Bereavement Professional

April 2019 Bereavement Professional Section Chat

Many bereavement departments utilize bereavement volunteers in several different capacities- everything from administrative tasks to clinical care. In our April monthly chat we shared best practices with other bereavement professionals as well as discussed bereavement volunteer and intern recruitment, on-boarding, training, utilization, supervision and other topics!

The chat was facilitated by Robin Fiorelli, LCSW, NCHPP Bereavement Professional Section Steering Committee Member, Sr. Director of Bereavement and Volunteers, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of San Diego, San Diego, CA with assistance from the Bereavement Professional Section Steering Committee Members and Section Leader: 

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

Melissa Lunardini, NCHPP Bereavement  Professional Section Steering Committee Member, Children's Bereavement Manager, The Elizabeth Hospice, Escondido, CA

Cindi Gray, MSW, LCSW, NCHPP Bereavement  Professional Section Steering Committee Member, Director of Grief Support Programs, Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley, CA 

Diane Snyder Cowan, MA, MT-BC, CHPCA, NCHPP Bereavement Professional Section Leader, Director of Bereavement Center, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc in Cleveland, OH