Bereavement Skill Building Day 2010

The 2010 Bereavement Skill Building Day will focus on special topics in grief and bereavement. We are pleased to provide many different programs and breakout sessions that will offer concrete tools and techniques as well as experiential learning. Special Thanks to Horan & McConaty for sponsoring this skill building opportunity!

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SUMMIT EVENT CENTER AND REGISTER ON-SITE!

♦  Thursday, March 11, 2010  ♦  8:30 am - 4:30 pm  ♦
♦  The Summit Conference & Event Center  ♦
411 Sable Blvd, North, Aurora, Colorado
303-343-3833

AGENDA

8:00 am - 8:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:45 am	Welcome & Opening Plenary Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD. (Click here for biography)
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Stretch Break
10:00 am - 10:55 am	Care Transitions from Hospice to Bereavement: Have We Identified All of the Losses? David Koets, MD, Medical Director, The Denver Hospice, Rebecca McDonald, MSW, LSW, Social Worker, In-Patient Care Center, The Denver Hospice Jennifer Yarbro, MA, LPC, Director of Bereavement Services, The Denver Hospice
11:00 am - 11:55 am	How We Look at Grieving People: General Knowledge of Assessment Julie Thomas, Grief Services Group Coordinator, HospiceCare of Boulder & Broomfield Counties
11:55 am - 12:45 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:55 pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 4a. Power of Assessment: A Suicide Vaccine Jeanne Burnkrant, MS, RN, Regis University, School of Nursing Megan J. McLaughlin, RHCHP, Loretto Heights School of Nursing 4b. The Colors of Grief: Understanding a Child's Developmental Journey through Loss Janis A. Di Ciacco, PhD., Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Certified School Psychologist, Mindful Moods, LLC. 4c. Grief and Trauma Support: A Clinical Conversation Jennifer McBride, MS, CT, President, HeartLight Center, Horan & McConaty Funeral Service Nancy Jakobsson, MSW, Pathways Services Director, Pathways Hospice Nancy Prokop, Victim Services Coordinator, Parker/Lonetree Police Departments
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm	Stretch Break
2:10 pm - 3:20 pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 5a. Power of Assessment: Applying the Principles Jeanne Burnkrant, MS, RN, Regis University, School of Nursing Megan J. McLaughlin, RHCHP, Loretto Heights School of Nursing 5b. Tender Healing: A Sibling's Journey Through Grief Geri Nelson, Bereavement Coordinator, The Children's Hospital 5c. Following Image: Expressing & Exploring Grief Through Art Making Margaret Hartsook, MA, ATR, LPC, Grief Counselor & Art Therapist, Pathways Hospice Amanda Hillman, MA, Grief Counselor & Art Therapist, Pathways Hospice
3:25 pm - 4:10 pm	Closing Plenary Care of the Grieving Soul: Spirituality and Support  Marcia Lattanzi Licht, LHD, RN, LPC, Educator, Psychotherapist
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm	Evaluation & Certificates of Attendance

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE AGENDA FOR MENTAL HEALTH / MENTAL ILLNESS AT THE END OF LIFE DAY.