This is an In Person Session
in the Bergstrom Training Center in Foxboro.
Adults often have a difficult time helping children process grief and loss. This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of grief work and counseling with children, teens and young adults. We will highlight best practices and current challenges when working with young people who are bereaved. Consideration will be given to approaches with under-represented populations in a trauma-informed approach. We will highlight the use of the expressive therapies with grief work and introduce some replicable experientials for participants to use in their own practices.
Our Presenter: Jennifer Wiles, MA, LMHC, BC-DMT is the director of HEARTplay, a bereavement program for children, teens, and young adults at Good Shepherd Community Care in Newton, MA. Her current project, Expanding the Language of Grief, focuses on providing access to compassionate grief support services to young people of all abilities. She is the director of Camp Erin Boston, now in its twelfth year supporting grieving youth and families. Jennifer has taught nationally and internationally on the topic of children’s grief. She is a board-certified dance movement therapist, licensed mental health counselor and fellow in thanatology. She is on the adjunct faculty at Lesley University’s Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences where she is also a clinical site supervisor. Jennifer is an active member of The National Alliance for Children’s Grief, where she serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the Education Committee.
This workshop is IN PERSON ONLY.
It is the second in the 5 workshop Grief and Loss track
Saturday May 11, 2024 from 9-12:15
Members: $105 Non-Members: $145
3 CEUs
Members $105.00
Non-members $145.00
Class size is limited to 25 for In Person Sessions.
Zoom session class size is limited by presenter request.
We cannot accommodate wait list requests at this time.
Workshops fill quickly, so register as soon as possible.
