Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 2.0

In this virtual training, participants will: 

1. Define grief and disenfranchised grief. 
2. Learn how grief affects people across the lifespan. 
3. Explore the effects of grief in a community, including grief related to COVID. 
4. Identify trauma-informed responses when communicating with people experiencing grief. 

Lindsy Diener-Locke, LSW, is the Program Director at Ryan’s Place. The mission of Ryan’s Place is to provide support in a safe environment where grieving children, teens, and their families can share their experiences as they move through the healing process. Lindsy is originally from Goshen and graduated with her Bachelor’s in Social Work in 2004 from Goshen College.  She began her Social Work Career at Oaklawn, and later worked at a Refugee Resettlement Program through Mennonite Voluntary Service in San Antonio.  While in San Antonio, Lindsy also volunteered at the San Antonio Bereavement Center, and later at Brooke’s Place in Indianapolis.  Lindsy received her Master’s in Social Work in 2009, and worked as a hospice social worker before moving back to Goshen. Lindsy has been involved in Ryan’s Place for 11 years, working and volunteering in different capacities.  In her free time, Lindsy enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, and two dogs.   

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 2.0

This virtual training will help people intentionally respond to situations to prevent verbal crises. Participants will learn techniques to respond in a way that increases positive outcomes in verbal intervention situations by: 

1. Understanding what affects how we respond. 
2. Preparing yourself for a negative interaction. 
3. Getting activated: Presenting intentional responses to specific behaviors. 

Christian Milovich, is a Training Specialist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center. He has worked for 20 consecutive years in community mental health services in direct care as a case manager, wraparound facilitator, supervisor for Child & Adolescent clinical skills training services, and educating Oaklawn staff and community partners to help make our community a better place for all.