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Date: March 19, 2025. | Platform: Zoom
Healing techniques, based on research, in a natural environment
Organizations of all types can benefit from learning how to handle grief
Educational lectures and video resources to help you start the healing journey
We provide a wide variety of support services for individuals, schools, workplaces and other types of organizations
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Retreats, Seminars, Online tools and In-Person Support
Our Laughing Allowed retreats are designed specifically for individuals who have experienced significant life loss in the past decade. Here, you’ll find a community of like-minded souls who understand your pain and are ready to support and encourage your healing process.
Whether you are a professional wanting to understand how to support grieving children in your care, or a student conducting research, you can find a relevant topic.
Through this series you can access presentations by some of the top researchers and practitioners in the field of grief and loss.
Production of the lecture series was made possible with support from the GraceKennedy Foundation.
Supporting the Grieving Student
Dr David J. Schonfeld
Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, USA.
In this lecture which targets school administrators and teachers Dr. Schonfeld maintains that schools have a unique opportunity to be helpful to young grievers. He discusses helpful and unhelpful approaches and suggests some training resources for educators.
Grieving Beyond Gender – Understanding the Way Men and Women Grieve
Dr Kenneth J. Doka
Senior Vice President
The Hospice Foundation of America
This lecture is based on the book of the same name co-written by Dr. Ken Doka, and Dr. Terry Martin which challenges the assumption that men are less effective grievers than women. Dr. Doka reminds counsellors that grief is mediated by a number of variables of which gender is only a part. He differentiates intuitive grievers, where the pattern is more affective, from instrumental grievers, who grieve in a more cognitive and behavioural way, while noting other patterns that might be more blended or dissonant. He also discusses effective intervention strategies for each grieving style.
Helping Children Cope with Chronic Illness
Dr Audrey M. Pottinger
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
University Hospital of the West Indies
Dr Audrey Pottinger explores the emotional issues faced by the chronically ill or dying child; as well as the child who must face the illness or death of a parent. She discusses child’s right to be informed about his/her treatment and to have honest and open answers to questions about death.
Jamaican Youth: Stuck in the Twister of Trauma and Grief
Dr. Ganesh Shetty
Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Department, SEHRA, MOH
Dr Ganesh Shetty outlines the characteristics of normal and complicated grief reactions and discusses how trauma hinders the normal resolution of grief in children and adolescents. He also presents two evidence-based treatments that can be used to work with groups of children in a school setting, and provides several resources for online learning.
Preventing Violence, Healing Trauma Through Play
Mrs Marie Reynolds, M.A., MSW.
Clinical Social Worker & Paediatric Psychotherapist
This video is an excerpt from a presentation by Mrs Reynolds at a seminar hosted by Survivors Unlimited on Healing through the Arts.
This video is excerpted from the E-book Grief in the Workplace, produced by Survivors Unlimited. It discusses the impact of grief in the workplace and the essential role that HR professionals can play in providing meaningful support to grieving employees.
Explore the Journey of Healing in the New Book:
“This is an excellent work that has the power to not only assist grieving parents but also those around them who seek to understand, support, and assist such parents as they cope with the horrendous loss of a child.” – Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, Senior Vice President, The Hospice Foundation of America. Click the icon below to purchase.
