Keynote Session: Navigating Grief and Loss in Dementia

This session explores the relationship between dementia and grief.  Specifically, the session reviews the ways that individuals, families, and caregivers may experience grief when an individual begins to develop dementia as well as how persons with dementia may manifest grief as dementia progresses.  The session places a strong emphasis on ways to assist families and other individuals in acknowledging their losses as well as offering strategies to assist both family members and caregivers in coping with loss.  In addition, the seminar offers strategies to assist individuals with dementia as they deal with loss.  

He will also be presenting a breakout session for professionals in the field

Breakout Session: When Grief Is Complicated (CT)

This session is designed to assist counselors in assessing and assisting individuals who may be experiencing more complicated forms of bereavement.  The presentation begins with an overview of contemporary work on complicated grief and then explores interventive strategies to assist grievers experiencing more complicated forms of grief.