It has been estimated that 22 – 30% of college students have experienced the death of a family member or friend within the last year. This workshop, intended for college and university counseling center staff and other providers working with young adult populations, will explore the intersection of typical developmental issues and the experience of [...]

We offer a series of workshops that provide practical information and strategies to address challenging topics related to death, divorce, illness, or any crisis of loss.  These workshops are open to the community, and continuing education credits are available for participants. Workshops run from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm at our house in Arlington.
Our Spring-Summer [...]

Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is presenting a webinar series on helping children and adolescents cope with grief and loss:
1. Bereavement Camps for Kids: Benefits and Challenges – February 1, 1:00-2:30pm ET
2. Bereaved Children & Adolescents: Lessons from Research – April 14, 1:00-2:30pm ET
3. Grieving Children & Adolescents: The Role of Internet Support – June 15, 1:00-2:30pm ET
The series will [...]

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Sunday, May 3rd  from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, we invite you to another workshop in our Parenting Through Grief Series, sponsored by the “alumni” parents of The Children’s Room.
Our next topic is on dating and marrying after a loss.
Everyone is different, and our parents will talk about making decisions about dating.  Taking the next [...]

On Friday, April 17th, the alumni of the Simmons College School of Social Work will be treated to several presentations from reprentatives from The Children’s Room as part of the college’s alumni programming.
The Keynote Speaker for the event is one of the founding board members of The Children’s Room Phyllis Silverman who will present on [...]

Our Parents Council, a group of “alumni” parents and other caring parents come together for workshops on a variety of topics.  The following information was compiled from their recent workshop.
Words That Don’t Help
We have all been hurt by people saying or doing the wrong things in response to the tragic loss of a loved one.  [...]

In her most recent article on the Psychology Today website, our board member and child bereavement expert, Phyllis Silverman writes that people instinctively want to protect children when someone has died.  In her thoughtful piece, she proposes that a better approach is to guide children through these experiences in ways that respect their age.  Phyllis’s [...]

Donna Sharff, Program Director and Deborah Rivlin, Director of Education and Training from The Children’s Room will be presenting at this year’s conference for the Massachusetts School Counselors Association.  
This workshop will provide counselors with the tools of language and strategies, from a developmental perspective, to help children and adolescents understand, grieve and remember as [...]