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# Thurs. Oct. 26 - 7pm - 9pm

Fri. Oct. 27 - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Regular Rate: $125

Student Rate: $95 Thursday Keynote Only: $20

$ The Family Centre 65 Hanson Ave., Kitchener N2C 2L9

Children

& GriefCONFERENCEBereaved Families of Ontario - Midwestern Region

OCTOBER 26-27, 2017

Keynote SpeakerAndrea Warnick RN, MAEducator & Grief Counsellor

Balancing Joy and Sorrow: Supporting children who are

grieving a death

Preparing children for death, death & dying rituals,

emerging trends in contemporary literature

Thursday:

Friday:

Shelley Hermer MSW, RSWProgram Coordinator - Camp Kerry

Sibling response in bereavement: how parents, extended family and

community can support in a non-cookie cutter approach; recognizing

healthy copying alongside developmental tasks of children and the life

cycle stages of the family

Friday:

Lori Ives-Baine RN, BScN, MN (CPB)Grief Support Coordinator, SickKids

Engaging children in remembering their loved onesFriday:

Susan Cadell MSW, PhDProfessor, School of Social Work, Renison University

College, University of Waterloo

Melissa Reid MSW, RSWClinical Social Worker, Calming Tree Counselling

Exploring the implementation, format and benefits of a professionally-led children’s grief support program

including descriptions of age-appropriate exercises,

peer support among children, introducing emotional

intelligence and death-related themes to youngsters.

Friday:

Join us to learn about children and grief, and take away practical information you can use in your career working with or supporting children who are grieving.