Professional Development / Lab
Navigating End-of-Life Conversations with Confidence
When
For Care Practitioners
8 Jul 2026 or 10 Jul 2026
9am – 6pm
For Arts, Creative & Community Practitioners
7 Jul 2026
9am – 6pm
Where
Aliwal Arts Centre
Fees
From $280
SkillsFuture Credit eligible
Registration
By 18 June 2026, 2359.
This full-day workshop focuses on building your personal readiness to navigate end-of-life conversations. Through creative and drama-based exercises, explore the personal side of communication and work through the internal barriers that often make these discussions feel daunting. These reflective activities provide a grounded way to hone your communication skills and examine your own attitudes toward death and dying.
Develop practical strategies for handling these difficult moments within your professional practice. You will gain:
- A greater readiness to initiate end-of-life conversations
- An increased sense of comfort in managing your own emotional responses
- A renewed motivation to engage in end-of-life conversations with individuals and their loved ones
To ensure the experience fits your specific professional context, we offer two distinct tracks:
- For Care Practitioners: This session focuses on facilitating end-of-life conversations within care settings with patients, clients, and their families.
- For Arts, Creative & Community Practitioners: This session focuses on handling end-of-life conversations within community-based settings.
Learning Objectives
- Identify personal barriers to initiate end-of-life conversations
- Increase your confidence in initiating end-of-life conversations
The workshop was most useful in enabling me to confront my own fears and limitations to initiate end-of-life conversations.
It provided practical language, structure, and strategies that make [end-of-life conversations] feel more grounded and compassionate.
It helped me see end-of-life from a broader perspective with less rigidity, and pressure on myself to have certain skillsets.
Workshop Dates
| Session | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Care Practitioners* | 8 Jul 2026 or 10 Jul 2026 | 9am – 6pm | Aliwal Arts Centre |
| For Arts, Creative & Community Practitioners | 7 Jul 2026 | 9am – 6pm |
*Best suited for trained Advance Care Planning advocates or facilitators.
Assessments
Participants will be required to fill in a pre- and post-workshop self-assessment questionnaire. You will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the workshop.
Registration Information
Kindly register by 18 June 2026, 2359. The workshop is limited to 20 pax. Please register early to avoid disappointment. We will be in touch with you to confirm your participation and for payment.
Fees
Per pax
- Early Bird (till 8 May): $280
- Standard: $325
- Group (2–5 pax): $295
Participants can tap on their SkillsFuture Credit for the workshop, and should indicate their interest to do so in the registration form.
About the Artist-Facilitators
Adib Kosnan (Workshop Facilitator)
Adib is an actor, writer, director, educator, and NAC scholar with a MA in Arts Pedagogy and Practice (Distinction) from Goldsmiths, University of London. He is currently an Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre.
As co-lead artist for Both Sides, Now: Mengukir Harapan (2021–2022), Adib spearheaded engagement around end-of-life conversations within the Malay-Muslim community. He views theatre as a space to shape thought and life through socially engaged work. Recently, he worked on Air (2024), a verbatim theatre project amplifying Orang Seletar voices on displacement and identity. Adib currently teaches forum theatre and facilitation as an adjunct lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic and LASALLE.
Michael Cheng (Workshop Facilitator)
Michael is an applied drama practitioner and educator with extensive experience facilitating workshops and socially engaged arts projects. He has worked with diverse vulnerable communities, including people with disabilities and seniors, exploring themes such as intergenerational communication, active ageing, and social support. He has taught applied drama to educators, artists, and community practitioners in Singapore and internationally.
Michael has collaborated with organisations like Lions Befrienders and TOUCH Community Services on impactful arts-based initiatives. He holds a MA in Arts Pedagogy and Practice (Distinction) from Goldsmiths, University of London, supported by National Arts Council Arts Scholarship.
