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Gone Too Soon: Supporting Children and Teens After a Death from Gun Violence
June 19, 2025
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., PST
presented by Cristina Chipriano, LCSW, FT
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Every day in the United States we are bombarded with stories of gun violence. Within every story, whether noted by the media or not, there are children, teens, and adults impacted forever by the death of someone in their lives: a parent, caregiver, aunt, uncle, sibling, or friend. In addition to grieving the person who has died, survivors are faced with multiple additional factors which complicate their lives. Join us in this webinar as we explore these factors and ways to support children and teens who are grieving someone who has died from gun violence.
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Becoming Grief Informed: The Foundations of Grief Education
September 11, 2025
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., PST
presented by Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT
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Being grief-informed sets the foundation for understanding and responding to the needs of people who are grieving someone in their life who has died. Misassumptions lead to misunderstanding and mistreatment. Tune in for more information on this important topic, including the ten core principles of grief-informed practice.
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Webinars are $65 per person with discounted pricing when you register for two at the same time. CEUs can be added to any webinar for an additional $15. Registration closes at 10 a.m. Pacific the day prior to the webinar.
In collaboration with the Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Social Work, each of these webinars are eligible for 1.5 continuing education unit (CEU). If you are interested in earning CEUs make sure you add them to your cart at checkout.
| | Thank you to the New York Life Foundation for their continued support on topics surrounding equity, inclusion, and Dougy Center's commitment to children who are grieving. | | Online Grief Education for School Personnel | | |
Are you a professional working directly with K-12 students? Dougy Center has a comprehensive, two-course professional development bundle to meet your grief education needs. This bundle, Grief Education for School Personnel, is designed to equip school personnel with the knowledge and skills to support children and families who are grieving.
The first course, Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education, provides learners with the essential knowledge and skills to understand the core principles of grief-informed best practices. Through engaging modules and real-world examples, learners will gain clear action steps to apply these principles to their personal and professional lives.
The second course, Supporting Students Who Are Grieving, equips education professionals with practical strategies to effectively support students who are grieving someone in their life who has died. This course provides actionable tools for educators and school staff to help support students who are grieving in kindergarten through high school environments.
Find more information and register for the bundle here.
| | Join Dougy Center for the 2025 International Summer Institute, July 21-25 | | |
Join Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon from July 21 to 25, 2025 for the International Summer Institute. Learn the basics about The Dougy Center Model, a world-renowned peer grief support model for children, teens, and their families. You’ll be joined by dynamic colleagues from across the United States and beyond who plan to implement The Dougy Center Model in their community. Scholarship opportunities are available.
Find details and register here.
| | Get Grief-informed for youth in foster care | |
Whether a death or non-death loss, most youth in foster care are grieving. We know that grief is a natural and normal response to loss, and how we support youth in foster care can be life-changing.
Do you work with youth in foster care? This May, during Foster Care Awareness Month, make a commitment to better understand youth in foster care who are grieving. Learn what it means to be grief-informed, and put that understanding into action. On May 1, Dougy Center is launching information and resources to help professionals Get Grief-Informed. Join the movement and share your knowledge with others. Starting May 1, go to dougy.org/GetGrief-Informed.
Learn more about Dougy Center's L.Y.G.H.T. program for youth in foster care who are grieving here.
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“One of the best seminars I have taken…. It’s wonderful and informative. Everything about the training was helpful to my work as a therapist and a thanatologist.”
- Participant from Dougy Center’s 2025 Virtual Professional Seminar 2025
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National Presentations
- Dr. Donna Schuurman presented a customized training on supporting children, teens and families who are grieving for Shomer Collective on February 11, 2025.
- Grief as an Addiction? The Dangers of Pathologizing Grief, a Dougy Center grief education webinar, was presented by Dr. Donna Schuurman on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
- It's Complicated: Grief and Estranged Relationships, a Dougy Center grief education webinar, was presented by Jana DeCristofaro on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
- Dr. Donna Schuurman presented a customized session at the Association of Death Education and Counseling annual conference on “The Grief Pill is Coming: What to Know Before you Swallow It” on April 3, 2025.
- Dr. Monique Mitchell presented a customized session at the Association of Death Education and Counseling annual conference on “Loss & Grief in Foster Care: A New Paradigm & Intervention for Youth” on April 4, 2025.
- Cristina Chipriano presented a customized session at the Association of Death Education and Counseling annual conference on “Being Latino/Latinx While Grieving” on April 5, 2025.
- Inclusivity, Intersectionality, and Grief, a Dougy Center grief education webinar, was presented by Cristina Chipriano on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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