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SUMMARY:Centering Compassion Series | Supporting Staff and Volunteers in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a meaningful session in our Centering Compassion Series\, focused on Supporting Staff and Volunteers in Challenging Times. Executive Directors from four childhood bereavement organizations across the country will come together to share how they lead with compassion\, transparency\, and adaptability. Whether you’re supervising staff\, coordinating volunteers\, or shaping organizational culture\, this panel offers honest reflection and practical ideas for supporting your team with empathy and intention—sustaining those who make the mission possible every day. \n  \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \nCentering Compassion Series:\n\nMourning in Conflict: Navigating Ethical and Value Clashes in Bereavement\nLight on the Dark Side of the Street: Living Well in a Loss and Trauma World\nHolding Space for Ourselves: Cultivating Self-Compassion in Grief Support Work\nThis webinar – Supporting Staff and Volunteers in Challenging Times\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nDr. Tina Barrett is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Tamarack Grief Resource Center in Montana. A licensed counselor\, Barrett’s commitment to excellence in grief and trauma care is matched by her profound commitment to healthy organizations and setting teams up for success. Weaving stories from over 30 years of experiences as an Executive Director\, Board Member\, staff member\, supervisor\, supervisee\, and volunteer\, she is committed to strengths-oriented care and healthy\, effective workplaces. Dr. Barrett’s workshops pull from her work in schools\, hospitals\, private practice\, group homes\, treatment centers\, and nonprofits and the clients and colleagues she’s had the honor of working alongside. She serves on the Leadership Team for Project Tomorrow Montana\, the Presidents’ Circle for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG)\, and the Advisory Board for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). Barrett received the Community Educator Award from the Association for Death Educators and Counselors (ADEC) in 2019. She is delighted and honored to be a part of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. \nDeirdra Flavin\, MSc\, CFRE\, (moderator) is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG)\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the needs of children who are grieving and providing education and resources to those who support them. With over twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership\, marketing\, and development\, Deirdra’s career has centered on advancing social impact and fostering meaningful connections within communities. Deirdra joined the NACG in 2019 as the National Marketing and Development Director\, and her work is focused on driving organizational growth\, enhancing organizational recognition\, and fostering collaboration\, which has resulted in increased resources and support for the organization’s programs and initiatives. Before transitioning to the nonprofit sector\, Deirdra held senior roles in marketing and sales\, where she gained extensive experience in strategic planning\, relationship management\, and achieving measurable results. Her ability to translate corporate strategies into mission-driven successes has defined her work in the nonprofit world\, where she blends business acumen with a deep commitment to creating meaningful change. A native of Cork\, Ireland\, Deirdra holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters Degree in Marketing Management from University College Cork. In 2021\, she earned her Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential. Deirdra resides in Virginia with her husband and three children. \nAnnette R. March-Grier\, RN.\, C.F.S.P.\, is a native Baltimorean\, and Vice President of a family business; March Funeral Homes located in Maryland\, Washington DC and Virginia. She is a registered nurse\, a mortician and the visionary of Roberta’s House Inc.\, a non-profit Family Grief Support Center founded in 2007\, by the March family in honor of their matriarch\, Julia Roberta March. Annette is the President\, and has lead the way for grief education and support for grieving children and families in Baltimore for more than 38 years. A teacher\, counselor\, trainer and leader\, with her compassionate staff\, provides a safe place for children and adults to heal and recover from the death of someone close. Roberta’s House provides trauma informed care and addresses grief as a public health service through education and over 15 peer support programs. Children\, adults\, and families suffering the loss or death of a loved one receive support and a safe place to heal and recover. To date Roberta’s House has provided support services to more than 10\,000 children and adults and trained over 800 community volunteers that support their programs. Roberta’s House conducts grief support programs for individuals of all ages and types of death losses as well as professional workshops for the community. It is the first bereavement center to be founded by African Americans in the U.S. to address the inequities for people of color with grief and mental health resources. In January of 2021\, March-Grier fundraised and successfully completed the construction of the first bereavement center in Baltimore Maryland to serve children and families. The center is located on the same landmark that her parents operated the funeral home from 1957-1980. The 22\,000 square foot facility is a state of the art bereavement center that is one of a kind in the US to provide bereavement care and counseling for the underserved and people of color. \nAnnette is a recipient of numerous awards and achievements. She received the National Caring Award in October\, 2016 which includes her induction into the Caring Hall of Fame located in the Frederick Douglas Museum on Capitol Hill in Washington\, D.C. In addition\, she was selected by CNN\, the world leader in news\, as one of the top ten CNN heroes\, 2014 for changing the world. \nDebbie Meyer\, MNM\, has an extensive background in leading nonprofits as the present executive director of Erin’s House for Grieving Children for the past 17 years. Debbie is a proud board member and current board president for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG). \nDebbie is an adjunct lecturer in nonprofit courses for Huntington University\, Purdue University\, and Arizona State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in nonprofit administration from the University of Central Florida. In her spare time\, she loves to read\, travel\, shop\, and cheer on Notre Dame football with her family. \nFun facts: \n\nErin’s House and Debbie are a featured chapter in American Spirit by Taya Kyle and Jim DeFelice\, 2019 – Pages 164-172.\nDebbie was also the marketing director for a winning Indianapolis 500 race car driver\, Eddie Cheever.\nErin’s House was recently featured in the Peacock documentary “Here Come the Irish” with Coach Marcus Freeman\, in August 2024.\n\nBrennan Wood has served as the Executive Director of Dougy Center: The National Grief Center for Children & Families based in Portland\, Oregon since 2015\, where she has been on staff in various roles since 2004. Brennan’s professional background and expertise are grounded in fundraising\, strategic planning\, organizational development\, and capacity building. She is the author of\, A Kids Book About Grief and is a member of the National Advisory Council for the COVID Collaborative as well as the Advisory Council for Hidden Pain. She was the 2020 Light-a-Fire Award Extraordinary Executive Director and a 2022 Women of Influence Award recipient. Brennan is passionate about Dougy Center’s mission to provide grief support\, resources\, training\, and community response to children\, teens\, young adults\, and their families who are grieving before and after a death\, and those who support them. Brennan walked through the doors of Dougy Center for the first time in 1987 when her mother\, Doris\, died three days after she had turned 12-years-old. Her experience in a peer support group at Dougy Center shaped her life and she has strived to provide the same opportunity that she had to other children and families who are grieving in her community\, across the country\, and around the world ever since. Under Brennan’s leadership\, Oregon Business named Dougy Center as a “Best Nonprofit to Work For” for the past six years\, and local CEOs voted Dougy Center as a “Most Admired Company” for the past four. Since becoming Executive Director\, Brennan has championed Dougy Center’s commitment to equity and inclusion and has brought innovative partnerships\, programs\, and resources to the field of childhood bereavement. Brennan is committed to making the world a more grief-informed place where we all can acknowledge grief as a natural and normal response to loss that is interwoven into a sociocultural context.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/centering-compassion-series-supporting-staff-and-volunteers-in-challenging-times/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Centering Compassion Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T130000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Why Evaluation Matters
