Kauai Hospice will be providing a free workshop for anyone who is interested.It will consist of specialized training to increase the capacity of professionals to provide bereavement counseling to grieving children and families by developing skills and resources to facilitate group and one-to-one support sessionsWhen: Thursday, June 17th, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Lunch Break – On Your Own) Where: Queen Liliu`okalani Children’s Center (QLCC); 4530 Kali Road, LihueWhy: To empower front line workers to effectively support grieving children; to give requisite and appropriate resources and tools providers need to confidently and competently lead their own groups. Learning Objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the need / role bereavement services play in supporting children, adolescents, and their families; articulate the difference between normal and complicated grief.
- Identify and describe three particular challenges in administering, staffing and programming bereavement services / groups.
- Understand factors that influence the grief experience, long-term effects of bereavement, and identify at risk youth and adults.
- Discuss different programs / strategies suitable for different age groups (time limited support groups, monthly drop-ins, 1:1 support, networking grieving teens/adults) and the merits / draw backs of each.
- Know the school’s role in providing ways to memorialize a student who died; how teachers can be educated and students supported.