2010 MH Annual Bereavement Conference

The 2010 MH Annual Bereavement Conference:
Helping Persons with Complicated and Traumatic Loss
with Therese Rando, Ph.D.
When Monday, September 20, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WhereThe Universities at Shady Grove Conference Center
9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850
Conference registration fee: $100 (plus $10 CEU fee)

Dr. Therese Rando is a world renowned author, researcher and educator in the field of death, dying, grief and loss. She has published over 70 written works pertaining to the clinical aspects of thanatology. Her books include Treatment of Complicated Mourning, How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies and Clinical Interventions for Caregivers. Dr. Rando is a national media expert in death, loss and trauma for the American Psychological Association. She has appeared on numerous television programs including “Dateline,” “Good Morning, America,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and provides commentary for newspapers and magazines across the country.


Registration:
Online registration available from the conference page:
http://www.montgomeryhospice.org/conference10/
Or if you would like to register by check, download the brochure from the website and mail it in with your payment.

Conference objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify complicated mourning
• Know signs and symptoms of complicated mourning
• Specify three counseling techniques used in complicated mourning
• Identify traumatic loss
• Know signs and symptoms of traumatic loss
• Specify three counseling techniques used in traumatic loss

Who should register:
Grief Counselors, Psychologists, Funeral Directors, Nurses, Chaplains, Social Workers, Doctors, Clergy, Stephen Ministers, Pastoral Care Volunteers, grieving persons, persons who want to enhance their skills to support grieving persons.

Continuing Education Units: • Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of Maryland: 6 CEUs, Category I
• Maryland State Board of Morticians: 6 CEUs
• Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists: 6 CEUs, Category A
• State of Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists: 6 CEUs
• Association of Professional Chaplains will accept the certificate of attendance for chaplains reporting continuing education (no fee for certificate of attendance).

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