BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Grief and Loss: Guiding and Supporting Individuals with Intel lectual\, Developmental and Other Disabilities Through the Experience X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260815T014120Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51967820714715 DTSTART:20260618T130000Z DTEND:20260618T161500Z DESCRIPTION:*This event is open to the public*\n \n\nThis is a live interac tive webinar. Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instruct ions on how to join the session.\n\n \n\nPresenter:\nDr. Mirian Ofonedu\, PhD\, LCSW-C\, is the director of training at the Maryland Center for Dev elopmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute and an Associate Facu lty at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health\, De partment of Mental Health and at the University of Maryland Baltimore Grad uate School and the School of Social Work.\n\nTracee Hutt-Brown\, MSW\, LC SW-C\, is a Clinical Social Worker and the Assistant Director of Social Wo rk in the Center for Developmental and Behavioral Health at Kennedy Kriege r 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.\n\nCEU: 3.0 Continuing Education Credit Hours\n\nSession Description \n\nPeople with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I /DD) and other disabilities are often excluded from rituals and informatio n about death and loss because of the false assumption that they do not co mprehend death or experience grief and loss. Just like people without disa bilities\, 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 wil l help providers and families increase their knowledge about grief and los s experiences for individuals with I/DD\, and their skills on guiding and supporting them through the process\, while accounting for cultural differ ences.\n\nObjectives: Participants will be able to:\n\nGain knowledge abou t grief and loss experiences for people with and without developmental dis abilities.Explore their own values and attitudes regarding grief and loss and people with I/DD and other disabilities.Discuss factors that facilitat e or hinder emotional healing.Identify effective strategies for guiding an d supporting individuals experiencing grief and loss\, including individua ls with I/DD and other disabilities.\nInstructional level: Intermediate\n\ n\nWho should attend? Professionals and anyone interested in the topic. 3. 0 Continuing Education Credits (Category 1) will be granted to licensed so cial workers and psychologists upon completion of this training and a comp leted evaluation. A Certificate of Attendance will be made available for a ll other disciplines.\n\n\nThe Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilit ies at Kennedy Krieger Institute is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education program s\, and it maintains full responsibility for this program. Kennedy Krieger Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponso r continuing education for psychologists. Kennedy Krieger Institute mainta ins responsibility for this program and its content. No conflicts have bee n identified (this includes commercial support and research grants/funding ). The registration fees are: $90 for professionals seeking CE credit\, $7 0 for professionals and community members not seeking CE credit\, and $35 for students not seeking CE credit who register with a school email addres s.\n\n\nFor more information on our Annual Learning Series or to request a ccommodation or assistance for individuals with disabilities\, please cont act us by phone at 443-923-4114\, email Training.MCDD@KennedyKrieger.org o r visit KennedyKrieger.org/MCDDTraining. Requests should be made as soon a s possible but at least seven days prior to the scheduled meeting.\n\nTher e is no processing fee required for payment by check. Apply promo code "PA YBYCHECK” at checkout. All checks must be received five business days pr ior 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."\n \n\nMake ch eck payable to: Kennedy Krieger Institute (In note section write "MCDD SLS OCTOBER 8")\n \n\nMail check to: Maryland Center for Developmental Disabi lities at Kennedy Krieger Institute\, Attn: MCDD Training Program\, 7000 T udsbury Road\, Baltimore\, MD 21244\n \n\nKennedy Krieger Institute Employ ees ONLY: If your department will be covering the cost of the training\, please enter your budget code when prompted. Enter promo code "KKISTAFF" a t checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payment can be received vi a interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registering as KKI employees mu st use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registration to confirm thei r employee status.\n \n\nKennedy 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 prom o code "KKITRAINEE" at checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payme nt can be received via interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registerin g as KKI trainees must use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registra tion to confirm their trainee status. Please note: CE credits will only be offered to those who registered and paid as professionals/KKISTAFF.\n\nMa ryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute reserves the right to cancel any of its workshops due to unforeseen circum stances. In this event\, we will refund the registration fee only and not additional costs associated with attending the workshop. Should you have a ny questions\, call 443-923-5555.\n\n \n\nRefund/Cancellation Policy: If y ou can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for\, you can eithe r receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are wit hin the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations rece ived at least five business days prior to the workshop. LOCATION: SUMMARY:Grief and Loss: Guiding and Supporting Individuals with Intellectu al\, Developmental and Other Disabilities Through the Experience URL;VALUE=URI:https://eventscalendar.kennedykrieger.org/event/grief-and-los s-guiding-and-supporting-individuals-with-intellectual-developmental-and-o ther-disabilities-through-the-experience CATEGORIES:Training END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR