*This event is open to the public*
 

This is a live interactive webinar. Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to join the session.

Presenter:
Dr. Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, LCSW-C,  is the director of training at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute and an Associate Faculty at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health and at the University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School and the School of Social Work.

Tracee Hutt-Brown, MSW, LCSW-C, is a Clinical Social Worker and the Assistant Director of Social Work in the Center for Developmental and Behavioral Health at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She provides clinical leadership and supervision to certified social work supervisors, psychiatric social work fellows, and trainees, and delivers outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, and families.

CEU: 3.0 Continuing Education Credit Hours

Session Description 

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and other disabilities are often excluded from rituals and information about death and loss because of the false assumption that they do not comprehend death or experience grief and loss. Just like people without disabilities, people with I/DD also experience the death of family members, pets, friends and support service staff. They, too, respond to loss and share the same reality of death as the absence of life. This workshop will help providers and families increase their knowledge about grief and loss experiences for individuals with I/DD, and their skills on guiding and supporting them through the process, while accounting for cultural differences.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

• Gain knowledge about grief and loss experiences for people with and without developmental disabilities.
• Explore their own values and attitudes regarding grief and loss and people with I/DD and other disabilities.
• Discuss factors that facilitate or hinder emotional healing.
• Identify effective strategies for guiding and supporting individuals experiencing grief and loss, including individuals with I/DD and other disabilities.

Instructional level: Intermediate


Who should attend? Professionals and anyone interested in the topic. 3.0 Continuing Education Credits (Category 1) will be granted to licensed social workers and psychologists upon completion of this training and a completed evaluation. A Certificate of Attendance will be made available for all other disciplines.


The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs, and it maintains full responsibility for this program. Kennedy Krieger Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Kennedy Krieger Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No conflicts have been identified (this includes commercial support and research grants/funding). The registration fees are: $90 for professionals seeking CE credit, $70 for professionals and community members not seeking CE credit, and $35 for students not seeking CE credit who register with a school email address.


For more information on our Annual Learning Series or to request accommodation or assistance for individuals with disabilities, please contact us by phone at 443-923-4114, email Training.MCDD@KennedyKrieger.org or visit KennedyKrieger.org/MCDDTraining. Requests should be made as soon as possible but at least seven days prior to the scheduled meeting.

There is no processing fee required for payment by check. Apply promo code "PAYBYCHECK” at checkout. All checks must be received five business days prior to the training. If you are paying by check, please write the date of the session on the memo line. For example: "SLS OCTOBER 8."
 

Make check payable to: Kennedy Krieger Institute (In note section write "MCDD SLS OCTOBER 8")
 

Mail check to: Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Attn: MCDD Training Program, 7000 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
 

Kennedy Krieger Institute Employees ONLY:  If your department will be covering the cost of the training, please enter your budget code when prompted. Enter promo code "KKISTAFF" at checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payment can be received via interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registering as KKI employees must use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registration to confirm their employee status.
 

Kennedy Krieger Institute Trainees ONLY:  If you are registering as a student and your department will be covering the cost of the training, please enter your budget code when prompted. Enter promo code "KKITRAINEE" at checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payment can be received via interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registering as KKI trainees must use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registration to confirm their trainee status. Please note: CE credits will only be offered to those who registered and paid as professionals/KKISTAFF.

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute reserves the right to cancel any of its workshops due to unforeseen circumstances. In this event, we will refund the registration fee only and not additional costs associated with attending the workshop. Should you have any questions, call 443-923-5555.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations received at least five business days prior to the workshop.