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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Healing Starts in Moments: A Response to the Chaos Witnessed on January 6, 2021
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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Tending to the Helpers
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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Virtual Learning: Creating New Expectations and Strategies for Stress Relief
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»
Workshops for Mental Health Professionals and Others
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»
In 2020, in lieu of Camp Forget-Me-Not/Camp Erin DC, the Wendt Center will host online camp workshops designed to provide grieving youth and their families with interventions to help them remember and honor loved ones who have died. “Grieving Families Healing Together” camp workshops will allow participants to learn new ways of coping and caring for self.
Camp Forget Me Not/Camp Erin DC is a free, weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Children and teens ages 7 to 17 attend a weekend camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, traditional camp activities. Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and make friends with peers who are also grieving. The camp is not designed as a replacement for therapy but as an enjoyable opportunity to explore grief where a child’s self-expression is heard, valued and honored.
Camp Forget Me Not/Camp Erin DC is a free, weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Children and teens ages 7 to 17 attend a weekend camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, traditional camp activities. Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and make friends with peers who are also grieving. The camp is not designed as a replacement for therapy but as an enjoyable opportunity to explore grief where a child’s self-expression is heard, valued and honored.