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nIn this webinar\, we will discuss why program evaluation should be considered an essential practice for all childhood bereavement support agencies. If you are new to the field\, you will learn about program evaluation in general and more specific applications for the bereavement field. We will also provide examples of how you may be included in the evaluation process\, regardless of your role\, and describe resources that can support evaluation work. \n  \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nNot currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nThis session is part of the Introduction to Grief Support Series. To view the other sessions in the Fall 2025 Series\, click on the title below. \nThis session – Session 1: Why Evaluation Matters\nSession 2: Providing Long-Term Grief Support versus Crisis Intervention\nSession 3: Create Engaging and Meaningful Activities for Individual and Group Grief Support \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the purpose of program evaluation.\nUnderstand your role in program evaluation.\nUnderstand how to continue to grow evaluation.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nMaria Bartini\, PhD\, is the Evaluation Manager at Judi’s House/JAG Institute. With a doctoral degree in Life-Span Developmental Psychology from the University of Georgia\, she has over 20 years’ experience teaching research methods\, statistics\, and child development at the college level. In her academic career\, she also conducted evaluation research in schools\, colleges\, and youth sports organizations with the overarching goal of improving the lives of children and adolescents. In addition to heading the organization’s Childhood Bereavement Changemaker Initiative\, Maria contributes to the evaluation and research activities at Judi’s House. Her work focuses on building evaluation/data utilization capacity in the field of childhood bereavement and evaluating the impact of Judi’s House services. She can be reached at mariab@judishouse.org. \nMadeline (Maddy) Saunders\, MS\, works as a Research Associate at Judi’s House/JAG Institute. In her role she helps lead the Childhood Bereavement Changemaker expansion\, collaborating with organizations across the country to support implementation of data-informed strategies in decision-making\, program implementation\, and evaluation. Maddy holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Psychology with concentrations in Evaluation Research and Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She can be reached at maddyv@judishouse.org. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-why-evaluation-matters/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20250122T165942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T143855Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Goodbye Rituals: The Importance of Involving Children in the Bereavement Process
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on the importance of goodbyes and the surrounding rituals that families participate in during times of bereavement. The death of a loved one is a significant life event which often occurs within the healthcare environment. Child Life Specialists support children and families in various settings during critical stress points in their lives. In the hospital setting\, Child Life Specialists provide procedural preparation\, support\, distraction\, play\, education\, bereavement support\, legacy activities\, memory making\, and help promote positive coping mechanisms. Additionally\, Child Life Specialists provide emotional safety during distressing situations which aids in minimizing both short- and long-term effects associated with trauma. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Policy Statement (2021) highlights that “child life services are associated with improved quality\, outcomes\, and patient and family experiences as well as decreased costs in pediatric care.” \n“An estimated 6.3 million children in the United States will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age eighteen” (Judi’s House and JAG Institute\, 2024). The death of a loved one may impact the psychosocial and emotional development of a child and can lead to anxiety\, depression\, behavioral related problems\, poor school performance\, social withdrawal\, and feelings of insecurity and vulnerability. Muriel et al. explain the “profound impact” a parent’s early death has on “children and the adults they become\,” (Muriel et al.\, 2019). \nRituals provide personal connections between the bereaved child and dying family member. Incorporating legacy building and memory making into bereavement interventions may enhance a child’s ability to cope with death and loss. In addition\, these activities provide the opportunity for children to take an active role in the process of saying goodbye to their loved one. Goodbye rituals\, done with or apart from the dying loved one\, help children recognize\, grieve\, and honor special relationships in their lives. \n  \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\nInstructional Level: Intermediate – This best describes a topic or issue that the audience likely has a theoretical foundation for understanding and/or a working knowledge.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nSummarize the necessity of providing goodbye opportunities for children and adolescents.\nRestate the importance of respecting families’ unique values\, spiritual beliefs\, and traditions.\nIdentify 2-3 legacy building and memory methods.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nOlivia Buzminsky\, holds a MS in Child Life\, Administration\, and Family Collaboration with Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in Family Professional Collaboration and Autism Studies from Towson University and a BA in Psychology from Mount Saint Mary College. She currently works as a Child Life Specialist at Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital in the pediatric emergency department and University of Maryland Medical Center in the pediatric emergency department\, PICU\, and proton radiation unit. Olivia is newly married\, lives in Northern Baltimore with her husband and has a passion for animals especially dogs. \nCami Frickman received her BFA with a Certificate in Art Therapy from School of Visual Arts in New York. Cami is a Certified Child Life Specialist\, Certified Grief Support Specialist and completed her Certification in Thanatology from Hood College. Over the past twenty-five years\, Cami has worked in various hospital and school settings with children and families. She currently works as Child Life Specialist for Adult Services at Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital/Inova Fairfax Medical Campus supporting children of adult patients and teens hospitalized on adult units. Cami lives with her husband\, 5 children\, and one pup in the Northern Virginia suburbs. \nAlicia Field received her BS in Family Child Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Alicia has close to 30 years as a Child Life Specialist. She began her career at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC and transitioned to Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital/Inova Fairfax Medical Campus supporting children of adult patients\, teens hospitalized on adult units. Her most prized award was from The EVAN Foundation\, where she was honored for her dedication and service to children with cancer in 2020. She lives in Northern VA with her husband and 3 children and their lovable dog Cooper. \n  \n \nSupported by the philanthropic investment\nof the New York Life Foundation. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information →
URL:https://nacg.org/event/the-power-of-goodbye-rituals-the-importance-of-involving-children-in-the-bereavement-process/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20250715T174752Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Providing Long-Term Grief Support versus Crisis Intervention
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nThis session is designed to discuss immediate grief during a crisis and long-term grief\, with a particular emphasis on the transitional aspects of this process. Session attendees will learn how to collaborate effectively with local partners who are able to provide immediate support to children and families in moments of crisis. There will be discussion about the importance of facilitating engagement and ensuring that families are properly guided through the transition to long-term grief care when a crisis first occurs. \nThe session will explore best practices in collaborating with partner organizations who are equipped to provide immediate crisis interventions\, and in turn\, how to train these partners to refer to bereavement centers where children and families will receive extended support system that addresses their evolving needs over time. This includes learning about CBC’s “Self Care After Loss” workshops in order for session attendees to be prepared to assist communities after the immediate crisis and support for children\, teens\, and their families in the long term. The evidence based techniques discussed during the session will help attendees learn how to best guide children and families from crisis to healing\, while maintaining emotional and psychological support throughout the journey. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the key characteristics of crisis intervention versus long-term grief support.\nExplain how to build partnerships with organizations who are able to provide immediate crisis interventions.\nSummarize the psychological and emotional processes children and teens immediately face in crisis versus overtime in the grieving journey.\nName self-care activities which can be practiced with children and teens in the months after a crisis.\n\n  \n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nJulissa Reynoso\, LMHC\, serves as the Director of Programming for the Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC). She is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor having received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. In work with The Children’s Bereavement Center\, she oversees the grief support group program and program development. Her trainings and collaboration with local community agencies has expanded grief support in communities of need.  