Calvary Hospital Annual Bereavement Course

CALVARY HOSPITAL'S ANNUAL BEREAVEMENT COURSE To be offered March - May 2020

Calvary Hospital's 27th Annual Bereavement Course will start soon! This course is designed for those in the helping professions, and not for bereaved family members. This eleven-week course on bereavement and grief-related issues will be taught by various specialists from Calvary Hospital/Hospice. Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Successful completion requires that participants (1) register for the course, and (2) complete course evaluations for each attended lecture. Contact hours will only be awarded for completed programs. Partial credit for Certificate of Attendance is available for those who attend 80% of the lectures.

See attached syllabus for Manhattan and Brooklyn. This continuing education activity has been approved by (1) the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, (2) NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for CASAC (Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor), CPP (Credentialed Prevention Professional) and CPS (Credentialed Prevention Specialist), (3) NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Funeral Directors, (4) Mental Health Counselors, and (5) Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC).

Course Fees: $250.00 for the full eleven weeks (discounted rate) $200.00 each (2-4 people in the same institution) Note: No commercial support $175.00 each (5 or more people in the same institution) was received for this $80.00 for the entire course (graduate students) educational activity $65.00 for any individual sessions Checks should be made payable to Calvary Hospital

For further information, contact Dr. Sherry R. Schachter at [email protected] Please send all registrations and payment to: Dr. Sherry R. Schachter ,Calvary Hospital Bereavement Services, 1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 CALVARY HOSPITAL BEREAVEMENT COURSE TUESDAY MANHATTAN SCHEDULE Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center: 1249 Fifth Avenue - 9th Floor, New York, NY 10029 6:00PM - 8:30PM DATE TOPIC OF LECTURE PRESENTER

March 3rd An overview of Normal Grief; Disenfranchised Grief Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT

Foundations of Grief Counseling Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT

March 10th Making Decisions at the End of Life Robert Siegel, MD

Delirium and Depression in the Dying Patient Robert Brescia, MD NOTE: NO SESSION MARCH 17TH

March 24th Bereavement of Young Adults, Siblings, and Adult Children Joanne Castellanos, LMHC

March 31st Children and Death Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC-FT and Melanie Pappalardi, MA, MSW

April 7th Death of a Child Sarah Peralta, MA, MHC-LP

April 14th Death of a Spouse Stephanie Insalaco, MA, MHC-LP

Death in the Digital Age Stephanie Insalaco, MA, MHC-LP

April 21st The Hospice Perspective Amy Glasgow, MA, LMHC, GC-C

Compassion Fatigue Joanne Castellanos, LMHC

April 28th Multi-Cultural Aspects of Grief Chaplains - Pastoral Care Dept

Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT May 5th Trauma: When Grief is Complicated

May 12th Meaning Making: Communities and Grief Abby Spilka, MA, CT, MHC-LP

Initiating Bereavement Support Groups and Interventions Rashida Sanchez, MA, FT

May 19th Grief Through the Lens of Social Justice Rashida Sanchez, MA, FT

Self-Care Closing Ritual Stephanie Insalaco, MA, MHC-LP

Note: No commercial support was received for this educational activity CALVARY HOSPITAL BEREAVEMENT COURSE WEDNESDAY BROOKLYN SCHEDULE St. Joseph High School: 80 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 6:00PM - 8:30PM DATE TOPIC OF LECTURE PRESENTER

March 4th An Overview of Normal Grief; Disenfranchised Grief Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT

Foundations of Grief Counesling Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT

March 11th Making Decisions at the End of Life Robert Siegel, MD

Delirium and Depression in the Dying Patient Robert Brescia, MD

March 18th Bereavement of Young Adults, Siblings, and Adult Children Abby Spilka, MA, CT, MHC-LP

March 25th Children and Death Sarah Peralta, MA, MHC-LP

April 1st Death of a Child Sherry R. Schachter PhD, FT, RN

NOTE: NO SESSION APRIL 8TH

April 15th Death of a Spouse Joanne Castellanos, LMHC

Death in the Digital Age Rashida Sanchez, MA, FT

April 22nd The Hospice Perspective Amy Glasgow, MA, LMHC, GC-C

Compassion Fatigue Joanne Castellanos, LMHC

April 29th Multi-Cultural Aspects of Grief Chaplains - Pastoral Care Dept

May 6th Trauma: When Grief is Complicated Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT

May 13th Meaning Making: Communities and Grief Abby Spilka, MA, CT, MHC-LP

Initiating Bereavement Support Groups and Interventions Rashida Sanchez, MA, FT

May 20th Grief Through the Lens of Social Justice Rashida Sanchez, MA, FT

Self-Care Closing Ritual Stephanie Insalaco, MA, MHC-LP

Note: No commercial support was received for this educational activity CALVARY HOSPITAL BEREAVEMENT COURSE Please complete one form for each participant. Please mail completed form and check (made out to Calvary Hospital, Bereavement) to:

Dr. Sherry R. Schachter Calvary Hospital - Bereavement Services 1740 Eastchester Road Bronx, NY 10461

For further information, contact [email protected]

First and last name (Please print): ______

Work Address: ______Affiliation: ______

Title/Department: ______Home Address: ______

Work Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______Home Phone: ______Email: ______

Please check one:

I will attend the course at the Manhattan location ______Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center - 1249 Fifth Avenue - 9th Floor, New York, NY 10029

I will attend the course at the Brooklyn location ______St. Joseph High School - 80 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Note: No commercial support was received for this educational activity