Another opportunity to be amazing: Darlene Dreise
In this episode, Dan speaks with Darlene Dreise, Chair of St Vincent's Reconciliation Action Plan. Darlene provides insights into what this moment in time looks like for our First Nations people who work at St Vincent's and those in the community. She also shares her own experience of St Vincent's as both patient and staff member, and draws us into a meditation on shared vulnerability in care - and the beautiful fruits this can bring. As ever, Darlene provides a wonderful mix of humour, emotion and wisdom with her words.
In this Podcast we’re talking to people who love St Vincent’s, love our staff, and love the service we provide in health and aged care. Some of our guests will be staff, some will be leaders, some will be members of the community – and we’ll even have a few Sisters of Charity join us – that great group of vowed religious women who started St Vincent’s nearly 160 years ago.
Our health and aged care ministries, and those who serve within them, are facing an extraordinary moment in human history – the COVID-19 pandemic. This series has a simple purpose in this context: to console you, our staff, who serve in our organisation, through taking some time to pause and reflect, to bolster your courage, and together to cultivate the compassion we need for each other and those we serve at this time.
And, whilst prepared for St Vincent’s, we’re sharing this series with anyone who might find it helpful. If you’re joining us from outside of our services, consider yourself part of the family – you are very welcome indeed.
Our guest for this episode is Darlene Dreise, Chair of St Vincent's Reconciliation Action Plan.
The series is hosted by Dr Dan Fleming, Group Manager - Ethics and Formation at St Vincent's Health Australia.
The series is hosted by Dr Dan Fleming, Group Manager - Ethics and Formation at St Vincent's Health Australia.
Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet
Outro
Touching Moments One - Pulse by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4537-touching-moments-one---pulse