As a licensed therapist\, Julissa has worked with youth and adults providing individual\, group and family counseling in areas of grief\, traumatic loss\, and other areas impacting individuals of diverse backgrounds. \nDebra Albo-Steiger\, LCSW\, has 20 years of experience in education\, advocacy\, and social service administration and is currently the CEO of Children’s Bereavement Center located in Miami\, Florida. Debra began her career in Chicago Public Schools as a School Social Worker supporting students largely impacted by gang violence in Spanish-speaking communities. While working at CPS\, she implemented both School-Based Program Solving and Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS) to help students succeed in school. On a daily basis she provided counseling sessions in individual\, group\, and family settings. Since returning to Miami-Dade County in 2005\, Debra has worked to give a voice to the most vulnerable in our community\, namely children\, youth\, and families experiencing trauma such as the loss of a loved one and/or homelessness. Within the Miami-Dade County Public School system\, Debra broadened the scope of services through Project UP-START\, the Homeless Education Program. And within the community\, Debra helped to create and lead the Miami-Dade County Youth Homeless Initiative\, the HOMY Collective (Helping Our Miami-Dade Youth)\, as well as founded and co-chaired the Youth Homeless Working Group through Miami-Dade County’s Homeless Trust. Along with national partners\, Debra has presented to others about the unique and complex challenges faced by homeless children\, youth\, and families and collaborated with many stakeholders to make systemic changes in order to better serve this population. This includes being a sponsor for the 100-Day Challenge to end youth homelessness in 2018-2019. \n  \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information:\nEach professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real-time) to earn CEs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE process\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7221. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.0 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0689. Social Workers completing this course will receive 1.0 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0238. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.0 contact hours. \nNational Alliance for Children’s Grief\, #1819\, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. National Alliance for Children’s Grief maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 07/20/2023 – 07/20/2026. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.0 continuing education credits. \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. \nAttendance policy: To earn CEs for this event\, you must attend the entirety of the event as demonstrated by your autogenerated login and logout time on the Zoom Webinar report and complete an online event evaluation within seven (7) days of the event. Please make sure you are signed into Zoom using the name that matches your professional license and not the name of your place of employment\, as there is no way to verify your attendance after the fact if your name does not appear on the Zoom Webinar report. CE certificates will be sent out within 30 days of the educational event. The link for your certificate will come from “certificates@simplecert.net” as the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Please be sure to add this email to your “safe sender list”. The NACG is unable to process certificates after 90 days from the date of the event. \nCE Certificate retrieval request: The NACG maintains continuing education records for at least six years from the date of completion of the educational event which includes: name and curriculum vitae of the presenter\, a record of attendance\, an outline of the course\, date and location of the course\, and the number of hours for completion of the course. If you attended a CE educational event and are in need of a copy of your CE certificate\, please fill out this form to obtain a copy: https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/qfsln7r1twqpty/. Please note that if the education event was more than 90 days ago\, and a required evaluation was not completed\, a certificate cannot be provided per the policy. \n Grievance policy: To view the NACG’s Continuing Education Grievance Policy\, you can find it HERE. Please complete THIS form to share a grievance with the NACG regarding a continuing education event.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-providing-long-term-grief-support-versus-crisis-intervention/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20250402T130500Z
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SUMMARY:Empowering Schools to Sustain Grief Support: A Train-the-Trainer Model for Lasting Change
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we will explore how Good Grief and the Trenton School District have partnered to build sustainable grief peer support systems within schools\, proving that the “train-the-trainer” model is both feasible and effective. Grief centers are often hesitant to allow schools to implement peer support programs and curriculum due to concerns about fidelity and long-term impact. However\, by equipping schools with the right training\, resources\, and ongoing support\, we have seen firsthand how this approach can become embedded in the school culture\, making a lasting difference in the way grief is addressed. \nThis presentation will walk attendees through our partnership journey\, showcasing the strategic steps we took to ensure school personnel were prepared to adapt our resources to their unique communities. We’ll highlight the importance of customizing grief support to fit the specific needs of each school\, shifting the focus from external service providers to internal champions who can lead these efforts long after the initial training. \nParticipants will leave with a deeper understanding of how the train-the-trainer model not only ensures fidelity but also empowers schools to take ownership of grief support\, fostering resilience and shifting how grief is talked about within their communities. This model offers an adaptable\, scalable approach to making grief support a permanent and transformative part of school culture. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CEs) Available: 1.5 hours\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\, school professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDefine the Train-the-Trainer Model.\nExplore Strategies for Customizing Grief Support.\nIdentify Key Components for Sustainable Implementation.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nEvelynn Moon\, MA\,  has over 15 years of experience training thousands of educators and professionals on topics such as peer leadership\, social emotional learning\, empathy\, self-care\, and grief support. \nAt Good Grief\, Evelynn works with schools and districts to enhance grief literacy through workshops\, training\, and curriculum. She prepares volunteers to lead peer support programs in the Family Centers\, oversees virtual learning initiatives\, and curates a monthly webinar series for continuing education. Evelynn is also a key organizer of the annual Good Grief Spring Symposium and contributed as a subject matter expert in developing the Good Grief Schools eLearning platform. \nIn addition to her role at Good Grief\, Evelynn coaches clients at BetterUp\, where she focuses on clients who are experiencing a transition and would benefit from non-judgmental support and accountability. \nBefore joining Good Grief\, Evelynn worked in Social Emotional Learning\, Mentorship\, Peer Leadership\, DEIB in Schools\, and Comprehensive Sex Education with the Center for Supportive Schools. \n  \nMelda Grant\, MA\, EdS\, holds a BA in Sociology from Howard University\, an MA in Counseling from Rider University\, and an Ed.S. Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from The College of New Jersey.  She is currently employed with the Trenton BOE as the Coordinator of the Trenton School Based Youth Services Program. \nMs. Grant has developed programming\, which has included youth\, inmates\, and communities religious congregations\, and the community at-large.  She has traveled extensively serving as Master Trainer of educators and community service providers for various State Departments of Health\, including the U.S. Virgin Islands.  She has also served as a Facilitator for the New Jersey Human Development Corporation’s Project Rebuild – Family to Family Program. \nMs. Grant is a Fellow of Leadership Trenton\, Chartering President of the Howard University Alumni Club of Metropolitan Trenton\, Member of Chi Sigma Iota\, Chartering Member and Health Committee Chair of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Central New Jersey Chapter\, a Member of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association\, and a graduate of the 5th New Jersey State Police Citizen’s Academy.  She is also certified as a teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) Instructor. \n  \n \nSupported by the philanthropic investment\nof the New York Life Foundation. \n  \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information:\nEach professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real-time) to earn CEs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE process\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7221. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0689. Social Workers completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0238. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nNational Alliance for Children’s Grief\, #1819\, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. National Alliance for Children’s Grief maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 07/20/2023 – 07/20/2026. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 continuing education credits. \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. \nAttendance policy: To earn CEs for this event\, you must attend the entirety of the event as demonstrated by your autogenerated login and logout time on the Zoom Webinar report and complete an online event evaluation within seven (7) days of the event. Please make sure you are signed into Zoom using the name that matches your professional license and not the name of your place of employment\, as there is no way to verify your attendance after the fact if your name does not appear on the Zoom Webinar report. CE certificates will be sent out within 30 days of the educational event. The link for your certificate will come from “certificates@simplecert.net” as the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Please be sure to add this email to your “safe sender list”. The NACG is unable to process certificates after 90 days from the date of the event.  \nCE Certificate retrieval request: The NACG maintains continuing education records for at least six years from the date of completion of the educational event which include: the name and curriculum vitae of the presenter\, a record of attendance\, an outline of the course\, date\, and location of the course\, and the number of hours for completion of the course. If you attended a CE educational event and need a copy of your CE certificate\, please complete this form to obtain a copy: https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/qfsln7r1twqpty/. Please note if the education event was more than 90 days ago\, and a required evaluation was not completed\, a certificate cannot be provided per the policy. \nGrievance policy:  To view the NACG’s Continuing Education Grievance Policy\, you can find it HERE. Please complete THIS form to share a grievance with the NACG regarding a continuing education event.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/empowering-schools-to-sustain-grief-support-a-train-the-trainer-model-for-lasting-change/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20250312T170256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T130715Z
UID:13399-1762516800-1762520400@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Create Engaging and Meaningful Activities for Individual and Group Grief Support
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nThe development of activities that effectively address the topic of grief aids in the retainment of grief-related education. The incorporation of activities can enhance the learning\, growth\, and connection that grief support provides. Participants will learn how to design and implement activities that are both interactive and therapeutic\, as well as see examples. In addition\, they will better understand the importance of incorporating current interests of youth into the activities for further engagement. Attendees will explore the various types of activities\, including physical activities\, artistic expression\, and mindful practices. Also\, participants will learn various ways to measure the effectiveness of their activities in age-appropriate ways. The session will equip attendees with the knowledge\, tools\, and strategies needed to enhance their grief care by incorporating activities into grief support. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDevelop interactive activities for children and teenagers that facilitate productive discussion.\nIdentify relevant trends and interests of youth to incorporate into activities and maximize engagement.\nCreate activities that foster expression by incorporating various art mediums and levels of instruction.\nApply developmentally appropriate modifications to activities to maximize comprehension and effectiveness.\nUtilize a variety of activity types to ensure different types of learners are engaged.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nLaurel Neitling joined the team in July 2023 as the Circles of Hope Program Manager. She previously graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in management\, and she graduated with an MBA from Western Governor’s University in 2024. She previously volunteered with New Hope as a support group facilitator. She experienced the loss of her father as a young child\, and that led to a passion for helping bereaved families get the support they need. Laurel has presented at numerous Grief Sensitivity Training sessions and the 2024 NACG Grief Conference. Laurel has had the privilege of watching many of our participants grow through their grief journeys\, and she is grateful to work alongside such dedicated volunteers and staff members to offer grief support services to the bereaved. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-create-engaging-and-meaningful-activities-for-individual-and-group-grief-support/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20250804T155449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T152929Z
UID:14190-1765368000-1765371600@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Grief and Bereavement of Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research and Practice
DESCRIPTION:The development of activities that effectively address the topic of grief aids in the retainment of grief-related education. The incorporation of activities can enhance the learning\, growth\, and connection that grief support provides. Participants will learn how to design and implement activities that are both interactive and therapeutic\, as well as see examples. In addition\, they will better understand the importance of incorporating current interests of youth into the activities for further engagement. Attendees will explore the various types of activities\, including physical activities\, artistic expression\, and mindful practices. Also\, participants will learn various ways to measure the effectiveness of their activities in age-appropriate ways. The session will equip attendees with the knowledge\, tools\, and strategies needed to enhance their grief care by incorporating activities into grief support. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Intermediate – This best describes a topic or issue that the audience likely has a theoretical foundation for understanding and/or a working knowledge.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe ways that children with ID understand and process a loss\nProvide examples of how children with ID engage in Caring Connections\nDemonstrate developmentally inclusive support strategies\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nArlen Gaines\, PhD\, MSW\, LCSW-C\, LICSW\, APHSW-C\, is a psychosocial leader in the field of palliative care and hospice\, providing system-wide leadership to social workers in palliative care at MedStar Health. Over close to 20 years of caring for patients and their families with serious illness and at the end of life\, she developed a specialization in supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in their grief and speaks nationally on this subject. She is the co-author of the award-winning I Have a Question series\, which addresses complex topics for children\, inclusive of those with developmental disabilities\, such as I Have a Question about Death and I Have a Question about Cancer. As the first social worker in the inaugural doctoral program in Palliative Care at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore\, she completed her dissertation research on the grief and bereavement experiences of children with intellectual disabilities. \n  \n \nSupported by the philanthropic investment\nof the New York Life Foundation. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information:\nEach professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real-time) to earn CEs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE process\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7221. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0689. Social Workers completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0238. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nNational Alliance for Children’s Grief\, #1819\, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. National Alliance for Children’s Grief maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 07/20/2023 – 07/20/2026. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 continuing education credits. \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. \nAttendance policy: To earn CEs for this event\, you must attend the entirety of the event as demonstrated by your autogenerated login and logout time on the Zoom Webinar report and complete an online event evaluation within seven (7) days of the event. Please make sure you are signed into Zoom using the name that matches your professional license and not the name of your place of employment\, as there is no way to verify your attendance after the fact if your name does not appear on the Zoom Webinar report. CE certificates will be sent out within 30 days of the educational event. The link for your certificate will come from “certificates@simplecert.net” as the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Please be sure to add this email to your “safe sender list”. The NACG is unable to process certificates after 90 days from the date of the event.  \nCE Certificate retrieval request: The NACG maintains continuing education records for at least six years from the date of completion of the educational event which include: the name and curriculum vitae of the presenter\, a record of attendance\, an outline of the course\, date\, and location of the course\, and the number of hours for completion of the course. If you attended a CE educational event and need a copy of your CE certificate\, please complete this form to obtain a copy: https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/qfsln7r1twqpty/. Please note if the education event was more than 90 days ago\, and a required evaluation was not completed\, a certificate cannot be provided per the policy. \nGrievance policy:  To view the NACG’s Continuing Education Grievance Policy\, you can find it HERE. Please complete THIS form to share a grievance with the NACG regarding a continuing education event.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/grief-and-bereavement-of-children-with-intellectual-disabilities-current-research-and-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251209T141538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T202916Z
UID:14694-1769000400-1769005800@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Evaluation & Dissemination of a Bereavement Support Intervention for LGBTQIA+ Youth
DESCRIPTION:Lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and gender non-conforming youth\, are impacted by high rates of traumatic loss\, as well as by the experience of suffocated and disenfranchised grief\, much of it caused by the stigma\, shaming and violence directed at LGBT people. These youth can also have unique bereavement concerns\, distinct from their heterosexual and cisgender peers\, given the ways that the developmental trajectory of LGBT adolescents can intersect with the processes of mourning and grief. \nThe Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest LGBT youth-serving organizations\, providing primarily Black and Latino youth with mental health services and an array of youth development programs. In response to the numbers of bereaved youth seeking counseling services at HMI\, and the regularity with which our community mourns the loss of young people\, many of whom die by violence and suicide\, the Institute has developed a curriculum-driven group intervention to support bereaved youth\, focused on resilience\, coping with loss\, and finding connections with LGBT ancestors. The curriculum teaches youth about LGBT history and collective responses to loss and trauma\, so that youth can learn how to transform pain through creative expression\, social action\, and community celebrations. The intervention\, titled “Survivance and Queer Youth\,” is grounded in Shawn Ginwright’s concept of “Healing-Centered Engagement” which is a strength-based approach\, and views those exposed to trauma as active agents in the creation of their own healing. Healing-Centered Engagement advances a collective view of healing\, and re-centers culture\, healthy identity\, and a sense of belonging as central features in well-being. \nStaff from HMI will present on the implementation and dissemination of this community-based bereavement support program\, and will share results from our program evaluation which includes quantitative data from seven (7) youth centers located across the country\, and qualitative data about the Facilitator Training. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\, school professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize and articulate the types of non-death losses experienced by LGBT youth\, and the reasons for higher rates of bereavement and early death among this population.\nIdentify and understand the psychosocial phenomenon of disenfranchised grief and suffocated grief among LGBTQ youth communities.\nArticulate best practices for counseling and supporting bereaved LGBTQ youth and adolescents using approaches drawn from Healing-Centered Engagement\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\n Zola Bruce is a dynamic social worker\, educator\, writer\, and interdisciplinary artist whose work centers on experiential learning\, leadership development\, creative program design\, healing\, and community-based education. Originally from Dallas\, Texas\, Zola relocated to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College\, where they studied psychology and sculpture. Their global perspective was further shaped by a semester abroad in Kingston\, Jamaica\, with The School for International Training\, focusing on Gender and Development. \nZola earned their Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University in 2001 and spent over a decade advancing youth development initiatives across New York City. Their work with organizations such as the Center for Family Life\, McBurney YMCA\, the LGBTQ Center\, and The Center for Anti-Violence Education emphasized therapeutic programming for youth and families\, with a strong commitment to social justice and healing. \nInternationally\, Zola founded Unified for Global Healing\, a nonprofit dedicated to grassroots community health initiatives in Haiti\, Ghana\, and India. Through the use of art as a universal language\, they fostered cross-cultural dialogue and connection beyond barriers of language\, class\, and culture. They also led youth programming in Kyoto\, Japan\, as part of World Learning’s Arts & Culture initiative. \nBlending their passions for art\, activism\, and social work\, Zola served as Associate Director of Communications & Impact at The Center for Anti-Violence Education and continues to consult and speak at activist events. Currently\, they serve as Manager of Bereavement and Mental Health Services at the Hetrick-Martin Institute and teach as an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College. \nZola resides in Brooklyn\, where they remain deeply engaged in creative and community-centered work. \n  \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/evaluation-dissemination-of-a-bereavement-support-intervention-for-lgbtqia-youth/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251209T154540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T191433Z
UID:14699-1772024400-1772029800@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Brothers in Grief: The Hidden Toll of Gun Violence on Black Boys and Their Schools
DESCRIPTION:The webinar will introduce and illustrate the main findings from my new book\, Brothers in Grief: The Hidden Toll of Gun Violence on Black Boys and Their Schools. \nBrothers in Grief spotlights the neglected aftermath of neighborhood gun violence and its consequences for racial and educational equity. Drawing on two years of school-based ethnography and more than five years of digital ethnography at a single-sex charter school in Philadelphia\, sociologist Nora Gross examines how Black teen boys manage their grief after losing friends to gun violence and how school leaders and teachers balance their educational mission with often incomplete understandings of students’ emotions. The book conceptualizes the progression of institutional responses to student grief as a set of stages: the easy hard\, hard hard\, and hidden hard. In the aftermath of multiple student murders\, the school initially recognizes the need for communal outlets for student grief\, but soon the urgency of educating Black boys deemed ‘already behind’ takes priority. Relying on myths of Black resilience and male stoicism\, the school ushers students back to ‘business as usual.’ Despite the adults’ best intentions\, these decisions fail to mitigate the effects of peer loss on students’ social and educational trajectories. Although students’ persistent\, unacknowledged grief is narrated constantly in online peer-driven social media spaces\, it remains hidden from the adults making decisions about their education. Forcing students’ grief into hiding produces long-term social injuries for some students. Brothers in Grief concludes with a discussion of what can be learned from other youth and school responses to gun violence and proposes that schools could play a role in helping youth translate their collective grief into productive forms of grievance and action. \n  \n\n \nNot currently a NACG member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\, school professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize and acknowledge the role of grief among Black boys in contexts of high levels of neighborhood youth gun violence.\nConsider the role the schools can play in supporting grieving youth.\nConsider how opportunities for activism\, service\, and other community efforts could play a role in youths’ healing.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nNora Gross\, PhD\, is a sociologist of youth\, race\, and education and a documentary filmmaker. She is Assistant Professor of Education at Barnard College\, Columbia University and received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Sociology and Education. Nora uses qualitative\, multimodal\, and participatory methods to understand the ways youth develop and protect their inner lives in the face of external constraints. She has published on issues related to racialized masculinity for both Black and white boys\, grief and loss\, political polarization in schools\, teens’ social media use\, youth resistance and emotional solidarity\, and school supports for vulnerable youth. She has also produced several documentary films focusing on the lives of Black boys and men. Nora is the author of the ethnographic book\, Brothers in Grief: The Hidden Toll of Gun Violence on Black Boys and Their Schools (University of Chicago Press\, 2024)\, as well as co-editor of Care-Based Methodologies: Reimagining Qualitative Research with Youth in US Schools (Bloomsbury Academic\, 2022). \n  \n \nSupported by the philanthropic investment\nof the New York Life Foundation. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information:\nEach professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real-time) to earn CEs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE process\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7221. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0689. Social Workers completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0238. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nNational Alliance for Children’s Grief\, #1819\, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. National Alliance for Children’s Grief maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 07/20/2023 – 07/20/2026. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 continuing education credits. \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. \nAttendance policy: To earn CEs for this event\, you must attend the entirety of the event as demonstrated by your autogenerated login and logout time on the Zoom Webinar report and complete an online event evaluation within seven (7) days of the event. Please make sure you are signed into Zoom using the name that matches your professional license and not the name of your place of employment\, as there is no way to verify your attendance after the fact if your name does not appear on the Zoom Webinar report. CE certificates will be sent out within 30 days of the educational event. The link for your certificate will come from “certificates@simplecert.net” as the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Please be sure to add this email to your “safe sender list”. The NACG is unable to process certificates after 90 days from the date of the event.  \nCE Certificate retrieval request: The NACG maintains continuing education records for at least six years from the date of completion of the educational event which include: the name and curriculum vitae of the presenter\, a record of attendance\, an outline of the course\, date\, and location of the course\, and the number of hours for completion of the course. If you attended a CE educational event and need a copy of your CE certificate\, please complete this form to obtain a copy: https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/qfsln7r1twqpty/. Please note if the education event was more than 90 days ago\, and a required evaluation was not completed\, a certificate cannot be provided per the policy. \nGrievance policy:  To view the NACG’s Continuing Education Grievance Policy\, you can find it HERE. Please complete THIS form to share a grievance with the NACG regarding a continuing education event.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/brothers-in-grief-the-hidden-toll-of-gun-violence-on-black-boys-and-their-schools/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T121933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T150149Z
