Programs on Coping with Grief for the Three Village Community

These workshops, presented by the Response Crisis Center of LI with assistance from the Library's Stony Brook University Social Work Intern Stephanie, were recently added to Emma Clark Library's calendar:

For Parents

Talking About Tragedy and Coping with Grief for Parents
Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Learn age-appropriate ways to talk about personal, communal, and global tragedy with children and teens, while also holding space for your own emotions.
This workshop will include:

• Cross-cultural bereavement practices
• Common cliches
• Damaging terminology
• Societal impact of tragedy on a community

Includes a Q&A. Plus, the Library’s SBU Social Work Intern Stephanie Szabo will assist and speak with attendees during and after the program.
Click here to register

For Teens (Grades 7 – 12)

Contending with Grief
Saturday, March 1, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Learn how to cope with personal, communal, and global tragedies, including:

• Ways grief manifests and how it can change over time under different circumstances
• How to hold space for yourself as you grieve
• How to interact with peers who are mourning
• How community-wide tragedies can impact people in all different ways.

Includes a Q&A. Plus, the Library’s SBU Social Work Intern Stephanie Szabo will be available to assist and speak with attendees during and after the program.

Click here to register. Open to Grades 7 – 12. Teens will earn community service credit for attending.

***If you would like to speak with the Library’s Stony Brook University Social Work Intern on another day, please click here for more information.

Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org