Talking With Kids About Grief and Loss
Member Exclusive | Hospice Foundation of America Webinar
Hospice Foundation of America webinar
Event Details
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Overview:
Many hospice deaths impact children and teens; understanding how to handle developmentally appropriate conversations about grief and loss with them is vital. These conversations include both supporting them during anticipatory grief before a loss, as well as helping them after a loss. Join Debra Albo-Steiger and Julissa Reynoso from the Children’s Bereavement Center who will debunk common myths about grief and young people, as well as discuss how to utilize community and online resources for additional support after both anticipated and sudden deaths.
Objectives:
- Identify the emotional and developmental impact of grief and loss on children and adolescents across different age groups.
- Demonstrate age-appropriate communication strategies to support children and teens experiencing anticipatory grief and bereavement.
- Apply evidence-based interventions and community referral resources to support grieving children, adolescents, and their families.
Target Audience: Hospice
Registration closes Sept 7 at Noon CT.
Debra Albo-Steiger, LCSW
Debra Albo-Steiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and currently serves as the CEO of Children’s Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss for adults. With over twenty years of experience in education, mental health, policy, and social services, Debra has dedicated her career to advocating and supporting children, youth, and their families. She began her career in Chicago Public Schools as a School Social Worker supporting students largely impacted by gang violence in Spanish-speaking communities.
Since returning to South Florida in 2005, Debra has given a voice to the most vulnerable in our community, namely children, youth, and families experiencing trauma such as the death of a loved one and/or homelessness. Within the Miami-Dade County Public School system, Debra broadened the scope of services through Project UP-START, the Homeless Education Program. In August 2021, Debra began the role of CEO at the Children’s Bereavement Center servicing Miami-Dade, Broward, & Palm Beach Counties in an effort to ensure that no one in the community grieves alone after the death of a loved one. Through her leadership, CBC and the Lift From Loss Adult programming has expanded its reach throughout South Florida and nationally through programming and training. As a longtime advocate for mental health services, her longstanding belief is that through collaboration with partners near and far, together we are able to provide resources and services to all in need and make a positive and lasting impact in our communities both large and small.
Julissa Reynoso, LMHC
Julissa Reynoso serves as the Director of Programming for the Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC). She is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor having received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. In work with The Children’s Bereavement Center, she oversees the grief support group program and program development. Her trainings and collaboration with local community agencies has expanded grief support in communities of need. As a licensed therapist, Julissa has worked with youth and adults providing individual, group and family counseling in areas of grief, traumatic loss, and other areas impacting individuals of diverse backgrounds.