UID:14738-1772193600-1772197200@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Talking with Children and Teens about a Death Due to Suicide
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nHow do we best support children and families when someone in their life has died by suicide? Explaining a suicide death to children and teens is often a daunting task for parents and guardians navigating such a profound loss. Well-meaning adults want to protect children from the truth and from the painful emotions such as guilt\, shame\, and regret that often accompany a suicide death. Yet\, avoiding honest conversations can leave children and teens feeling confused and isolated. Parents and guardians may feel overwhelmed as they struggle with their own grief while also trying to decide what to tell their children and how to support them. For caregivers\, telling the truth may feel intimidating and provoke anxiety. This workshop will explore the impact of suicide loss on families\, including the layers of stigma\, silence\, and unanswered questions that often surround a death due to suicide. Additionally\, we will discuss the unique challenges that families grapple with after a loss to suicide. Participants will receive helpful tips and information about best practices for supporting families\, with suggested verbiage and phrases to use when explaining a suicide death to children and teens. This will include examples of what to say and what not to say\, as well as helpful responses when children have questions. There will be ample time for discussion in this interactive presentation. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the grief and loss experience of children and teens who have been impacted by the death of someone in their life due to suicide.\nList practical tips and tools for supporting grieving children and teens affected by a suicide death.\nDiscuss examples of what to say and what not to say as when talking with children and teens about a death due to suicide.\nDiscuss societal stigmas and their impact on bereaved children and teens.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nPamela Gabbay\, EdD\, FT – Dr. Pamela Gabbay is a nationally recognized author and trainer who has served the bereavement field in many capacities during her nearly 30-year career. Dr. Gabbay is part of the Youth Programs team at TAPS – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors\, and a member of the TAPS Advisory Board\, as well as working closely with Coping After Suicide. Additionally\, she is a National Trainer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and is the co-author\, along with Andy McNiel\, of Understanding and Supporting Bereaved Children: A Practical Guide for Professionals. Dr. Gabbay has served in a variety of roles in her career\, including being the Director of Operations and Training for The Compassionate Friends\, the Director of The Mourning Star Center for Grieving Children\, and the Camp Director for Camp Erin-Palm Springs. Additionally\, she served as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG). Dr. Gabbay holds a Fellow in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and earned a Master of Arts degree in Cognitive Psychology from Claremont Graduate University. She earned her Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Brandman University/UMass Global. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-talking-with-children-and-teens-about-a-death-due-to-suicide/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T124406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T173749Z
UID:14751-1773316800-1773322200@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Tender Moments: Guiding Preschoolers and Families Through the Journey of Grief
DESCRIPTION:Participants will explore how preschoolers understand and process loss\, effective ways to foster emotional expression in safe and supportive environments\, and how to engage family members in meaningful conversations about healing. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience\, this session equips educators\, caregivers\, and community members with tools to recognize the signs of grief\, provide comfort\, and build resilience for children and families navigating difficult times. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\, school professionals\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize developmental differences in how preschool-aged children understand and express grief compared to older children and adults.\nIdentify signs of grief in young children and family members\, including emotional\, behavioral\, and physical responses.\nApply developmentally appropriate strategies (such as play\, storytelling\, and routine support) to help preschoolers process loss in a safe and nurturing way.\nEngage families with sensitivity and empathy\, providing resources and communication tools that promote resilience and healing within the home and classroom.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nMy name is Doris McCoy\, LBSW/MSW-IPR\, and I bring more than 37 years of experience as a Social Work Consultant in health care\, managed care\, and early childhood education. I hold a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from Prairie View A&M University and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Houston\, where I now serve as Vice President of the Graduate College of Social Work Alumni Board Association. Much of my career has been dedicated to addressing the great needs of the communities I serve\, providing advocacy\, education\, and practical support to families\, children\, and professionals. Early in my career\, my retired professor\, Sandra Lopez\, affirmed that I have a gift and unique skills in the area of grief and bereavement. That insight has guided my path and deepened my commitment to supporting individuals and families during life’s most difficult transitions. In addition to direct service\, I am a certified Community Health Worker Instructor\, an American Heart Association CPR/BLS Instructor\, and a TECPDS Master Trainer. My work integrates grief and bereavement into trainings that equip professionals with strategies to respond with empathy\, build resilience\, and strengthen the capacity of communities to heal and thrive. \n  \nMy name is Jackie Hopkins\, RN\, and I bring a wealth of diverse knowledge and experience as a Registered Nurse. In addition to my clinical background\, I am a TECPDS-certified Trainer and Certified CPR Instructor\, dedicated to equipping individuals and organizations with the skills they need to succeed. I am especially passionate about teaching and supporting my community in the areas of **grief and bereavement**\, where I see a tremendous need for compassionate guidance and resources. Through my work\, I strive to provide training that is both practical and meaningful\, blending healthcare expertise with empathy to meet people where they are. My goal is to empower others\, whether in professional development or in personal healing\, by offering education and support that strengthens individuals\, families\, and the wider community. \n  \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/tender-moments-guiding-preschoolers-and-families-through-the-journey-of-grief/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T124628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T181523Z
UID:14755-1774612800-1774616400@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Silent Grievers: Supporting Siblings After Infant Loss Through Honest Communication and Connection
