November 14, 2023

Schedule of the Day

8:30-9:00am  - Registration, seating, coffee & muffins

9:00-9:05am – Announcements

9:05-10:35am – Main Session with Keynote Speaker, Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT

·       Surviving the Season: Coping with Grief During Holidays and Other Special Days

10:35-10:45am – Break

10:45am-12:00pm – First Small Group Topics (choice of one)

·       Children and Grief: Healing Through Play and Creativity - Ashley Hart, MMFT, LMFT, ASDCS

·       Can Trauma exist without A Grief Response and Can Grief exist without a Trauma Response? Discussing the Impact of Traumatic Grief - Erin Kornahrens, MA, LPC

·       Walking Across Egypt: A Journey of Loneliness and Loss - Lucy Henry, LPC, CEAP

·       Estate Planning and Elder Law - Brandon Elijah, Managing Partner, Burroughs Elijah Attorneys

12:00-12:45pm – Lunch

12:45-2:00pm – Second Small Group Topics (choice of one)

·       Getting Unstuck: Creative Techniques to Process Grief - Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT

·       Disguised Grief - Mike Reynolds, General Manager, Mackey Funerals & Cremations at Century Dr. & Woodlawn Memorial Park

·       Spiritual and Cultural Differences with Coping with Grief - Randy Perrenoud, BCC, CEC

·       5 Tips to Manage Anticipatory Grief - Lisa Larson – CPSS, Interventionist and Grief Coach, Team Lead – Youturn Health

2:00-2:10pm – Break

2:10-2:55pm - Closing Session with Keynote Speaker, Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT

·       Be Like Bamboo: Building Resilience for the Grief Journey

2:55-3:00pm – Closing Announcements