This program empowers people to advocate for their health care wishes with family, friends and medical professionals, and provides practical tools

for setting up advance directives.

Open to clients and caregivers.  Free program with optional donations.

About the Facilitator: Mary Crowe with Care Dimensions

Mary Crowe, LICSW, ACHP-SW, C.D.S., CDP, CMDCP, CADDCT is the Director of Professional and Community Education for Care Dimensions (formerly Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston). Over the past 20 years she has led the organization’s professional and community educational outreach, coordinating and delivering hundreds of programs each year for healthcare professionals, families and community groups.

Mary holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, and post graduate certificates in gerontology and alcohol counseling. She also has a Facilitator Certification- Virtual Dementia Tour, Dementia Live Certified Facilitator, CARES Dementia Specialist (CDS), Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP)Certified Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT). She also is a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP), Certified Geriatric Care-Informed Professional (CGIP), Certified End of Life Care Specialist (ELCS) and is an ELNEC- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium- Core Trainer

Prior to transitioning to her role as educator, Mary worked as a medical social worker for over 20 years in acute care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing and adult day health settings caring for individuals and families with advanced illness or at end of life. She has been an Adjunct Professor at North Shore Community College and a Visiting Professor at Salem State University.