Safe Crossings Foundation presented the fourth annual Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief on Friday, March 2nd. This one-day symposium explored the topic of Connecting Children to Support: Addressing Barriers to Services.
WHEN
Friday, March 2nd, 2018
7:30am Registration // 8:00am – 4:00pm Program
WHERE
Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) Conference Center
800 Oakesdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057
ATTENDANCE
$125 ($100 for students) registration fee included CEUs, continental breakfast and lunch.
FULL PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
Please click HERE to view the full program for the symposium.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
SCF welcomed Kevin Carter, MSW, LCSW, and Tyran Hill, MSSA, as our keynotes!
Kevin and Tyran opened the day with an interactive presentation on the impact of childhood loss and grief experiences from the lens of their own psychosocial development as African American men growing up in the South and as intergenerational social work colleagues. They have worked with community leaders and schools across the country to learn and share how to overcome barriers to support all children who are grieving.
Together, they explored how the examination of loss at the intersection of race, gender, sexual orientation and age can provide pathways for dialogue, understanding and development. They shared strategies for education and intervention that inspire hope and courage to make change.
Their presentation helped create a framework for a 21st century approach to reaching across divides to making healing connections in community grief, loss and trauma.
CONFERENCE VENDOR TABLES
Community grief support partners supplied vendor tables to offer information about each specific service to attendees. Representatives from the organizations listed below were available during breaks to chat and provide materials.
Art With Heart | Cancer Lifeline | Cancer Pathways
Cedar Tree Counseling Services | Forefront
Harborview | The Healing Center
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital | Moyer Foundation
Providence King County | Seattle Children’s Hospital
Virginia Mason
CORPORATE SPONSORS
INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR
Nancy & Rod Hochman
For information regarding corporate sponsorship of the conference, please click here.
If you are interested in visiting the conference archive, please click here.