2025 Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief
As the leader in funding grief support services for bereaved children in the Pacific Northwest, Safe Crossings Foundation (SCF) presents the 11th Annual Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief in partnership with The Journey Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital. This one-day conference advances our vision that all grieving children receive the emotional support they need to heal and thrive after the death of a loved one. We invite you to join us for professional development, community-building, networking and learning with others who provide services to grieving children.
This year’s conference is designed to support providers such as clinicians, therapists and counselors, therapists-in-training, teachers, school staff, and healthcare workers. Continuing education credits are available for professional development needs.
When: Monday, March 10, 2024
8:00AM-4:30PM
Where: Seattle Children’s Sand Point Learning Center
Address: 5801 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Registration Fees:
Conference Admission: $180.00. Registration to open in December 2024.
Reduced rate scholarships are available upon request:
Many conferences offer scholarship opportunities to assist individuals with financial constraints, ensuring a diverse and inclusive participation by providing discounted or waived registration fees to qualified applicants. These scholarships aim to promote access to valuable learning experiences and networking opportunities. Safe Crossings Foundation strives to make professional development and continuing education credits accessible to all who provide grief support for children, teens and young adults in our region. The price of conference admission includes conference sessions, continuing education credits, and meals. For those attendees who are unable to afford the full price of the conference, reduced rate scholarships are available. For additional scholarship information, please email info@safecrossingsfoundation.org with Conference Scholarship Request in the subject line.
Host a Vendor Booth:
Join us at the Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief by hosting a vendor booth! Safe Crossings Foundation invites both nonprofit organizations and businesses to participate in this impactful event, where you can connect with professionals dedicated to supporting grieving children and families. There is a $75 fee if selling goods, the fee is waived for nonprofits with only free resources. Click here to complete the form.
ADA: If you would like to request accommodation needs, please contact Zoe Ottemiller, Communications and Development Coordinator, at zoe@safecrossingsfoundation.org.
Continuing Education Credits
Clock Hour Claim Information for Attendees
More information to come.
More information to come.
The Institute for Continuing Education and Safe Crossings Foundation are cosponsors of this program. This co-sponsorship has been approved by NBCC. The Institute for Continuing Education is an NBCC approved continuing education provider, ACEP Provider No. 5643. The Institute for Continuing Education solely is responsible for this program, including the awarding of NBCC credit.
The Institute for Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Nursing, Provider CEP 12646. Nurses are responsible for checking with their state board to determine if credit issued through an approved provider of the CA Board of Nursing is acceptable by their state board.
The Institute for Continuing Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Physicians can claim Category 2 CME for participating in this activity.
Skills Level: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced. Participants are urged to review the session descriptions to determine appropriateness for professional and personal needs.
Non-Credit Events: CE credit is not offered for registration, board meetings, meal functions, social events, and breaks.
Completed CE Materials: Please prepare your professional license information to include on CE application materials. CE packets will be completed online.
NOTE: To receive continuing education credit, applicants must complete all CE materials, sign in/out at designated locations, and submit an evaluation form for the sessions attended.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if CE credit offered by The Institute for Continuing Education meets the regulations of their state licensing/certification board, including the Ethics Workshops scheduled.
NOTE: Ethics credit is not offered for any workshop session
Goals for Conference
- Articulate new information on best practices in responding to and caring for grieving children in therapeutic, educational, medical and community settings.
- Implement new tools and skills to support grieving children.
- Identify resources and programs available to grieving children to support referrals and networking.
- Identify strategies to increase access to timely, high-quality and culturally relevant grief support services for grieving children in our region and opportunities to support local advocacy efforts.