Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are! Helping Grieving Children Understand Death... When the Cause is INVISIBLE

Presentation Description

Have you ever asked yourself "How do we engage young adults in our grief programming?" If so, you are not the only one! Join us as we dig into today's young adult culture to find where their wants and needs are. Figure out key elements to make sure our programs are speaking to the challenges they face and how young adults as a culture attack these challenges. We will also discuss how our programs can help create a space for their grief journeys, allowing them to feel supported, empowered, and engaged. 

About the Presenter

Lauren Schneider, LCSW

Clinical Director of Child and Adolescent Programs

Lauren, a nationally recognized expert on Child & Adolescent Grief, has directed the Children’s Programs for OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center for sixteen years.  In that role Lauren provides trainings for mental health clinicians, educators, clergy, health care providers and graduate students throughout the community equipping them to work with grieving clients.  Lauren is the author of "Children Grieve Too: A Handbook for Parents of Grieving Children" and writes on the topic of grief for on-line and print media.  She also created “My Memory Book…for grieving children” as well as grief-related curricula for use at Camp Erin Los Angeles and in OUR HOUSE grief support groups.  Lauren is the Associate Producer of “One Last Hug…and a few smooches” an Emmy award winning HBO documentary about Children’s Grief.  Lauren is the recipient of the 2017 Dr. Michael Durfee Award and the 2014 H.U.G. award.  In her free time Lauren enjoys playing with her grandsons, cooking and nature walks.  Lauren maintains a private practice in Los Angeles specializing in grief and trauma.

Objectives

Learning Objective Two: Participants will learn and practice using age-appropriate language to use when explaining deaths due to invisible diseases: mental illness, addiction, or overdose.

Learning Objective Three: Participants will also acquire practical interventions from the expressive arts to use with children ages four through eighteen.