TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Working together to keep our 'ohana healthy, safe & supported

Whether you’re a seasoned provider or just beginning your journey in service to children and families, these events are a chance to recharge, reconnect, and remember that none of us stands alone.

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Holding Space for Healing: Coping With Persistent Grief and Loss

A special professional development session with Dr. David Schonfeld

Hoʻoikaika Partnership invites partners and allies to a special, in-person professional development session with Dr. David Schonfeld, a nationally recognized pediatrician and leader in childhood grief and crisis response. Dr. Schonfeld provided critical support to Maui in the immediate aftermath of the wildfires and previously joined us for a powerful workshop Supporting Children in the Aftermath of Grief & Loss at the Hoʻoikaika Partnership Annual Conference in September 2023.
Two years on, this interactive session will offer a unique opportunity to talk story with Dr. Schonfeld about supporting children, families, and ourselves as we continue to navigate persistent grief and cumulative loss. The conversation will explore the distinction between trauma and grief, the long-term impacts of disaster, and practical strategies to reduce compassion fatigue and moral injury among providers.

Join us on Tuesday, March 3, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Imua Family Services!

This is a special professional development session with Dr. David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP, founder and director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, located at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Space is limited. Registration is required.

Register here to claim your spot!

Session Description

Together we will explore ways that professionals can help children, families and themselves cope with persistent grief and loss. This interactive session will:

  • Describe the distinction between trauma and grief
  • Explain how multiple secondary and cumulative losses and stressors that persist for years after a large scale natural disaster may still pose a challenge for children, families, and professionals.
  • Explore how professionals providing support in this context are often impacted as much, if not more, than the children and families that they serve.
  • Offer strategies for minimizing compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and moral injury.
  • Provide ample time for questions and discussion.

Whether you’re a seasoned provider or just beginning your journey in service to children and families, we welcome you to join our training and development events to recharge, reconnect, and remember that none of us stands alone.

Strengthening the Prevention and Provider Workforce in Maui County

Strengthening the provider workforce improves the quality of services and supports delivered to ʻohana and keiki who are at risk of or involved with CWS to better meet their needs and reduce the incidence of child maltreatment. Training on the protective factors helps to develop a common language and framework for working with families across the workforce. Fostering cross-sector relationships and trust is crucial for leveraging diverse expertise, resources, and perspectives to address complex societal challenges more effectively and innovatively. It also enhances collaboration, strengthens community resilience, and ensures more sustainable and impactful solutions.

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