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nSiblings of infant loss are often the “forgotten grievers.” While parents receive the focus of support\, children frequently navigate their grief in silence. Some spend months joyfully anticipating a new baby\, only to have that hope shattered in an instant. Others meet their baby sibling only to say goodbye\, while many never meet the baby at all yet still live with the weight of their absence. \nThis session equips professionals\, caregivers\, and parents with research-backed strategies to validate and support these siblings while fostering emotional resilience. A key focus will be on the language we use to explain death and how vague statements like “went to sleep” or “we lost the baby” can cause confusion\, fear\, and mistrust. Participants will gain tools for delivering clear\, compassionate\, and developmentally appropriate explanations that help children process their grief safely. \nThe session begins with “Through Their Eyes\,” a reflective group activity where participants examine real-world vignettes and step into the perspective of grieving siblings. After exploring evidence-based principles for supporting siblings of infant loss\, participants will engage in “Find the Words\,” a hands-on exercise to practice reframing confusing or euphemistic statements into language that promotes trust\, clarity\, and connection. \nAttendees will leave with practical tools\, including language guides\, sibling-support strategies\, and memory-making prompts to help families foster open communication and inclusion. This session blends research and real-world application\, giving participants confidence and actionable skills to better support siblings affected by infant loss. \n  \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the unique grief experiences of siblings after infant loss\, including children “born into grief” after a loss.\nDemonstrate clear\, compassionate\, and developmentally appropriate language when explaining a sibling’s death.\nRecognize subtle signs of sibling grief and validate overlooked emotional needs\, including shattered anticipation and lack of closure.\nCreate opportunities for siblings to participate in memory-making and ongoing conversations to foster inclusion and resilience.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nMichelle Cramer is the Founder and Executive Director of On Angels’ Wings\, a nonprofit organization providing therapeutic photography\, grief support\, and long-term wellness resources to families navigating infant and child loss or caring for medically fragile children. As an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist\, Michelle has spent 18 years supporting grieving families and developing tools to foster healing. Her expertise lies in helping families\, caregivers\, and professionals validate and include siblings impacted by infant loss while modeling healthy communication and coping strategies. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-silent-grievers-supporting-siblings-after-infant-loss-through-honest-communication-and-connection/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T124853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T194013Z
UID:14758-1777032000-1777035600@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | When One Grieves\, We All Grieve: Family Systems–Informed Strategies for Grief Support
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nWhen one member of a family is grieving\, the entire system feels the ripple. Family systems theory reminds us that families don’t just contain grief—they express it\, shape it\, and sometimes even silence it across generations. For grief professionals\, recognizing these dynamics opens the door to more holistic and sustainable healing. \nThis interactive\, intermediate-level workshop explores strategies rooted in family systems theory. Through reflection\, dialogue\, and experiential activities\, participants will learn to recognize family patterns\, support healthier communication\, explore intergenerational grief\, foster flexibility in disrupted roles\, and build rituals that honor culture and memory. They will leave with adaptable strategies for diverse settings and a renewed lens for seeing grief as a collective journey. \nThis playback is available to active NACG members only. \n \nMembers must be logged into the member portal to access the playback. Not currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for webinar playbacks.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify and describe common grief roles within families and their impact on the system.\nApply family systems–informed strategies to strengthen communication and boundaries in grieving families.\nFacilitate rituals and practices that promote shared meaning-making across diverse cultural contexts.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nAnnette Mendez is a certified grief educator through David Kessler and the Training & Curriculum Manager at Good Grief. Raised in Newark as a first-generation college graduate\, she earned her B.A. in Human Development and Family Studies from Montclair State University and a Master’s Certification in Developmental Models for Autism Intervention. Annette is also a Certified Child Development Specialist\, with experience as an educator and as Special Services/Mental Health Coordinator for Head Start programs in Morris County. She brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work with grieving families. \nAriana Locascio is the Senior Family Services Manager at Good Grief. She has experience in hospital\, mental health\, and nonprofit settings\, including work as a Child Life Specialist and Case Manager. A former volunteer facilitator at Good Grief\, she joined the staff in 2021. In her current role\, she orients new families\, facilitates groups\, and supervises staff\, serving as the first point of contact for families beginning their grief journey. Ariana’s passion is helping others and building supportive spaces where healing is possible. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-when-one-grieves-we-all-grieve-family-systems-informed-strategies-for-grief-support/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T130300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T130506Z
UID:14772-1789732800-1789736400@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | From Vision to Vocation: Creative Career Pathways in Childhood Bereavement
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nThis training will explore diverse professional pathways in the field of childhood bereavement. Participants will gain an understanding of roles\, skills\, and qualifications needed within the field of childhood bereavement. Emphasis will be placed on translating academic knowledge into practical pathways\, preparing attendees to apply new insights within clinical\, educational\, and community settings. This training will also involve interactive discussion and reflection that encourages participants to reflect upon their personal strengths and how those strengths can align with professional opportunities. At the end of the training\, attendees will be better equipped to identify potential career trajectories and consider how their unique expertise can address this critical need. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for this webinar.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \nCost: Free for NACG Members; Non-Members: $20 per session\, $50 for Whole Series \n       \nNot currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify 5 professional pathways available in the field of childhood bereavement\nIdentify 2 gaps in counselor and social work education related to potential career preparedness in childhood bereavement\nAnalyze how personal strengths and professional backgrounds can align with specific opportunities in childhood bereavement.\nDevelop an individualized action plan or next steps for pursuing or advancing a career in childhood bereavement.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nKailey Bradley\, Ph.D.\, LPCC-S\, NCC\, FT\, is a licensed professional counselor\, nationally certified counselor\, and fellow in thanatology.  She also holds a doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Ohio University.  Dr. Bradley has a background in hospice work and feels that companioning and advocating for grievers is her life’s passion. Currently\, she is an adjunct professor at both Marian University and Marshall University where she teaches a wide range of counseling courses including childhood bereavement and pediatric hospice care.   Dr. Bradley is the clinical director at Refuge Counseling LLC and the co-founder and executive director of the Ohio Bereavement Collaborative\, a non-profit grief organization.   Moreover\, her professional leadership can be seen in her dedication to conducting over 100 peer-reviewed conference presentations and 10 peer-reviewed publications on topics related to: counselor education\, grief and loss\, and development of neurodiverse affirming learning environments. \nNancy Baur\, LPCC-S\, LICDC-S\, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervision designation and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. Nancy has a background cworking as a Mobile Response Stabilization Service (MRSS) therapist for Hopewell Health Centers in Southeastern Ohio. Nancy specializes in trauma therapy for children\, adolescents\, and people struggling with addiction. Nancy is an adjunct instructor for the University of Rio Grande and completed studies at the University of Vermont where she completed her certification as a Death Doula. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-from-vision-to-vocation-creative-career-pathways-in-childhood-bereavement/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20251216T131506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T153822Z
UID:14799-1792756800-1792760400@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Grief Support Series | Heroes\, Hashtags\, and Healing: Using Pop Culture to Connect with Grieving Kids and Teens
