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Finding Hope in Crisis: helping children and adolescents find their smile during grief and loss

Speaker(s):

Steven Sewell, BACEED, CPS

Presentation:

Fears, misconceptions, doubts, and other barriers to healthy communication play a large part of what we do as end of life professionals. Working with children and teenagers who are grieving through the loss of their loved one or as a patient can be even more challenging. In this seminar, Steve will provide encouraging hope to you, in whatever discipline you serve in, to support, provide empathy, and create a high, open relationship with these precious young people. If you have direct contact with family members (especially kids), this session is for you.


Objectives:

  1. Reflect on what we know about grief and loss with children and adolescents
  2. Differentiate age level appropriate grief support for a variety of end of life clinicians
  3. Observe general tips for caregivers who offer care to kids and teens as it relates to grief and loss.
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Sewell, Steven, BACEED, CPS

Steve Sewell graduated from Biola University and has completed several hundreds of credit hours in educational settings in grief and bereavement, theology, leadership development, pastoral care studies, and thanatology.  Steve’s 28+ years of leadership, counseling/coaching, and teaching background in churches, community development, hospice/corporate chaplaincy, bereavement specialist, and as a business owner gives him a wide range of experience working with people of all kinds.  His encouraging and empowering conflict reconciliation presentation has been welcomed in many settings, including healthcare, faith-based organizations, and corporations.  Steve is a regular contributor to the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and has recently retired from Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association Chaplain Committee Team Leader.  Steve travels nationally as a conference keynote speaker, workshop/seminar leader, team facilitator, and chaplain endorser.  His books, AT A LOSS – Learning How to Comfort Others, FINDING HOPE – a Children’s book about grief, and FINDING HOPE ACTIVITY BOOK- a companion children’s workbook during grief seasons is encouraging professionals in many industry fields.  His newest writing project is a Grief Journal.  His heartfelt approach to others is always engaging, never pushy, always full of open-handed welcome; never a fist-pound or demand.  Steve has made it his mission to encourage leadership and strengthen teams during times of change, adversity, and loss.  He is originally from California and currently resides in Northwest Missouri.  www.stevensewell.me 

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Finding Hope in Crisis:  helping children and adolescents find their smile during grief and loss









 

 

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McCaskill, Eddie, MSW, EdD

Dr. Eddie McCaskill is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Master’s Addiction Therapist, and a National Board-Certified Counselor.  Mr. McCaskill has been licensed in the State of Missouri since 1991 as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Mr. McCaskill completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University. Mr. McCaskill completed his Master’s in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his Doctorate from Argosy School of Professional Psychology and Grand Canyon University. Mr. McCaskill is recognized as a Military Family Life Consultant expert by the Department of Defense. Mr. McCaskill area of expertise is trauma, depression, and adverse childhood experiences. Mr. McCaskill was recognized and honored by Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative when he was selected a 2011 Local Hero. Mr. McCaskill was recognized and honored for his work in the community by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.-Xi Zeta Chapter as an Unsung Hero in mental health for 2014. Mr. McCaskill received the 2015 Community Healthcare Award from St. Louis Celebrity Senior’s non-profit organization for providing mental health services to the local community. Mr. McCaskill received the St. Louis American’s Excellence in Healthcare award in 2017 for his work in the St. Louis Community. Mr. McCaskill was recognized by the Missouri House of Representative in a resolution put forth by State Representative, Steven Roberts for his 30 years of providing services to the under-served community in the St. Louis Area.

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The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression on Black Males


 

 

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Puch, Justin, M.A., LPC


Justin Puch is a Licensed Professional Counselor and attended the University of Kansas for his degree in Sociology with Honors in Family Research. Justin attended the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City where her earned his Masters in Counseling.

Justin specializes in marital, family and child counseling. Justin has been trained in The Gottman Method for marital and couples counseling. He also loves to work with families that are dealing with blended family issues, communication, crisis, attachment / adoption issues, and parenting techniques.

Justin works with kids (8 and older) , adolescents  and young adults. Justin uses Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well as other techniques to help with anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar, oppositional  behavior, and attachment / trauma issues.

Justin is married and has two boys. Justin is an avid KU fan and loves to travel.




