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Bereavement Airs: Tuesday, January 16, 2006 at 7:30pm Repeats: Sunday, January 21, 2006 at Midnight Mourning the death of a loved one is a process all of us will go through. Whether the death is sudden or anticipated, somehow we are never prepared for it or for the grief it brings. On the next Health Link we'll examine the grieving process and offer resources to help you through this difficult time. We'll also share suggestions on how to support someone who is suffering the loss of a loved one. GUESTS: Liz Smith, LCSW Liz is the Supervisor of Bereavement Services for The Community Hospice. She's a licensed certified social worker and oversees staff members in seven counties who provide grief counseling and bereavement services for adults, teenagers and children. These services are free and available to everyone, whether or not the person who died was a Hospice patient. Keli Rugenstein, PhD, LMSW Keli is a Psychologist at Samaritan Counseling Center located in Scotia, NY. She is a New York State Certified Social Worker. She graduated from the University at Albany and her undergraduate degree is in Psychology. Keli works with couples, families and individuals. She specializes in interventions with clergy, clergy families and churches in crisis. She has co-facilitated workshops for clergy leadership and couples who wish to get a "check-up" on their marriage. Keli is a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Religious Research Association, and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and an affiliate member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Mary Jo Belles Mary Jo Belles is President of the Albany Chapter of Beginning Experience (BE). Mary Jo has been widowed for 6 years has 3 children and is a Pre-School teacher at St. Pius X School in Loudonville. Beginning Experience is an international peer ministry for people who have suffered the loss of a relationship through death, divorce or separation. It is Christian-based, but open to people of all denominations. It is primarily intended for those who have lost a spouse or partner, but is appropriate for anyone who is experiencing grief. Ellen McNulty-Ryan Ellen is owner and licensed manager of the McNulty Funeral Home located in Green Island. Ellen is also the Mayor of the Village of Green Island. Web Resources
The Community Hospice's
mission is to serve seriously ill people and their families through the
process of dying & grieving and to enhance quality of life
with comprehensive, compassionate services that respect the dignity of
those we serve. They offer various types of bereavement
counseling including the Wave Rider Program for bereaved children. The
Community Hospice provides its services from six centers located
throughout the Capital Region. Call 1-800-678-0711 for more
information.
http://www.communityhospice.org/ Samaritan Counseling Center is a private, not-for-profit counseling center with several sites throughout The Capital Region. The center is intentionally holistic and attends to issues of body, mind and spirit, offering outpatient psychotherapy for adults, children, families and couples. They offer individual counseling sessions for bereavement. Call (518) 374-3514 for more information. http://www.samaritancounselingcenter.org/ Albany Chapter of Beginning Experience Beginning Experience is a weekend program to help grieving single-again persons move from the darkness of their grief into the light of a new beginning and move into the future with renewed hope. It helps deal with the natural grief process and offers an opportunity, through God, for turning the pain of loss into an experience of positive growth. Rooted in the Catholic tradition, its open, ecumenical spirit serves those of all faiths. The next Beginning Experience weekend will be March 31-April 2, 2006. Pre-registration is required. Call (518) 459-1663 for more information. http://www.timesunion.com/communities/begexp The Consultation Center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is a mental health center which provides therapeutic services within a Christian environment, respecting the unity of body, mind and spirit. The Center offers individual and couples counseling, a variety of personal growth groups, spiritual direction, and lectures and workshops in the area of mental health and personal growth. Call (518) 489-4431 for more information. http://www.rcda.org/Offices/consultation_center/ Haven Grief Counseling Center is the only not for profit counseling agency in the greater Capital District Region devoted exclusively to ministering to the needs of the bereaved of all ages. They offer individual counseling for bereavement due to the death of a loved one, life threatening illness of a loved one and life threatening illness of self. Haven Grief Counseling Center is located at 703 Union Street, Schenectady, New York. Call (518) 370-1666 for more information. The Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care. Through programs of professional development, research, public education and information, Hospice Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief. http://www.hospicefoundation.org/griefAndLoss/ MedlinePlus offers health information in English and Spanish for professionals and consumers alike and is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. They have several links to bereavement resources. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bereavement.html The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees. http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ A collection of resources and a community of care sponsored by the AARP offering education, on-line sharing and a toll-free Grief Support line. http://www.aarp.org/families/grief_loss/ |
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