Supporting Adult Child Loss

Price range: $25.95 through $135.00

The impact of the death of an adult child on parents is often overlooked, especially when the parents may be older or facing health challenges themselves. Experts will discuss current research; how hospice clinicians and bereavement professionals can better support grieving parents; and the use of life narratives as a way of coping.

Continuing education included with registration.

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the experiences of bereaved parents.
Identify the unique aspects of parental grief after the loss of an adult child.
Identify the existential challenges faced by parents who have lost an adult child.
Describe strategies addressing the existential needs of parents facing adult child loss.

Expert Panelists

Rebecca Shiner, PhD

Rebecca Shiner is Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Colgate University, where she has taught since 1999. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1998 and completed her clinical internship at the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry in 1999. She has published widely on multiple...

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Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, MBA, MSN, CRNP, CNS, CNE, CHPN, CPH, FPCN

Patricia Moyle Wright is a Professor of Nursing at The University of Scranton and practices as a palliative care and hospice nurse practitioner. She conducts research on end-of-life care, including grief, loss, and bereavement. She has published numerous articles and books on end-of-life care.

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