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Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents 




 

 

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Bass, Anthony, MEd, MA, MSW, RADC, MARS, CCATP, AMTP, CCTP, CDBT, EMDR, LPC

Anthony is an established highly credentialed therapist in Missouri. He has over twenty-five years of counseling experience providing evidenced based treatment methodologies to individuals, couples, and families. His years of experience working in private practice, with a crisis counseling agency, addiction centers, and in the acute and non-acute psychiatric hospital settings, as well as his collaborations with other stakeholder throughout Missouri has prepared him to effectively assist customers presenting with a wide range of mental health complications. Anthony has years of experience providing Psychological Evaluations, Critical Incidence Debriefings, and Counseling to First Responders, other professionals, and executives. 

Presentation(s): 

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression on Black Males


 

 

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Christman, Sarah, MAT

Sarah Christman co-founded The Soulard School in 2005. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a focus on Children in Group Settings from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Master’s in the Arts of Teaching with an emphasis on Children’s Creative Expression. Sarah currently serves as Executive Director of The Soulard School.

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Buddy Circles: A Model of Peer Support to Promote Social Emotional Wellbeing in Children

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Biehl, Haley, MAT

Haley Biehl has a background in special education. In her role as Assistant Principal at The Soulard School, she has worked collaboratively with staff, parents, and students to establish and sustain social emotional programming that address and support children’s wellbeing. With Sarah Christman, Haley developed Buddy Circles in 2012-2013 to create space for students to know each other more deeply, and partner together to identify needs and accomplish goals. Now, Haley and Sarah have shared this model locally with neighboring schools and organizations, and nationally via educational conferences. They are currently partnering with Webster University to draft a curriculum.

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Buddy Circles: A Model of Peer Support to Promote Social Emotional Wellbeing in Children

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Buddy Circles: A Model of Peer Support to Promote Social Emotional Wellbeing in Children

Speaker(s):

Haley Biehl, MAT

Sarah Christman

Presentation:

Buddy Circles are a peer-support approach for elementary schools that focus on the social-emotional wellbeing of children, and have proven to be an additional mode of support for students with disabilities, students who have experienced trauma, and students with low levels of esteem and resilience.

Objectives:

  1. Introduce a peer support approach that enhances support for students with disabilities, students experiencing trauma and/or discrimination, and students who require support due to extenuating circumstances
  2. Educate how to facilitate student-initiated discussion groups that promote advocacy, problem-solving, and mentoring in school-aged children
  3. Describe an approach to empower caregivers and providers with the language and tools necessary to increase community awareness and participation in the process
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Gray, Angela, MSW, EDs

Angela is a school social worker in Alton, Illinois. She has been with the district for sixteen years. Angela has extensive knowledge of working with at-risk teens, especially at-risk girls. She has been asked to speak on numerous topics such as self-esteem, anger management, resolving intense conflicts between youth, restorative justice, and other topics. Angela is the founder of Empower Me, a girls’ group for at-risk teens. She meets weekly with the teens to discuss relevant issues that they are facing in today’s society. She was also a co-founder of the A-Town Steppers, an award-winning Step Team of seven years.

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Best Practices for Working with At-risk Girls with Challenging Attitudes

 

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Best Practices for Working with At-risk Girls with Challenging Attitudes

Speaker(s):

Angela Gray, MSW, EDs

Presentation: Do you work with an at-risk girl who has a negative or challenging attitude? Challenging attitudes displayed are often camouflaged as a defense mechanism to hide the pain and protect the student from being hurt. These girls are often misunderstood as “troublemakers”. They are dealing with “adult-like” issues, such as drug use in their families, single parent homes, raising their siblings, and some girls are the “breadwinner” of the family. Not to mention the teen issues they are facing, such as a low self-esteem, relationship drama, mean girl bullying, and living up to the expectations placed upon them from social media, music videos, and explicit songs. This workshop session will help participants to better understand and respond to girls with challenging attitudes. Relational aggression among girls will also be explored. During this session, Angela will teach innovative techniques that can help girls empower themselves. She will also share powerful and useful tools to develop a trauma free atmosphere to create girl empowerment. Relationships is the key to building relationships with girls with challenging attitudes. This will be an interactive, fun, and down to earth session you don’t want to miss.

Objectives:

  1. Define Attitude
  2. Explore how attitudes are shaped and formed
  3. Explore how self-esteem impacts teen girls
  4. Explore the correlation of stress and teen girls
  5. Describe the socio-economic differences among youth and how it impacts their self-esteem
  6. Discuss strategies to work with at -risk youth with challenging attitudes
  7. Examine strategies that professionals can use to help girls with challenging attitudes