Community Education and THE GRIEF WORKSHOPS

PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR YOUR SCHOOL, BUSINESS, OR ORGANIZATION

What is this thing called grief? How long does it last? What do I say or do to support someone who is grieving? OUR HOUSE staff provides intensive educational programs or brief presentations on the topic of grief to schools, universities, corporations, civic groups, places of worship and other businesses in the community.

Presentations are tailored to meet the needs of the requesting organization and the population they serve. These programs can be conveniently offered at your site or one of our locations.

Topics include:

· What is this Thing Called Grief?

· How Children and Adolescents Grieve

· Coping with a Death in the Workplace or School

THE GRIEF WORKSHOPS Series

A series of experiential half-day workshops designed for members of the community to join to honor the sacred journey through grief.

Workshops include:

· Grief and the Holidays

· When a Parent Dies

· Sibling Grief

· When a Child Dies

· Life After the Death of a Partner/Spouse

Professional Education

How do you support your clients, patients, students or congregants when they are grieving?

State of the art one- and three-day Grief Specialist Trainings offer continuing education units for Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers, Nurses and Nursing Home Administrators. These workshops are also beneficial for educators, clergy, funeral directors, and hospice staff.

CEU workshops include:

· Grief Specialist Training

· Creative Approaches to Griefwork with Children

· When a Parent Dies: Adult Grief and the Evolution of a New Identity

· Myths and Truths about Grief Therapy and Grief Support

· When Professionals Grieve

"When I think of all the grieving clients I've had in the past, I wish I knew then what I know now after this training."
- Janet, Los Angeles Psychotherapist

"Thoughtful, sensitive approach to a very difficult topic. All activities handled with a great deal of empathy and time to appropriately respond to issues." - Jonathan, School Counselor, LAUSD

"Thank you for 3 days of priceless training."
- Mark, Chaplain, Los Angeles

Medical Education

OUR HOUSE trains physicians at hospitals, hospices, and cancer centers on how to talk with patients who are dying and families who are grieving. Since 1998, our medical education program has been part of the curriculum for students at USC's Keck and UCLA's David Geffen Schools of Medicine.

Education Topics include:

- Universality of death and grief

- Theoretical and ethical consideration

- Hands-on practice breaking bad news

- Strategies for coping with the professionals' own feelings and identifying symptoms of compassion fatigue

"When thinking about being a physician, I usually think about how I'll be curing patients. I rarely think of the possibility of my patients dying. This session really opened my eyes to the inevitable – especially the role play. Acting out being the doctor or patient made me more compassionate."
Jennifer

For more information about our Education programs, please contact us at 310-473-1511 or 818-222-3344.

Thank you to our Medical Education Sponsors
Jo-Ann & Dan Lautman