Benefits of NWADEBS Membership include:
- Opportunity to network with people in all areas of death-related work.
- Quarterly meetings offering presentations on a range of death- related topics (no charge for members, $30 for non-members).
- Registration discounts at NWADEBS-sponsored events.
- Regular email updates of local trainings, events and resources.
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- CEUs available (to members and non-members) for $20 per quarterly presentation.
Regular membership is $30 annually. Student and senior discount membership is $20 annually.
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Supporting the Grieving Body
Presenter: Laura LiretteDate: July 13th, 2023 ~ 11:30am to 1:30pmRegistration: https://graduate.lclark.edu/calendars/events/event/345996-supporting-the-grieving-body-onlineBio: Laura Lirette, Director of Bereavement Services at Mt Hood HospiceLaura Lirette previously...
Pet Loss
Presenter: Jessica and Zane Prestia-SchearDate: October 12th, 2023 ~ 11:30am to 1:30pmRegistration: Bio: Jessica and Zane Prestia-Schear Info coming soon
Suicide in Older Adults: Risk, Assessment and Prevention
October 13th from 11:30am-1:30pm via zoom Nirmala Dhar is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master’s in Social Work from the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri and Bombay University, India. She is mission driven with 36...
Climate Grief and Coping: An Environmental Values Approach with Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty, Psy.D.
Thursday, July 14th 2022.
From 11:30am-1:30pm via zoom.
Presenter: Dr. Thomas Doherty
Bio: Dr. Thomas Doherty is a clinical and environmental psychologist based in Portland, Oregon who has developed a specialty addressing people’s concerns about environmental issues and climate change. His multiple publications on nature and mental health include the groundbreaking paper “The Psychological Impacts of Global Climate Change,” co-authored by Susan Clayton, cited over 700 times. Thomas is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Past President of the Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology, and Founding Editor of the academic journal Ecopsychology. Thomas was a member of the APA’s first Task Force on Global Climate Change and founded one of the first environmentally-focused certificate programs for mental health counselors in the US at Lewis & Clark Graduate School. Thomas is originally from Buffalo, New York. You can learn more about Dr. Thomas Doherty at his website. Thomas also co-hosts the Climate Change and Happiness podcast.