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Simmons Alumni and Professional Development Day Features The Children’s Room
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 [...]
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Death, Illness and Other Stressful Life-Events
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 [...]
Upcoming Workshop: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Death, and Other Stressful Life Events
This workshop is open to the public and is ideal for teachers and other professionals who work with children of all ages. Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Fee: $25, payable on-line or in person) Location: The Children’s Room, 1210 Massachusetts [...]
How can you help your grieving teen? Parents share their experiences.
As part of our on-going Parenting Through Grief series, a group of our alumni parents came together and shared their experiences of parenting a grieving teenager. We are thankful for our Parent Council for organizing this and writing up the notes from their discussion. [...]
Renowned Expert in Child Bereavement Joins The Children’s Room
We are thrilled to announce that Deborah Rivlin, an acknowledged thirty-year expert in the field of child bereavement, has joined The Children’s Room as Director of Education and Training. Deborah previously spent twenty years with the Good Grief program of Boston Medical Center. Deborah [...]
The Many Faces of Loss – In Service for Group Facilitators
Grief is a term we often associate with the loss of a relationship through death yet the loss in our lives and those of the children and families with whom we work often extends beyond bereavement. David Luterman is a pioneer in working with [...]
One Family’s Story from our Memories Walk
Our Communications Director Anne Favaloro shares her family’s personal story with the Medford Boat Club to express her gratitude for their sponsorship, which made our event so meaningful for them. We have reproduced it here with her permission. […]
In-Service for Program Volunteers – Mending Broken Hearts: Using Expressive Therapies & Creative Strategies with Youth & Adults
Counselors and educators can never have too many hands-on, how-to techniques and strategies to respond to the needs of grieving children, teens and adults. Join us on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 10am-2pm and learn new ways to utilize expressive arts therapies that encourage [...]
Conference on Multicultural Perspectives on Death and Grief
Multicultural Perspectives on Death & Grief: A Conference for Caregivers, Researchers, & Educators presented by The National Center for Death Education, Mt. Ida College The Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA The New England AIDS Education Training Center MGH Institute of Health Professions [...]
