Anne-Marie Lockmyer

To watch a child grieve and not know what to do is a profoundly difficult experience for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Yet, there are guidelines for helping children develop a lifelong, healthy response to loss. This workshop will introduce concepts to free children from the false idea of "not feeling bad" and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss. There are many life experiences that can produce feelings of grief in a child, from the death of a relative or a divorce in the family to more everyday experiences such as moving to a new neighborhood or losing a prized possession. No matter the reason or degree of severity, if a child you love is grieving, the guidelines examined here can make a difference. (parents, guardians, educators, school counselors, children’s leaders)

The impact of grief in the workplace costs businesses millions of dollars annually in lost productivity, absenteeism, workplace accidents, health care costs, lack of focus and engagement, and presenteeism (present but not there) To a great degree the costs are unnecessary and avoidable. They could be substantially mitigated by heightened awareness and some simple, practical shifts in communication. This workshop equips your company to recognize, respond and support employees through losses caused by divorce, family crisis, financial loss, death of a loved one, major lifestyle alteration, pet loss, infertility...while increasing employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity. The Grief Index Study: Impact on Business. According to the American Hospice Foundation, at any given time, 25 percent of the workforce is grieving a loss.The reduced cost of grief can be accomplished without great expense (human resources, business owners, mangers)

Everything you need to know about interacting with and understanding grievers. Learn truths and myths about grief and loss, the different life losses that cause grief and how to support with the right words and actions. Go from awkward to confident. Participants leave informed and empowered