These workshops are being presented in collaboration with the Center for Loss and Life Transitions, coordinators Sylvia Brockman and Daniel DeLoma, and Wisdom House.
We look forward to having you join us for this evening of hope and healing. Participants will be able to quietly reflect on their losses and honor their own unique grief journey. Plan to join us and learn about the “Touchstones” that can support you now and in the future.
This program will help all of us understand how loss influences our lives. You will be able to embrace the uniqueness of your grief, quietly reflect on your feelings of loss, learn about the six essential needs we all have when someone dies, and come to understand the difference between “reconciling” your grief and “resolving” your grief. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from one of North America’s leading grief counselors.
Attendees:
This compassionate program will be helpful to anyone who is experiencing grief in their lives. If you know anyone who may benefit from this opportunity to embrace hope and healing, please let them know about this program. We look forward to having you with us.
Agenda:
Among the content areas to be explored in this program are the following:
Introduction to the Topic and a Broader Framework for Loss
Understanding the Concept of “Touchstones”
Touchstone: Dispel Misconceptions About Grief
Touchstone: Embrace the Uniqueness of Your Grief
Touchstone: Explore Your Feelings of Loss
Touchstone: Understand the Six Needs of Mourning
Touchstone: Recognize You Are Not Crazy
Touchstone: Nurture Yourself
Touchstone: Reach Out for Help
Touchstone: Seek “Reconciliation,” Not “Resolution”
COST | FREE
Register below using Eventbrite link below.
For inquiries regarding this event, contact Sylvia Brockman at brockmanlibrary@gmail.comor Daniel DeLoma at danieldeloma@gmail.com .
This informative workshop will help us enhance your knowledge and skills related to supporting people experiencing grief and loss. Anchored in Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s “companioning” model of grief care, there will be a recognition of how grief and mourning are normal and necessary experiences that are fundamentally a journey of the heart and soul. A critical distinction between caring versus curing will be outlined. You will go away with a wealth of knowledge surrounding the transformative nature of grief.
Attendees:
This workshop will be helpful to anyone who wants to learn more about essential caregiving principles for caring for grieving persons. It will be particularly helpful to counselors, social workers, clergy, chaplains, nurses and lay ministers. If you know someone who would find this helpful, encourage them to register!
Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop the participant will be able to:
Define a Broader Framework for Loss/Grief
Identify the Essential Ingredients of the Grief Caregiver
Explain the Distinction Between “Caring” versus “Curing”
Understand the Tenets of “Companioning” versus “Treating” the Mourner
Identify the Foundations of “Companioning” versus “Treating” the Mourner
Define Six Universal Needs of Mourning
Explain the Concept of the “Slow Grief Movement”
Agenda:
Among the content areas to be explored in this workshop are the following:
Exploring a Broader Framework for Loss/Grief
How our Culture Values “Cure” Over “Care”
Understanding the Concepts of “Sanctuary” and “Hospitality” that require Convalescence
Exploring Inappropriate Socio-Cultural Assumptions About Grief
Challenging the North American “Resolution Wish”
Introduction to the Tenets of “Companioning” the Mourner
Foundational Body of Knowledge for the Grief Caregiver
Introduction to Wolfelt’s Model for “Complicated” Grief
Advocating for the Slow Grief Movement
Warning, Challenge, Reminder, Hope
COST | FREE with lunch included
Register below using Eventbrite link below.
For inquiries regarding this event, contact Sylvia Brockman at brockmanlibrary@gmail.comor Daniel DeLoma at danieldeloma@gmail.com .
Dr. Alan Wolfelt has been recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators and grief counselors. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. He serves as Director of the Center for Loss & Life Transition and is on the faculty of the University of Colorado Medical School’s Department of Family Medicine. He is known around the world for his compassionate messages of hope and healing as well as his companioning philosophy of grief care. Dr. Wolfelt speaks on grief-related topics, offers trainings for caregivers, and has written many bestselling books and other resources on grief for both caregivers and grieving people.
He is the author of numerous bestselling books on grief and loss, including Understanding Your Grief: Touchstones for Hope and Healing; Grief One Day at a Time; First Aid for Broken Hearts; Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers; You’re Not Crazy – You’re Grieving; and Stay for the Cup of Coffee: How to Support Others in Grief.