The Montgomery Hospice Bereavement Care Team 2009 Conference

Living with Loss
Healing with Hope

with Dr. Earl A. Grollman*
Friday, September 25, 2009
at The Universities at Shady Grove Conference and Event Center in Rockville (9630 Gudelsky Way) (directions)

Thank you to our Benefactors and Sponsors

Montgomery Hospice thanks our benefactors and sponsors for making this conference possible.

Foundation Benefactor:
Healthcare Initiative Foundation

Other Benefactors:
Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Inc.
Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapel and Edward Sagel Funeral Direction
Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc. Funeral Directors
Going Home Cremation Service
Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, Inc.
Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes
Snowden Funeral Home, P.A.

Sponsors:
Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home
DeVol Funeral Home
Rapp Funeral and Cremation Services


* Due to an unexpected medical issue, Rabbi Earl Grollman was unable to speak as scheduled at the "Living with Loss, Healing with Hope" conference. Rabbi Grollman's colleague, Reverend Richard B. Gilbert, D.Min., Ph.D., agreed to be the "substitute" presenter.

Dr. Gilbert is an experienced speaker, having presented nationally and internationally. An Anglican priest and prolific writer, Dr. Gilbert serves as a Visiting Professor of Pastoral Psychology for the Graduate Theological Foundation. He is also a member of the faculties of Mercy College (NY) and Benedictine University (IL). His books include "HeartPeace: Healing Help for Grieving Folk", "Responding to Grief: A Complete Resource Guide" and "Finding Your Way After Your Parent Dies: Hope for Adults."

Objectives for this conference:
Participants will be able to:

• Review trusted techniques and learn new techniques for grief counseling
• Understand where we have come from historically in grief counseling and where this is leading
• Explore losses throughout our lives
• Explore losses of all ages including children and the aging
• Understand the grief of those shattered by natural and unnatural disasters and suicide
• Explore needs of the professional caregivers providing care to the dying and bereaved

Target Audience: 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.

Flow of the Conference
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Coping with Losses through Life
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Supporting Others in Grief
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Break with brunch (vegan and other) sandwiches
11:15 - 12:00 noon Interviews with Grieving Persons
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Caring for Ourselves as We Give Care
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Questions and Discussion
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Discussion

Continuing Education Units:

• Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of Maryland: 4 CEUs, Category I
• Maryland State Board of Morticians: 4 CEUs
• Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists: 4 CEUs, Category A
• State of Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists: 4 CEUs
• Association of Professional Chaplains will accept the certificate of attendance for chaplains reporting continuing education (no fee for certificate of attendance).

Directions to Conference Center:
From I-270 take Exit 8 - Shady Grove Road West.
If you were going North on I-270, turn left onto Shady Grove.
If you were going South on I-270, turn right onto Shady Grove Road.
Go 1.5 miles, cross the intersection of Route 28 (Darnestown Rd.)
Turn right onto Gudelsky Way.
Turn left onto Gudelsky Drive.
Follow road around to the back of the campus.
Enter Building 1 (9640 Gudelsky Way) and follow signs to conference center which is in Building 2 (9630 Gudelsky Way). The buildings are connected by a covered walkway.