Walking Through Grief...

Greetings and Happy New Year!
It's been a little while since my last post. December was eventful at the bereavement center. There were many presentations on coping with the holidays and many memory wreath making events. Clients found comfort and support with their counselors and our support groups as they moved through this difficult month.

We are so excited to be offering our second Walking Through Grief: a bereavement specialty program starting next week. Our first series was met with great success. This certificate program is designed to educate and train professionals and paraprofessionals to work with those who are grieving. The focus is on grief that accompanies a death; however the physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional responses are often the same for any loss experience.

This program begins with an understanding of normal grief reactions and interventions. It enables the participants to gain knowledge, skill and confidence to support bereaved individuals and groups in various situations, as well as to provide the appropriate services and referrals.

Courses included in the series are Introduction to Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Anticipatory Grief, Complicated Grief, and Sudden Death, Grief and the Older Adult, Death and Spirituality, Contemporary Views of Grief, and Cultural Sensitivity and Grief. Participants can pick and choose what they would like to attend. Sessions are three hours in length and Continuing Educations credits are provided through The Hospice Institute for each session.

For more information or to register email thebereavementcenter@hospicewr.org or complete the registration form - http://www.hospicewr.org/uploads/pdf/WALKING%20THROUGH%20GRIEF%20REG%20BEG%20JAN%2009.pdf.

Hope to see you there.