HFA's ANNUAL LIVE-VIA-SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE

2008 National Bereavement Teleconference

Living With Grief®: Children and Adolescents
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:15 pm –3:30 pm CDT

Hulston Cancer Center 3850 S National Ave Springfield, Mo 65807

Hospice Foundation of America's 2008 Teleconference will focus on the experience of grieving children and adolescents and the ways that hospice professionals, teachers and school administrators, grief counselors, funeral directors, and parents can best support these populations as they cope with loss and grief. The program and newly published book will focus on the most current theories and practices in this area, and as always will combine academic research with hands-on ideas for use in hospice support groups and other settings.

At the conclusion of the 2008 teleconference, participants will be able to:

• Describe the situations that might engender grief in children and adolescents as well as the particular ways that grief may be manifested in children and adolescents;
• Describe and evaluate strategies for work with grieving children and adolescents, including counseling, support groups, expressive and play therapies, school-based programs, and camp-based programs;
• Discuss three specific advantages of play therapy as a modality with grieving children and describe at least three specific components of play therapy that facilitate the creation of a cohesive narrative in grieving children.
• Discuss effective strategies to empower parents and other support systems, such as schools and faith communities, to assist grieving children and adolescents; and
• Describe the unique issues that grieving children and adolescents pose for professional caregivers and offer strategies for effective self-help and professional support.

Presented  locally by

The Community Alliance for Compassionate Care at the End of Life

1944 E. Sunshine  Ste. C  Springfield, Mo  65804  417-865-4501 

 www.missouriendoflife.com

In Cooperation With

Lost and Found

1006 N. Cedarbrook Ave. Springfield, Mo 65802 417-865-9998
www.lostandfoundozarks.com