Led by Joan Hoff, former Director of Program Services for The Dougy National Center for Grieving Children and Families and facilitator of Coping After Suicide’s Virtual Grief “Camp” for Kids 6-12, the workshops are open to anyone with a personal or professional interest in facilitating suicide bereavement support groups for children or teens.
The workshops will cover the how-tos of facilitating peer support groups for children (ages 6-12) and teens (ages 13-18) bereaved by suicide. You don’t need to be an expert – if you’re interested in helping children and teens after a suicide death, these workshops will give you the training and skills to start. (note: if you’ve experienced a personal loss to suicide, we strongly recommend that you be at least 2 years from the death).
Session 1: How children and teens grieve, what they need, and differences from adults
Session 2: Groups with teens
Session 3: Groups with children
Session 4: Concerns, challenges, and questions
This course will be delivered virtually, Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, 11:30 am – 4:00 pm.