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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:\nJennifer Frush came on board as outreach and event coordinator in the summer of 2018. Her passion and energy helped increase New Hope’s reach and impact\, leading to her taking on the position of interim and then full Executive Director in January of 2020. She participates in the National Alliance for Children’s Grief online learning and webinars and other training. Jennifer sits on the following councils: Northville Community Cares\, Ascension Community Health Advisory Committee\, Community Mental Health Association through St. Mary Mercy Hospital’s Let’s Continue the Conversation Committee. She collaborates with eight Wayne Western School Districts. She is a trained facilitator for The Leader in Me school programs. She developed and led training for The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Families for Marine Elementary School. Additionally\, Hegira Health invited Jennifer to speak at their Focus on Zero suicide prevention conference and to moderate their celebrity panel. Like other staff and volunteers\, she received Trauma Informed Training and QPR (Question\, Persuade\, Refer) Crisis Training\, attended and participated in several NACG Grief Conferences\, and presented at the 2024 and 2025 NACG Grief Conference. Jennifer conducts Grief Sensitivity Training\, Childhood Bereavement Training\, Facilitator Training\, and more serving as the Executive Director. \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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T001008
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SUMMARY:Imagined Worlds\, Real Stories: Exploring Grief and Strength Through Tabletop Role Playing Games
DESCRIPTION:This presentation introduces participants to the theory\, structure\, and practical application of therapeutically applied tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) in clinical and supportive settings. Drawing on evidence-based practices and current research in game-based interventions\, the presentation explores how role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can be intentionally adapted to support session goals such as exploring strengths and coping mechanisms\, enhancing connection to the person who died\, increasing emotional regulation and addressing loss in a safe\, contained\, and imaginative environment. \nParticipants will gain introductory knowledge in both the mechanics of tabletop role-playing games and the core principles of therapeutic facilitation. Through a brief overview of TTRPGS\, case examples\, and hands-on activities\, attendees will learn basic principles of TTRPGs in individual and group sessions. Participants will leave with interventions that they can use in their supportive sessions. \n  \nContinuing Education (CE) Credits: 1.5 continuing education credits available\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\nAssess opportunities within the session to utilize TTRPGs to support therapeutic themes such as connection to the person who died\, identity exploration\, and resilience-building.\nRecognize the potential benefits and limitations of using TTRPGs with grieving clients\, including considerations for age\, neurodiversity\, and group dynamics.\nIdentify at least one intervention that can be used in supportive individual or group sessions.\n\n  \nSpeaker Bio:\nAshlee Cabral\, MA\, LMFT\, is a private practice therapist who has specialized in traumatic grief and loss with all ages. Her experience includes over a decade of private practice therapy\, hospice grief services coordination\, higher education instruction and clinical supervision. She is a certified therapeutic game master with experience using TTRPGs and video games in therapeutic practice. She has previously presented at the NACG on using video games with grieving kids. \nChristina Thomas\, MS\, LCSW\, is the Child and Families Grief Coordinator at a regional nonprofit hospice. She holds dual master’s degrees in child development and social work\, and has spent the past decade working with families navigating grief and loss. Christina developed the Adventures Through Grief program\, combining evidence-based grief support with creative role-playing interventions. \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/imagined-worlds-real-stories-exploring-grief-and-strength-through-tabletop-role-playing-games/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Live Interactive Webinar
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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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