National Grief Awareness Day Professional Development Conference

National Grief Awareness Day Professional Development Conference

On Tuesdays We Wear Black presents a professional development event to provide comprehensive grief training for use in all businesses.

By On Tuesdays We Wear Black

Date and time

Saturday, August 31 · 9am - 6pm EDT

Location

The Mark Twain House & Museum

351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06105

Refund Policy

No Refunds

Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

Registration opens & continental breakfast with networking opportunity

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome

Kate Mollison

Tony Lynch

Welcome address from Event host and founder of On Tuesdays We Wear Black, followed by key note address from leader of the Global Grief Network

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

"Faces of Grief" book panel

Samantha Ruth

Griefhab founder and chair of the co- authored venture, facilitates a panel with 8 of the featured authors from the new book "Faces of Grief".

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Block 1 of concurrent sessions

Jan Jeremias

Robert Zucker

Dave Roberts

(Choose 1)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch break

Lunch & Open Networking/ vendor table visiting

1:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Block 2 of concurrent sessions

Lindsay Wissel Fenton

Tony Lynch

Kate Mollison

(Choose one)

2:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Wellness session

Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki

Michelle Trieste

Michelle Trieste

(Choose one)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

*optional Death Cafe

Michelle Trieste

Sponsored by Daybreak Coffee in Glastonbury, in partnership with the Mark Twain House, Join us for this open form dialog about death and dying to help de-stigmatize a normal part of life. Free coffe...

About this event

Join us for a comprehensive training day, where grief & bereavement experts from across the country will be teaching business professionals to understand and support the complexities of loss with compassion and competence, ultimately fostering healthier workplaces and communities.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there parking?

Yes! The Mark Twain House provides generous parking in the adjacent lot within the museum grounds.

What is National Grief Awareness Day?

National Grief Awareness Day typically takes place on August 30th of each year. It can be an opportunity to raise awareness of the different manifestations of grief.

What is the purpose of this conference?

To train professionals from across various industries in new & updated standards for understanding & supporting grief as we find mental health to be a focus shift for many businesses

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