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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

On March 3, 2026, Hoʻoikaika Partnership invited 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 later, we continue to navigate persistent grief and cumulative loss. This session with Dr. Schonfeld was a unique opportunity to talk about supporting children, families and ourselves. The conversation explored the distinction between trauma and grief, the long-term impacts of disaster, and practical strategies to reduce compassion fatigue and moral injury among providers.

Mahalo to everyone who joined us on March 3 at Imua Family Services!

This was 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.

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Session Description

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

  • Described the distinction between trauma and grief
  • Explained 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
  • Explored how professionals providing support in this context are often impacted as much, if not more, than the children and families that they serve
  • Offered strategies for minimizing compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and moral injury
  • Provided ample time for questions and discussion

Dr. David Schonfeld gave a presentation on coping with grief and loss on March 3, 2026.

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.

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