August 4, 10am-12pm CDT on Zoom

Registration: $10

FREE CEUs available for Social Work and Behavioral Health (2 credit hours)

Workshop description: An estimated 1 in 11 children in the U.S. alone will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. But it is a worldwide issue. While we cannot shield children from loss, we can guide them through their grief. Using a developmental perspective, the presentation will address what to expect at different ages and explore how children communicate their grief.  Based on current research and practice, attendees will learn the range of expected and problematic grief reactions, how adults can address key bereavement tasks, and a model for tiered interventions as well as a framework for using strategies to foster resilience. This is for individuals wanting to build their toolbox to best equip themselves when supporting grieving children.

Presenter’s Bio: Dr. Robin Goodman is a psychologist, art therapist, certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and trained in Prolonged Grief Disorder. In addition to private practice, with special interest in medical illness, trauma, and grief, she is Associate Director of Public Education and Bereavement for the Child HELP Partnership at St. John’s University.  Previously she established child life and behavioral health programs at pediatric cancer services at Mt. Sinai and NYU Medical Center and served as Executive Director and bereavement program director for A Caring Hand Founded in Memory of Billy Esposito and Co-Director of the NYU Child Study Center 9/11 Child and Family Recovery Program. She has held leadership positions at various organizations including the National Child Traumatic Stress, New York State Psychological Association Disaster Response Network and American Art Therapy Association. She developed Making Connections ©, a child and family grief group curriculum. Committed to increasing mental health awareness, she has contributed to public education efforts and developed Caring for Kids After Trauma and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. Book credits include, Childhood Revealed: Art Expressing Pain, Discovery and Hope, The Day Our World Changed: Children’s Art of 9/11, Ready to Remember: Jeremy’s Journey of Hope and Healing, and Rosie Remembers: Forever in Her Heart.