Education

The Kennedy Willis Center continues to be a resource for furthering education and outreach for families, area students, educators and professionals in our greater community. Over the years, the Center has shed light on important and need-to-know topics impacting the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. An array of contemporary seminars and conferences are made available to the public throughout the year.

2024 Lunch & Learn Webinar Series: 

Navigating Changes of Life: Grief & Loss

Wednesdays, October 23 & 30, November 6 & 13

Click here to register!  (This link will take you to the KWC's secure payment site on Square).

This four-part online series will explore the components of the grief process and include age-appropriate strategies that support children, teens, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through challenging life experiences. Our knowledgeable presenters will share resources and inclusive and practical techniques that help build awareness and address the complicated impact of grief. Registered participants will receive the recorded webinar links, an electronic tool kit of resources, and a digital certificate for three Ongoing Professional Development Hours from the Center following the conclusion of the series.

The $30 Registration Fee covers all four webinar sessions.

The Lunch and Learn webinar series will be facilitated by E. Adel Herge, OTD/OTR/L, FAOTA, Jefferson Elder Care, Thomas Jefferson University, and Brittany Goodrich, Director of the Kennedy Willis Center. All sessions will begin promptly at noon.

Featured Presenters Include:

Arlen Gaines, MSW, LCSW-C, APHSW-C:  Arlen is the Director of Social Services with JSSA Hospice in Rockville, Maryland, where she leads the social work, chaplain, and volunteer teams, as well as the bereavement program. After close to 20 years of hospice social work, she developed a specialization in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their grief. She is the co-author of the award-winning I Have a Question series, which addresses complicated topics for children, including those with developmental disabilities.

Linda Clark, LCSW: Linda is a former bereavement counselor at Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. in New Hartford, New York. Linda provided individual bereavement counseling and also facilitated bereavement groups for young widows, spousal loss and adult parental loss. She has led workshops and community education on grief and loss and has shared her knowledge and experience with individuals, families and the greater community for over 25 years. Linda’s youngest daughter, Theresa, has Down syndrome and lives in a supported apartment in upstate New York.

Please use the link below to sign up for this informative webinar. All four sessions are covered by the $30 registration fee.  Click here to register! 
(This link will take you to the KWC's secure payment site on Square).

Questions: Please email [email protected].