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of an ongoing series that will provide a foundation of introductory information for anyone working with or providing support to children\, teens\, and families who may be grieving. This series is not progressive; sessions can be viewed in any order. \nKids and teens often process grief through the lens of the media they consume\, including superheroes\, TV shows\, movies\, video games\, and social media trends. By incorporating these familiar characters and stories into grief programming\, facilitators can make activities more relatable and engaging. This session explores practical ways to integrate pop culture into grief curriculum\, such as using superhero resilience metaphors\, TikTok-inspired activities\, or movie clips as discussion starters. Participants will engage in hands-on examples of adapting familiar stories into therapeutic activities while ensuring sensitivity and inclusivity. Attendees will leave with creative tools to better meet young people where they are\, making group sessions both meaningful and memorable. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) credits are not available for this webinar.\nTarget Audience: Students\, interns\, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement\, new staff members\, new counselors\, group facilitators\, volunteers\, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.\nInstructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \nCost: Free for NACG Members; Non-Members: $20 per session\, $50 for Whole Series \n       \nNot currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nObjectives:\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify at least three benefits of incorporating pop culture references into grief programming.\nDesign one activity using a superhero\, movie\, or social media trend to support grief expression.\nAdapt pop culture integration strategies for different age groups.\nImplement at least two strategies that strengthen engagement and reduce chaos in group settings.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nLaurel Neitling joined New Hope in July 2023 as the Circles of Hope Program Manager and transitioned to the role of Development and Communications Manager in 2025. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in management from Central Michigan University and completed her MBA at Western Governors University in 2024. Before joining the staff team\, Laurel volunteered with New Hope as a support group facilitator and has presented at numerous conferences and outreach events\, including the 2024 and 2025 NACG National Symposium on Children’s Grief. She is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside New Hope’s dedicated volunteers and staff to provide compassionate grief support services to the community. \n  \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/introduction-to-grief-support-series-heroes-hashtags-and-healing-using-pop-culture-to-connect-with-grieving-kids-and-teens/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Introduction to Grief Support Series,Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T231603
CREATED:20260413T193149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T193149Z
UID:15213-1796299200-1796304600@nacg.org
SUMMARY:Reflection and Regulation: Art-Based Practices to Support Clinicians Working with Children in Grief
DESCRIPTION:When supporting children in grief\, clinicians bring best intentions and well-developed skills to the therapeutic relationship. Yet their own histories of loss can surface\, often in unrecognized ways and may shape how they engage with children in grief. Without awareness and reflection\, these reactions risk complicating the healing process. Research demonstrates that previously developed relationship patterns and emotional expression influence the therapeutic relationship (Prasko et al.\, 2022). \nRecognizing and reflecting on these experiences is essential in grief work. Equally critical is the capacity to regulate one’s own response to remain attuned and effective to the child. Clinicians themselves confirm this\, “those least likely to talk about grief with their clients described feeling uncomfortable reflecting on their own grief\,” highlighting the necessity of self-reflection before working with clients in grief (Blueford et al.\, 2022). \nUsing creative modalities may help in this process. As Shukla et al.\, (2022) note\, creative activities can reduce stress\, offering an accessible entry point for reflection and coping. Similarly\, del Río Diéguez et al.\, (2024) demonstrate that creative arts therapy interventions foster emotional regulation and self-awareness\, supporting counselors as they acknowledge personal grief\, process emotions\, and regulate more effectively. \nThis session introduces art-based techniques designed to foster both self-reflection and self-regulation for clinicians supporting children in grief. Drawing on international fieldwork in Ukraine during war\, the presenter will illustrate how trauma-informed training\, paired with art-based activities\, helped psychotherapists deepen awareness of their own grief responses while working under ongoing stress and loss. \nParticipants will engage in a brief guided art therapy experiential to explore their own comfort with grief\, reflect on their own responses\, and practice methods for helping to maintain regulation while working with children in grief. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Credits: 1.5 continuing education credits pending\nTarget Audience: Counselors\, Social workers\, Bereavement support professionals\, school professionals\nInstructional Level: Intermediate – This best describes a topic or issue that the audience likely has a theoretical foundation for understanding and/or a working knowledge\nFormat: Live Interactive Webinar \nCost: Free for NACG Members; $60 for Guests without CEs\, $75 for Guests with CEs \n     \nNot currently a member? Become a NACG member today! Your membership will provide access to free monthly webinars with CEs on current topics to support you in your work\, discounts on educational events\, access to all webinar playbacks\, and more. To learn more and become a member to access this webinar for no additional cost\, visit HERE → \n  \nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDefine countertransference in grief counseling and explain how a counselor’s own loss history may influence the therapeutic relationship with client.\nIdentify personal responses (of loss\, attunement\, needs) through a guided refection that may impact presence in the therapeutic relationship.\nDemonstrate an art-based activity designed to increase awareness of loss and its influence on the clinical work with children in grief.\nPractice an art-based self-regulation technique to manage emotional responses while working with children in grief.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nWendy Bradley\, MS\, ATR-BC\, CLAT\, is a board certified and licensed art therapist with over 25 years experience working with children\, teens and families medical\, psychiatric and school-based settings. She has been in private practice for ten years now\, where she focuses on children in grief and trauma. Wendy is also an adjunct professor\, teaching courses in communication\, psychology and child development. \nIn 2024\, Wendy co-designed and co-directed a grief and trauma respite camp in Ukraine\, where she trained Ukrainian psychotherapists and facilitated art-based interventions for children and families living in an active war zone. This work continues to inform her work with children and families\, helping them process grief through safety\, regulation\, and connection\, to build resilience. \nShe is also the author of “Spidey Senses”\, a children’s book created to help young readers manage anxiety and strengthen coping skills through their five senses.  Wendy presents at national and international conferences\, sharing her expertise in trauma-informed art therapy and developmentally responsive grief work with children. \n  \n \nSupported by the philanthropic investment\nof the New York Life Foundation. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Provider Information:\nEach professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real-time) to earn CEs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE process\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7221. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0689. Social Workers completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nThe National Alliance for Children’s Grief is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0238. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 contact hours. \nNational Alliance for Children’s Grief\, #1819\, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. National Alliance for Children’s Grief maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 07/20/2023 – 07/20/2026. Counselors completing this course will receive 1.5 continuing education credits. \nRefund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given. \nTo request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. \nAttendance policy: To earn CEs for this event\, you must attend the entirety of the event as demonstrated by your autogenerated login and logout time on the Zoom Webinar report and complete an online event evaluation within seven (7) days of the event. Please make sure you are signed into Zoom using the name that matches your professional license and not the name of your place of employment\, as there is no way to verify your attendance after the fact if your name does not appear on the Zoom Webinar report. CE certificates will be sent out within 30 days of the educational event. The link for your certificate will come from “certificates@simplecert.net” as the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Please be sure to add this email to your “safe sender list”. The NACG is unable to process certificates after 90 days from the date of the event.  \nCE Certificate retrieval request: The NACG maintains continuing education records for at least six years from the date of completion of the educational event which include: the name and curriculum vitae of the presenter\, a record of attendance\, an outline of the course\, date\, and location of the course\, and the number of hours for completion of the course. If you attended a CE educational event and need a copy of your CE certificate\, please complete this form to obtain a copy: https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/qfsln7r1twqpty/. Please note if the education event was more than 90 days ago\, and a required evaluation was not completed\, a certificate cannot be provided per the policy. \nGrievance policy:  To view the NACG’s Continuing Education Grievance Policy\, you can find it HERE. Please complete THIS form to share a grievance with the NACG regarding a continuing education event.
URL:https://nacg.org/event/reflection-and-regulation-art-based-practices-to-support-clinicians-working-with-children-in-grief/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar,Members Only Playback
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