Bereavement Professional

June 2018 Bereavement Professional Section Chat

Bereavement and Community Relations steering committee members, Joelle Osterhaus and Melissa DelaCalzada, discuss how to utilize media strategically in bereavement programs. Hospice and palliative care programs offer a variety of different kinds of bereavement programming in diverse communities throughout the country. This chat explored planning and execution of many different means and methods of reaching your hospice and community bereaved to involve them in your services, as well as how to build on the strengths of your organization and opportunities in your area.

Facilitators: 

Joelle Osterhaus, MSW, LCSW, LICSW, ACHP-SW, NCHPP Bereavement Professional Section Steering Committee Member, Hospice & Home Based Palliative Care Psychosocial Services Supervisor at Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care - Portland, OR

Melissa DelaCalzada, MBA, NCHPP Development/PR/Marketing Section Steering Committee Member, Director, Communications and Community Relations at The Elizabeth Hospice - Escondido, CA