers: 

  • All personnel from NCPD’s Affiliate Member (Arch)Dioceses attend free of charge. All NCCL members’ fees are covered by prior financial arrangement. Others participate for a $30.00 fee per logged-in computer.

  • To verify if your (arch)diocese is an Affiliate Member of NCPD, click this link: Current NCPD Affiliate Member (Arch)Dioceses 

Please contact Dr. Nancy Thompson at NCPD with questions at 202/529-2933,
202/529-2934 (tty), 319/270-6923 or by email at nthompson@ncpd.org.

 

Upcoming Webinars

Date Title
Winter 2011  Advanced Considerations on Catechesis and Children and Youth with Disabilities
Spring 2011  Parish Outreach to Wounded Warriors


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Past Webinars

 Date of Webinar  Title of Webinar
   
 June 10, 2010  Mental Illness in Youth and Young Adults
 February 16, 2010 Access in Catholic Education, Part II: High Schools
  October 20, 2009 Access to Tools in Addressing Suicide: Pastoral Supports and Prevention Strategies
  October 13, 2009 Access in Catholic Education, Part I: Elementary Schools
 July 15, 2009 Access in Liturgy: Making Liturgical Ministries More Accessible to People with Disabilities
  March 10, 2009 Access to Liturgical Spaces: Welcoming ALL to this Place
 October 6, 2008: Come to the Table: Nurturing the Sacramental Life of People with Mental Illnesses
 August 13, 2008:  The Bishop's Pastoral Statement of People with Disabilities at 30: Bright Past, Bold Future
 May 6, 2008: Catechesis with Children and Youth having Disability/ Part II
 March 12, 2008: Catechesis with Children and Youth having Disability/ Part I
 October 10, 2007 Supporting People with Mental Illness in your Parish