Spiritual Care for Death and Grief

Co-sponsored with Transforming Chaplaincy

This webinar will describe how several organizations are providing care for families and staff at the time of death and support for those experiencing grief in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Caring for Families: Facilitating Virtual Goodbyes, David Fleenor, BCC, ACPE, Director of Education, Center for Spirituality and Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
• Caring for Families: Bereavement Support Calls, Sean Doll O’Mahoney, M.Div, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator, Manager, Clinical Pastoral Education, Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN 
• Support for Staff Who are Present at the Time of Death, Katie Pakos Rimer, M.Div., Ed.D., BCC, Director, Spiritual Care and Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
• Addressing the Grief in Our Communities: Organizing Public Memorial Rituals, Joanna Wojtkowiak, PhD, Assistant Professor Psychological & Spiritual Aspects of Existential Care, University for Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands 

The webinar will be moderated by Marilyn J.D. Barnes, MS, MA, MPH, BCC, Vice President, Mission and Spiritual Care, AdvocateAurora, Downers Grove, IL