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The Children’s Room Workshop Series

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:31:24 +0000

Using the expertise developed through working with hundreds of grieving children, teens, and adults, The Children’s Room educates the community about issues related to grief and loss. Teachers, social workers, and others who work closely with children and young adults will benefit from learning tools and strategies needed to support those impacted by a loss, crisis, or trauma.
* Workshops take place at TCR from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
* Continuing education credits available for social workers, counselors, and teachers.
* Click here for a registration form.

Visit the Workshop Series page on our website for more information about workshops, registration and continuing education credits.

Presented by Deborah Rivlin, MA
Director of Education & Training.
Deborah has worked in the field of bereavement for 35 years.

For more information about workshops,trainings,and consultations contact:
Deborah@childrensroom.org or call 781-641-4741 x321

National Alliance for Grieving Children Annual Symposium, Boston, July 14-16, 2011

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:32:13 +0000

The NAGC’s 15th annual symposium took place in Boston this year! This symposium brought together professionals in the child bereavement field to share their best practices concerning programming, research, measurement, fundraising and other topics. This colorful photograph shows artwork created by attendees from our NAGC workshop, “Winter Always Turns to Spring.”

Over 300 representatives from child bereavement programs across the country came together in June to share and learn about the important issues facing the many grieving families we serve.

Staff from The Children’s Room presenting at the symposium included Laurie Moskowitz-Corrois, Deborah Rivlin, and Colleen Shannon. They are pictured here with Phyllis Silverman (board member and internationally known author and bereavement researcher) as well as our Executive Director, Donna Smith Sharff. Our workshops were well attended and widely appreciated!

We shared an expressive arts activity we had used this spring in our groups as we explored different feelings. The discussion that unfolds is around growth (the petals), support (the stem), comfort (the leaves), and a child or teen being at the center of their own life, with the person who died always being a part of them.

As Laurie Moskowitz-Corrois explains, the metaphor “winter always turns into spring” can become a rich dialogue using the understanding of the seasons to deepen our awareness of the cycles of life and death and personal meaning making.”

Email info@childrensroom.org if you’d like to find out more about our workshop materials. For a detailed description of the expressive arts intervention on Spring Flowers, please click here.

The Children’s Room 2011 Workshop Series Supporting Emerging Adults Coping With Loss Tuesday, May 10, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:19:03 +0000

It has been estimated that around 25 percent of traditionally aged college students have experienced the death of a family member or friend within the last year. This workshop will explore the intersection of typical young adult developmental issues and the experience of bereavement.

Registration Information: $100.00 per workshop or $90.00 for early registration.
Workshops take place at The Children’s Room from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Continuing education credits available for social workers, counselors, and teachers.

Presented by Deborah Rivlin, MA, Director of Education & Training at TCR and adjunct professor at Mount Ida College. Deborah has worked in the field of bereavement for 35 years. She has previously worked with The Good Grief program at Boston Medical Center, and created and developed the CIRCLE, a bereavement support program for families, including many families who lost a loved one on 9/11/2001.

Click here to visit our Workshop Series page to view our summer workshop descriptions and dates and download and access the registration form.

For more information about workshops, trainings or consultations contact Deborah@childrensroom.org or call 781-641-4741 ext. 321.

The Children’s Room 2011 Workshop Series Talking with Young Children About Loss Saturday, April 2

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:36:52 +0000

“If we lost Uncle David, why don’t we go find him?”
Strategies for Talking with Young Children about Death, Dying and Loss
This interactive workshop will provide tools and strategies for working with young children around death, illness, and other painful losses. Participants will learn how to support and work with young children and their families through the grieving process

Registration Information: $100.00 per workshop or $90.00 for early registration.
Workshops take place at The Children’s Room from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Continuing education credits available for social workers, counselors and teachers.

Presented by Deborah Rivlin, MA, Director of Education & Training at TCR and adjunct professor at Mount Ida College. Deborah has worked in the field of bereavement for over 30 years. She has previously worked with The Good Grief program at Boston Medical Center, and developed the CIRCLE, a bereavement support program for families who lost a loved one on 9/11/2001.

Click here to visit our Workshop Series page to view other workshop descriptions and dates and download and access the registration form.

For more information about workshops, trainings or consultations contact Deborah@childrensroom.org or call 781-641-4741 ext. 321.

