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Family Hospice, part of UPMC, will host a free virtual webinar featuring grief educator and author Kenneth J. Doka from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18.
Titled "Grief: Coping, Surviving and Growing," the presentation will explore common grief reactions, individual grieving styles, maintaining connections with deceased loved ones, resilience and personal growth after loss.
Based on Doka's book of the same title, the webinar will offer practical strategies for coping with grief, navigating difficult times such as holidays and anniversaries, and supporting others through bereavement. The presentation is open to bereaved individuals, caregivers, hospice volunteers, nurses, social workers, clergy and anyone interested in understanding grief and healing.
Registration is required by Nov. 17. To register, contact Heather Giavedoni at GiavedoniH@upmc.edu or 814-552-0561. Participants must provide an email address to receive access to the Microsoft Teams webinar.
Continuing education credits are available for nurses, social workers and other health care professionals. Those seeking credits must create an account through the Center for Continuing Education and register for the course, "Grief: Coping, Surviving and Growing," by Nov. 11.
The webinar is funded by the Home Nursing Agency Foundation and Stevens Family Funeral Homes.
Family Hospice has provided end-of-life care to patients and families for more than 30 years. Its services focus on easing the symptoms and stress of life-limiting illnesses while honoring patients' goals and values. Care is provided in homes, nursing facilities, assisted living and personal care residences, and hospitals throughout Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Somerset counties.
Doka is professor emeritus at the College of New Rochelle and senior vice president for grief programs at the Hospice Foundation of America. An ordained Lutheran minister, he has written more than 40 books and published more than 100 articles and book chapters on death, dying and grief. He also edits the journals Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying and Journeys: A Newsletter to Help in Bereavement, and writes the Psychology Today blog "Good Mourning." Doka has consulted with health care, hospice, funeral service, educational and social service organizations worldwide.