COPING WITH LOSS CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON CHILD GRIEF COUNSELING.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Local clergy members, hospice staff and therapists gathered at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. Wednesday to increase their knowledge, via a live national satellite telecast, of how young people deal with loss and grief. Losing parents or siblings to death or divorce was the theme for the 7th Annual Hospice Foundation of America's National Bereavement Bereavement Definition Bereavement refers to the period of mourning and grief following the death of a beloved person or animal. The English word bereavement Teleconference, which was hosted locally by a network of Ventura County funeral homes and shown in CLU's Preus-Brandt Forum. ``It's an incredible educational opportunity for people who work in grief counseling
Loss and grief are inevitable at some time in everyone's life [1] and at any age[2]. , in hospice care,'' said Larry Michael of Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park and Mortuary in Westlake Village. ``These are people that we deal with all the time at funeral homes.'' A panel of grief experts in Washington, D.C., moderated by journalist Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts (born December 27, 1943) is an American journalist and author. She is the "Contributing Senior News Analyst" for National Public Radio. Background Born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs , spoke about losses as seemingly simple as a pet dying or a family's relocation, to the death of a loved one. Beth Haynes, director of youth services for the Hospice of the Conejo in Thousand Oaks, said the event reinforced the methods she uses - including art therapy and honest talk - to help grieving grieving Mourning, see there children express themselves. ``The conference stimulated a lot of thought for me, it encouraged creativity,'' Haynes said, adding that the comments of the panel reaffirmed her belief that the less you push children, the more likely they are to talk and express themselves. ``The thing that they get most out of (therapy) is to feel like they're not different. There's a camaraderie that they've all (experienced from) a death,'' she said. Dave Peckham, chaplain at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. , is accustomed to speaking to and dealing with those who have just lost a parent, sibling or child. ``I found (the conference) extremely helpful. It provides practical suggestions and skills that you can put into your tool box, so when you're in that crisis situation you can say, I remember,'' Peckham said. ``People underestimate the golden opportunities that there are to educate people in respect to death and loss - being able to cope, being prepared.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Cokie Roberts moderated the event via satellite from Washington, D.C. (2 -- color) Those attending the grief awareness conference received this book, which analyzes grief counseling. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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