The Children’s Room 2011 Workshop Series Fostering Resiliency in Children, Tuesday, March 29

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:08:47 +0000

Fostering Resiliency in Children Coping with Death, Illness and other Losses
This workshop provides social workers, counselors, teachers, and other professionals with the tools and strategies to support children through all kinds of loss. Loss will be discussed not only as a crisis, but as an opportunity to develop and strengthen coping skills that will serve children throughout their lifetime.

Registration Information: $100.00 per workshop or $90.00 for early registration.
Workshops take place at The Children’s Room from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Continuing education credits available for social workers, counselors and teachers.

Presented by Deborah Rivlin, MA, Director of Education & Training at TCR and adjunct professor at Mount Ida College. Deborah has worked in the field of bereavement for over 30 years. She has previously worked with The Good Grief program at Boston Medical Center, and developed the CIRCLE, a bereavement support program for families who lost a loved one on 9/11/2001.

Click here to visit our Workshop Series page to view other workshop descriptions and dates and download and access the registration form. For more information about workshops, trainings or consultations contact Deborah@childrensroom.org or call 781-641-4741 ext. 321.

The Children’s Room 2011 Workshop Series Creating a Crisis Plan, Tuesday, March 15

kkillion@childrensroom.org — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:33:58 +0000

Creating a Crisis Plan: Helping Your Community Respond to Loss
by Creating a Crisis Team and Plan of Action

This training will provide participants with developmentally appropriate tools and strategies for helping children and adolescents cope with death, dying and loss. Working interactively, we will discuss how to create a ‘crisis’ or ‘caring’ team and a crisis protocol or plan of action. Being prepared with a plan of action before a crisis occurs, will help those involved to feel empowered instead of overwhelmed. Participants will learn how to create a physically and emotionally safe environment in which students and faculty can understand, grieve, commemorate, and go on when a school faces a crisis involving loss.

Upcoming Workshop: Understanding the Challenges of Loss in Adolescents – May 22

betzi — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:44:28 +0000

For most, adolescence is a period of life defined by growth and new beginnings. Yet for many teens it can be a time marred by grief and turmoil. This workshop will explore how teens make sense of and negotiate between these two competing worlds. Social workers, counselors, teachers, parents, and any adult working with teens will learn tools and strategies to work with and support teens through all kinds of loss.

This workshop is scheduled for Saturday, May 22 from 9:30am-4:30pm at our house in Arlington. For more information and registration for this and our other three workshops (each focused on a different age group), please visit our Spring-Summer Workshop Series page.

Upcoming Workshop: Supporting Young Adults Coping with Loss – April 3

betzi — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:43:49 +0000

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 bereavement.

This workshop is scheduled for Saturday, April 3 from 9:30am-4:30pm at our house in Arlington. For more information and registration for this and our other three workshops (each focused on a different age group), please visit our Spring-Summer Workshop Series page.

Spring-Summer Workshop Series Registration Open

betzi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:46 +0000

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 Workshop Series runs from March-July. Each workshop is offered two times:

Teens in Transition: Understanding the Challenges of Loss in Adolescents
March 6, 2010 | May 22, 2010

If We Lost Uncle David, Why Can’t We Go Find Him? Strategies for Talking with Young Children about Death, Dying and Loss
March 13, 2010 | July 19, 2010

Fostering Resiliency in Children Coping with Death, Illness and Other Losses
March 20, 2010 | July 20, 2010

Supporting Young Adults Coping with Loss
April 3, 2010 | July 21, 2010

For workshop descriptions, fees, and registration information, please visit our Spring-Summer Workshop Series page.

HFA Webinar Series: Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Grief & Loss

betzi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:20:09 +0000

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 be hosted by nationally-known expert Kenneth Doka, Senior Bereavement Consultant to HFA. The webinars will look at lessons learned, emerging trends, and how to use bereavement camps and other strategies to best serve grieving children in their communities.

For more information about topics, speakers, fees, and registration, please visit the HFA website page for Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Grief & Loss Webinars.

We are also very proud to announce that the Hospice Foundation of America will be featuring artwork from The Children’s Room in their companion book and program for their 2010 National Bereavement Teleconference – Living with Grief: Cancer and End-of-Life Care. To see the program cover, you can visit the HFA Teleconference page.

The Hospice Foundation of America provides education and information to help people cope with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief. They offer resources for both professionals and individuals including brochures, books, dvds, webinars, and courses.