Calendar of Upcoming Trainings
Friday, Feb 22 to Monday, February 25, 2013
Aspen, Colorado
Three Day Facilitator Training for volunteers at Helene’s House
For more information, contact Peter Feer, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Saturday, March 9 & Sunday, March 10, 2013
Matsuyama, Shikoku Island, Japan
Saturday, March 9
Lecture (2pm – 4:30pm)
Sponsor: National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
Title: “Working with those who have experienced a death of a significant person”
Audience: Open to the public but directed mainly to healthcare professionals
Sunday, March 10
Full Day Training (9:30am – 4:30pm)
Sponsor: Shikoku Cancer Center Community Health Service Study Center
Title: “Learning practical methods in working with those who have lost their families”
For more information, contact Kiku Iwamoto, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Monday, March 11
Tokyo, Japan
Lecture (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
Sponsor: National Cancer Center
Title: “Practical Advice for Medical Professionals working with grieving families”
For more information, contact Kiku Iwamoto, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Pasadena, California
9th Annual Childhood Grief & Traumatic Loss Conference
The Pasadena Convention Center
Conference time: 8:15am – 3:00pm
Keynote Title: “What Really Matters: Making a Difference in the Lives of Children”
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Friday, April 19 & Saturday, April 20, 2013
Houston, Texas
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Training (with co-trainer Andy McNeil)
Title: “Facilitating Suicide Bereavement Support Groups for Children and Teens”
For more information, contact: Elizabeth Hish, AFSP, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hollywood, California
Association for Death Education & Counseling (ADEC) Annual Conference
Invited Workshop (1:30pm – 5:00pm)
Title: “Uncomplicating Children’s Grief: Lessons from the Trenches”
A semi-reverent romp through research and practice-based evidence, with a touch of
Charlie Brown, to synthesize and distill the basic elements of any effective intervention
with children grieving a death.
The dates of the full conference are: April 24 to 27, 2013
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Sunday, June 2 to Wednesday, June 5, 2013
La Crosse, Wisconsin
International Death, Grief and Bereavement Conference
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Title: “Uncomplicating Children’s Grief: Essential Elements”
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Thursday, June 20 to Saturday, June 22, 2013
Tempe, Arizona
National Alliance for Grieving Children 17th Annual Symposium
Friday, June 21
Presenting panel: David Schonfeld, Donna Gaffney & Donna Schuurman (9am – 10:30am)
Title: “Responding to National Tragedies: A Panel Discussion”
Saturday, June 22
Workshop (8:30am-10am)
Title: “Grief & Mental Disorders: Where are we and how did we get here?”
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Monday, July 22 to Friday, 26, 2013
Dougy Center International Summer Institute
Portland, OR
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