Hope for Grievers Bereavement Education

I am honored to facilitate a full day grief workshop at Summit Church, following the breakout session on grief at this year’s Chosen conference.

If you or any women you know or support would benefit, please sign up at this link.

https://summitsa.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3145269

In honor of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, OVC highlights information and resources for supporting survivors, including family members, other relatives, and friends of homicide victims. https://ovc.ojp.gov/news/featured-resources/september-2024-featured-resources?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=featuredresources&utm_content=ndrmv2024_2 -day-of-remembrance-for-murder-victims-september-25

On Mother's Day, we hold space for all hearts, knowing that today may bring a mix of emotions. Whether you've lost a mother, lost a child, yearn to be a mother, or any other journey, know this: You are loved. You are seen. And you are held close in our hearts today and always. 💐💕

A Christmas Memorial Ornament Workshop this Saturday 12/9 at 3:00 at Summit Church

Please share with anyone that may benefit

Grieving during the holidays is tough.

Apoyo de duelo ofrecido en Español.

Summit Church
2575 Summit Church Rd.
San Antonio, Texas 78259
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I Have More to be thankful for than I could ever deserve!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving

to those facing tough losses this season...
May your grieving hearts find that flicker of hope and gratitude in love and special memories...

I'm Grateful for my Faith, Family, Friends and Health (sometimes I'm very battered and bruised but I'm Alive) and for Today...
Thank You God for a new day of love, hope and chances

https://summitsa.churchcenter.com/groups/small-groups/grief-care-meeting-in-person-online

REMINDER: Design a t-shirt to potentially earn a FREE registration to ADEC's 2024 Conference in Houston!

The Student and New Professional committee of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® invites the submission of T-Shirt designs for the 2024 ADEC Conference T-Shirt. The winning design will be chosen by the SANP board, in partnership with ADEC leadership, and be used to develop the t-shirts that will be sold for scholarship fundraising before and/or during the conference. The winner will receive a conference scholarship to cover the cost of registration.

T-Shirt Designs must be submitted via email by November 30, 2023.
Submissions will be reviewed and the winner will be selected in early December.

Candidate Criteria:
-Must be a current student or new professional member of ADEC (please check your membership status!).
-May not have previously been awarded the T-Shirt Design Contest Scholarship.
-Can apply for other scholarships, but may not receive more than one.

Submission Requirements:
-Must be a current student or new professional member of ADEC.
-May not have previously been awarded the T-Shirt Design Contest Scholarship.
-Professional design quality is not required; submissions will be judged by how well the concept represents the mission, vision, and values of ADEC.
-Multiple submissions from a single individual are permitted.
-In cases where the same design is submitted by multiple people, a drawing will be held to select the individual who will receive the free registration.
-There will be only one winning design which will be selected in early December.
-Design must be unique; copyrighted images, screenshots, or photos of images from the internet or other sources will be excluded.
-Design should be limited to two ink colors or less and appear only on one side of the shirt.
-Design must be submitted as a .pdf or .jpg
-Design must be submitted to [email protected]

: Join ADEC online on November 11, 2023 for "The Quest for Understanding How Grief Gets Complicated: Diverse Perspectives and Clinical Applications" 1/2 Day Workshop from 12:30pm to 4:15pm ET.

Dr. Doka's session will be followed by a panel discussion with diverse perspectives and clinical applications. Our distinguished panel leaders include Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD, FT; Tashel Bordere, PhD, CT; and Darcy Harris, PhD, FT. and moderated by Evgenia (Jane) Milman, PhD, MA.

To register for this 4th Annual Workshop - "The Quest for Understanding How Grief Gets Complicated: Diverse Perspectives and Clinical Applications" please visit https://www.adec.org/page/2023-Annual-Half-Day-Workshop

Our next NAMI Family & Friends seminar will be held this Saturday, November 4th from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, 714 Delgado St. | San Antonio, Texas 78207.

NAMI Family & Friends is a seminar (90-minute format) that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions in their families.

➡️Register Here: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/NAMI-Programs/NAMI-Family-Friends/Sign-up-for-a-NAMI-Family-Friends-Seminar

: Join us on Saturday, November 11, 2023 for ADEC's 4th Annual Virtual Half-Day Workshop. ADEC is honored to feature Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, FT for our keynote presentation on "The Quest for Understanding How Grief Gets Complicated: Diverse Perspectives and Clinical Applications"

Dr. Doka's session will be followed by a panel discussion with diverse perspectives and clinical applications. Our distinguished panel leaders include Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD, FT; Tashel Bordere, PhD, CT; and Darcy Harris, PhD, FT.

Our workshop will begin with our Annual Mid-Year Presidential Wolfe Report, by Melanie Wright, MSW, FT, ADEC President April 2023-2024.

Our workshop moderator will be Jane Milman, PhD, MA.

Half-Day Workshop:
12:30 pm - 4:15 ET / New York | 11:30 am - 3:15 CT / Chicago
10:30 am - 2:15 MT / Denver | 9:30 am - 1:15 pm PT / San Francisco

Description:

In this presentation, we explore the varied ways that clinicians, educators, and researchers in the field have tried to understand complicated variants in the grieving process. We begin by looking at the varied concepts of theorists ranging from Freud to Worden. Second, we examine the ways that the DSM-5-TR offers ways to classify forms of complicated grief including Prolonged Grief Disorder. The presentation also acknowledges the concerns within the field over such classifications. We describe culturally-informed conceptualizations of grief, such as suffocated grief, and explore whether and how the concept of Prolonged Grief Disorder is relevant to the grief experienced in non-death losses. We also discuss clinical considerations and intervention approaches that can be applied working with complicated grief.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss historical perspectives of complicated variants in the grieving process.
2. Identify ways in which forms of complicated grief have been classified in diagnostic taxonomies.
3. Describe intervention approaches that can be applied in working with complicated grief.

Biography Featured Keynote: Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, FT

Dr. Kenneth J. Doka is a Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Vice-President for the Hospice Foundation of America. A prolific author, Dr. Doka has authored or edited over 40 books and over 100 articles and book chapters. Dr. Doka is editor of both Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying and Journeys: A Newsletter to Help in Bereavement.

Dr. Doka was elected President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling in 1993. In 1995, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Work Group on Dying, Death and Bereavement and served as chair from 1997-1999. ADEC presented him with an Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Death Education in 1998. His Alma Mater Concordia College presented him with their first Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is a recipient of the Caring Hands Award as well as the Dr. Robert Fulton CDEB Founder’s Award. Both ADEC and IWG honored him with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2006, Dr. Doka was grandfathered in as a Mental Health Counselor under NY State’s first licensure of counselors.

Please click the link for more information and to register: https://www.adec.org/page/2023-Annual-Half-Day-Workshop

Registration Rates:
ADEC Member* Non-Member
With 3.0 CEs $149 $199
Without CEs $ 49 $ 99

You can't attend? Purchase now and watch later, via our recorded offerings.
The recording and accompanying CE credits are only available to the original purchaser.

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