Just like most of us, children and teens are also experiencing a prolonged grief and trauma event. 2020 asked our children to adjust to new experiences with an ever changing narrative of what was safe and what wasn’t.
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With nationally recognized expertise, the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing is a premier resource for restoring hope and healthy functioning to adults, teens and children who are coping with grief, loss and trauma in the Greater Washington region.
Just like most of us, children and teens are also experiencing a prolonged grief and trauma event. 2020 asked our children to adjust to new experiences with an ever changing narrative of what was safe and what wasn’t.
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The events of the past week, and specifically the past 24 hours have amplified feelings of fear, anxiety and for some, terror. What we witnessed and experienced in our country and city is trauma.
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There are many helping professions: teaching, social work, nursing, environmental specialist, child welfare, counseling, veterinarians, and the list goes on. Helpers have deep compassion for others and a desire to walk alongside them in their journey. But the journey is hard right now, and helpers need loving support as well.
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Creating New Expectations for a New Reality By: Stephanie Handel, LICSW I encourage clients to think about grief in terms of transition. Pre-covid, we said goodbye to our bedroom and house every morning, and hello to work and school. Then we transitioned in the reverse at the end of the day. But these hellos and… read more»
The Wendt Center Training Institute offers trainings and workshops on a variety of topics, to increase the skill, confidence and capacity of mental health professionals and community members as they support persons experiencing grief and loss as well as those impacted by trauma. read more»
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P.O. Box 45924
Baltimore, MD 21297-5924
Office Locations:
4201 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: 202.624.0010
Fax: 202.624.0062
2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE, Suite 234
Washington, DC 20020
Tel: 202.610.0066
Fax: 202.610.0669