Date: 11:30am – 1:30pm PDT July 8, 2021
Location: Online
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When a community is devastated by a traumatic event, such as a mass shooting or natural disaster, in addition to individuals grieving their personal losses, there is a communal loss experienced by all who have been touched by the event, either directly or indirectly.
Grieving in community is an ancient practice that has been lost to many of us in modern Western culture. To grieve fully and consciously, it is critical that we connect with other grievers to help each other carry the collective burden of community, tribal or national loss.
Participants will explore and experience community grief ceremonies that can be facilitated by end-of-life and counseling professionals in a variety of settings, from churches and schools to hospitals, therapy offices, funeral homes and private homes. The workshop will incorporate a mix of live presentation and interactive group discussion/activities.
During this workshop, participants will:
- Analyze their own embedded beliefs and social construct about death, dying and loss, and be able to relate that understanding in their work with clients.
- Explore the concept of creating personalized healing ceremonies that address loss, trauma and bereavement as a way to support clients and be given an opportunity to participate in a personal ceremony as an example.
- Learn about multi-cultural approaches to loss and grief to broaden their pool of resources available to clients from divergent backgrounds.
About the Presenter
Dr. Terri Daniel, CT, CCTP is a hospice and hospital-trained spiritual care provider and end-of-life educator certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling and in trauma support by the International Association of Trauma Professionals. The focus of her work is to assist dying and grieving individuals to discover a more spiritually and socially-spacious understanding of death, grief, and beyond.
Terri conducts workshops throughout the U.S. to help the dying and the bereaved focus on inner transformation rather than external events. She also teaches in the interreligious chaplaincy program at the Graduate Theological Union, and is the founder of the Conference on Death and Afterlife Studies and the Ask Doctor Death podcast.
She is the author of four books on death, grief and the afterlife: Grief and God, When Religions Does More Harm Than Healing (2019), Turning the Corner of Grief Street: Loss and Bereavement as a Journey of Awakening (2014), Embracing Death: A New Look at Grief, Gratitude and God (2010), A Swan in Heaven: Conversations Between Two Worlds (2007).
Terri has a BA in Religious Studies from Marylhurst University, an MA in Pastoral Care from Fordham University, and a Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling from the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
