This training provides participants a greater understanding of the difference between grief & loss and how to use the Stages of Grief as a tool. Participants learn about chronic sorrow and compassion fatigue, and the impact both can have on caregivers while understanding how to continue to do their important work after loss. Resources will be provided for participants in the form of coping skills and additional community resources. A subsequent peer-to-peer discussion group is being developed to add continuous support.
If you are in the home health care or nursing home industry. You may be eligible for a stipend (pre-paid debit card). Click here to learn more.
Please note: Registration is closed 1 hour before the start of the scheduled training.
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Title : Grief and Loss (Webinar)
Training Mode: Webinar
Type: None
Audience: Home Care,Nursing Home
Alicia Kohlhagen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in community mental health as a mental health therapist for over 9 years. She is currently the Director of Mental Health at Evergreen Health Services as well as a private practice clinician in the Buffalo area. Alicia is passionate about social work and believes in the importance of education and knowledge to further decrease the stigma around mental health and trauma in the community.
Alexander Hardy is a writer, mental health advocate, dancer, educator, and lupus survivor. He battles spiritual ashiness, promotes healing, shares wellness stories and resources as the Cofounder of a creative wellness agency, GetSomeJoy, as a Bilingual Facilitator and Wellness Program Coordinator. He is also a certified Mental Health First Aid facilitator. Aside from being co-host of The Extraordinary Negroes podcast and editor of TheExtraordinaryNegroes.com, Alexander has also written for outlets like CNN.com, Eater, Ebony, Esquire, Food & Wine, Unilever, and The Root.
Andrea Brown is the President/CEO of AB Coaching and Consulting, Inc. Prior to starting her coaching and consulting business, Andrea spent thirty–two (32) years in healthcare. She has held several leadership positions in the Tri-State region where she had responsibilities for home care operations, clinical care and service delivery, staff education, quality management and Compliance. In addition she has hands–on clinical experience in rehabilitation, orthopedics, telemetry and intensive care. Andrea provided clinical education for the New York City Department of Education in their licensed practical nursing program. Andrea is also a Mental Health First Aid trained facilitator.
Charles Niven is the Director of Peer Services at The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County. He holds the following titles: LMSW, FPA, CPS (Licensed Master of Social Work, Certified Family Peer Advocate, Certified Peer Specialist).
Enrique Cepeda works with organizations and individuals to provide talent development, change management, strategic partnership and conflict resolution services. As a facilitator, he has trained front line and management staff in various adult education programs involving mental health. Enrique is a certified mediator with nearly 27 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector, including healthcare and education. He has worked in multiple capacities to support workforce development, community engagement and labor management partnership since 2004.
Felix Lopez has worked in multicultural development, early childhood education, arts administration, museum studies, radio production, national community outreach, and clinical case coordination. He earned his bachelor’s degree in History and Chinese Language & Culture from the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor and is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Narrative Medicine program. Felix is currently a Program Coordinator at Mount Sinai Hospital that focuses on HIV and STI prevention among Black and Brown queer youth. He is a certified Mental Health First Aid Facilitator.
Virginia Vasquez is a writer, multidisciplinary artist, educator, and collaborator. For over 7 years, she worked in student mental health services at Columbia University. She taught creative writing at the City College of New York, where she received her MFA. She is also a Mental Health First Aid certified trainer. Due to her upbringing in the South Bronx, Virginia is an advocate against systemic racial, economic, and social inequalities in communities of color.
Fontaine Saltes is an education advocate with expertise in serving the non-traditional learner. A teacher, facilitator, adjunct professor with over two decades of experience ranging from early education, academia, and workforce development to teens and adult students. During his tenure teaching on the Pine Ridge reservation, Mr. Saltes established the first middle school distance learning program, created a Mayan mathematics curriculum, and gained an appreciation for the Lakota people. Mr. Saltes is passionate about History with scholarly interests in: African-American History, Civics & Political Discourse and Human Rights. Because of the vast inequities in education, Mr. Saltes founded the House of Education in 2013.