Hospice Foundation of America, a leader in end-of-life distance learning education, will present a series of webinars on helping children and adolescents cope with grief and loss. Hosted by nationally-known expert Kenneth Doka, Senior Bereavement Consultant to Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), the series will look at what lessons have been learned from extensive research into the issue, what emerging trends are on the horizon, and how hospices and other organizations can use bereavement camps and other strategies to best serve grieving children in their communities. The webinars will feature some of the best-known names in the field, as well as professionals who work with grieving children and adolescents every day.

HFA’s live online webinar series includes:

• Bereavement Camps for Kids: Benefits and Challenges (archived)
  Panelists include: Sherry Schachter, Director of Calvary Hospital’s annual bereavement camp in New York; Angela Hamblen, Director of Camp Good Grief in Tennessee; Bonnie Carroll, Executive Director of TAPS, which offers support to those suffering the loss of a military loved one; and Lesa Linster, National Camp Erin Project Director at The Moyer Foundation.
  available through January 31, 2011
• Bereaved Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Research (archived)
  Panelists will include J. William Worden, Co-Principal Investigator for the Harvard Child Bereavement Study and Irwin N. Sandler, Regent’s Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University.
  available through April 13, 2011
• Grieving Children and Adolescents: The Role of Internet Support (archived)
  Panelists include Pamela Gabbay of the MourningStar Center and Natl. Alliance for Grieving Children and Cendra Lynn, founder of GriefNet and KidsAid.com.
  available through June 14, 2011

Almost 875,000 children and adolescents have experienced the death of a parent, and over 1.8 million children are dealing with the loss of a sibling. These webinars will discuss research and interventions to help young people dealing with these losses, as well as the myriad of other losses they may experience. “If you already offer programs for bereaved children, these webinars will reaffirm and review the most current information and best practices,” states Dr. Doka. “If your organization is considering starting a camp or looking into other ways to expand children’s services, this programming will be a great place to explore this new and viable approach to serving the bereaved youth of your community.” The webinars and supporting materials will offer a toolbox of practical information.

HFA is grateful to the support of The Moyer Foundation for its sponsorship of this series. The Moyer Foundation offers encouragement, comfort and support to children in distress; the Foundation created and funds Camp Erin, the largest network of bereavement camps in the country for children and teens who are grieving a significant loss.

Continuing Education Available for Professionals! A valuable educational offering for individuals or organizations, with CEs included--in an easy-to-access on-line format!

The Organization Registration Fee for the 3-part Series is $250, which allows access to both the live webcast and an archived online program for one year past the live webinar, with unlimited CEs (1.5 hours) available for a wide range of professions. If purchased separately, the Organization fee is $100 per program.

We strongly recommend you use a PA system if you intend to show this a large audience. Do not rely on laptop/desktop computer speakers as they will not be able to project the sound enough for an audience to hear.

Technical requirements for viewing the webinar can be found at http://www.videonewswire.com/support/, as well as a link to test your system. Please be sure the system you intend to watch the webinar on is compatible before you register for the webinar. Hospice Foundation of America cannot offer refunds for technical difficulties.

After you purchase your registration, you will be sent an email with a link to download a PDF file, this file contains important information regarding accessing the webinar. Please download this file within 3 days.