07/08/2003

Resource Center

by Janet Blankenship, Resource Coordinator

If you would like more detailed information please contact the OFDA Resource Center for a folder.

Educational Aftercare Opportunities

A.D.E.C.
(Association for Death Education
and Counseling)
342 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
860.586.7503, Fax 860.586.7550
Email: info@adec.org, www.adec.org

AGA
(American Grief Academy,
A Division of Grief Inc.)
Darcie Sims
9016 Taylorsville Road, #181
Louisville, KY 40299
502.671.0535
www.Griefinc.com

Accord, Inc.
Sherry Williams
1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 202
Louisville, KY 40218
800.346.3087
Email: sales@accordinc.org
www.accordinc.org
The American Academy of Bereavement
(CMI Education Institute, Inc.)
P.O. Box 912
Cheektowagan, NY 14225-0912
800.726.3888, Fax 716.332.0300
www.bereavementacademy.org

Bereavement Services
(formerly RTS Perinatal Bereavement Program known as Resolve Through Training)
1910 South Avenue
La Crosse, WI 54601
608.775.4747 or 800.362.9567 X 54747
Fax: 608.775.5137
Email: berservs@gundluth.org
www.bereavementprograms.com

Center for Loss and Life Transition
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
3735 Broken Bow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.226.6050, Fax 800.922.6051
www.centerforloss.com
The Dougy Center
(The National Center for Grieving
Children & Families)
3909 S.E. 52nd Avenue
P.O. Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
503.775.5683, Fax 503.777.3097
www.dougy.org

The Grief Recovery Institute
John W. James, Founder
Russell P. Friedman, Executive Director
P.O. Box 6061-382
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
818.907.9600, Fax 818.907.9329
www.grief-recovery.com

In-Sight Books, Inc.
Doug Manning, Glenda Stansbury
P.O. Box 42467
Oklahoma City, OK 73123
800.658.9262, 405.810.9501
Fax: 405.810.9501
Email: orders&info@insightbooks.com

NCDE
(National Center for Death Education)
Carol Wogrin, RN, Psy.D.
Executive Director
777 Dedman Street
Newton, MA 02459
617.928.4649, Fax: 617.928.4713
Email: ncde@mountida.edu
www.mountida.edu/ncde

NFDA
(National Funeral Directors Association)
Home Study Available
13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005-6607
262.789.1880, 800.228.6332 Fax 262.789.6977
www.nfda.org

Thanos Institute
P.O. Box 1928
Buffalo, NY 14231-1928
716.636.0383 or 800.742.8257
Email: info@thanosinstitute.com
www.thanosinstitute.com


If you know of any other educational aftercare or other funeral professional opportunities, please forward information to: Janet Blankenship at the OFDA Resource Center.



Upcoming Educational Seminars

ADEC
26th Annual Conference, Dying, Death & Bereavement A Family Perspective
April 21-25, 2004
Hilton Hotel; Pittsburgh, PA

The American Academy of Bereavement
Different Ways of Grieving Different Ways of Healing Practical Counseling Tools & Techniques
Douglas C. Smith M.A., M.S., M.Div.
August 12, 2003 Cincinnati, OH

Center for Loss and Life Transition
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Grief August 4-8, 2003
Creating Meaningful Ceremonies Becoming a Ritual Specialist
August 18-23, 2003
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training September 22-26, 2003
Understanding and Responding to Complicated Morning October 27-31
Counseling Skills Fundamentals November 17-21, 2003
Support Group Facilitator Training December 8-12, 2003

National Funeral Directors Association
National Convention
October 19-22, 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Dougy Center
2003 International Summer Institute
Session I July 28-31, 2003
Session II August 1-2, 2003
Portland, Oregon
The Grief Recovery Institute
Personal Workshop
September 11-14, 2003, Cleveland, OH
Certification Training - September 11-15, 2003 Cleveland, OH

Programs Sponsored by OFDA Members

Monday, September 22, 2003 &
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Earl Grollman
For the bereaved in the community:
Monday evening, September 22, 2003, 5-7 p.m.
Cleveland Metro Park Zoo

For the professionals in the community:
Tuesday, September 23, 2003,
Metro Health Medical Center

Contact J. Mark Busch for more information
at 216.749.7450 or Email:
jmbusch@buschfuneral.com

Earl Grollman sponsored by Busch Family Funeral Chapels and Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Breaking the Silence:
Helping Children & Teens with Grief/Death, Suicide, Homicide
Violence & Terrorism
Linda Goldman
Broadview Heights, OH
Contact: Alice Ferfolia
AliceFerfolia@earthlink.net
or Marilyn Deliberato
Golubski Deliberato Funeral Home 216.883.3900 or
www.hopeforthegrievingheart.com

Linda Goldman, Breaking the Silence, sponsored by Hope for the Grieving Heart.


As always, please feel free to call 800.589.6332, email Janet@OFDAonline.org or fax 800.507.1465 your questions, comments or requests to Janet Blankenship.