Grieving While You Work, Working While You are Grieving
Event Information
About this event
For those coping with grief and loss, returning to work can be an additional challenge. This program will discuss re-entry into the work place (whether in-person or remotely) as a bereaved survivor and what that might look and feel like when trying to establish a routine. Dr. Hensley will discuss the importance of physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care during this difficult transition and share some ideas for developing coping skills to manage grief while going back to work. The program will also be helpful to those who are supporting colleagues or employees who are grieving.
Presenter
Dr. L. Mark Hensley, Bereavement Services Manager, VITAS Healthcare
Continuing Education Information
Continuing education is not available for this program.
Viewing Instructions
Viewing instructions will be included in your confirmation email and they will also be emailed to you several times in the days leading up to the webinar.
Questions?
Contact the TAPS Institute via email at Institute@taps.org or call 800-959-8277.
Presented by Boeing
Meet the Presenter
L. Mark Hensley, MTS, DMin, PT-Csp, is Bereavement Services Manager at VITAS Healthcare. He received a Master of Theological Studies with a focus on ethics from Methodist Theological School in 1990 and a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary. Hensley has worked as a chaplain for over 30 years, beginning his career as a Chaplain Assistant then Chaplain for the 11147th Armor Battalion in the Ohio Army National Guard. His military assignments provided vital field experiences. Dr. Hensley has worked directly with families in hospice for nearly a decade. In his current role as Bereavement Service Manager, Hensley coordinates with Chaplains, Music Therapists, and Social Workers developing different types of interventions and plans of care for at-risk factors to encourage successful bereavement of loved ones. Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Hensley has hosted a virtual Parental Loss Support Group for Adults that is available nationwide. He is certified as a specialist in Pastoral Thanatology through the American Academy of Grief Counseling.
Organizer TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®
Organizer of Grieving While You Work, Working While You are Grieving
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a military loved one. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military and civilian families. Through an alliance with the Hospice Foundation of America, the foremost leader in professional grief and loss education, the Institute will serve as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration between professionals working in the field of grief and loss.