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Please join us for this special grief training workshop. If you are a first responder, you know that encountering grief is a regular part of the job – with the individuals you serve and among your own. Grief can take a toll both mentally and physically, and so learning how to support grief in others and yourselves is key. Yet first responders do not regularly receive training on these topics.
To help first responders learn more about how to support grief in their communities and sustain themselves in their work, the Center for the Advancement of Bereavement Care at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth - University of Miami Health System, and Evermore, a national bereavement policy and advocacy organization, are hosting this special workshop.
This event provides the opportunity for first responders in the South Florida community to be introduced to the newly developed Community Bereavement Guide. This guide is designed to improve bereavement awareness and community-based support for grieving individuals. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about grief through reviewing the guide, and they will also be invited to provide feedback to help ensure it is relevant and useful for their respective professions and the grieving individuals with whom they are most likely to work.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, attendees will also be invited to participate in an interactive session focused on grief in the first responder community and to explore tools and resources for managing stress.
Through this event, we aim to empower community first responders to better understand the profound effects of grief and how to compassionately respond to bereaved individuals within the scope of their unique professional roles. We hope you'll join us in building a more grief-informed and compassionate community.
The workshop will be approximately three hours long. It will be offered once on Monday, May 19th at 10:30 AM and then again on Tuesday, May 20th at 9:00 AM to accommodate different schedules.
This event is generously funded by the L and L Copeland Foundation and the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and further supported by the Center for the Advancement of Bereavement Care at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Evermore.
We are deeply grateful for Local 1403’s generous support and donation of the Fire Tower building for this event.
