Meeting Announcement
Childhood Traumatic Grief [CTG] for Military Children
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
What:
TAPS is honored to co-host and participate in an upcoming meeting to adapt information about Childhood Traumatic Grief (CTG) for military children. [See Agenda, below]
TAPS is honored to co-host and participate in an upcoming meeting to adapt information about Childhood Traumatic Grief (CTG) for military children. [See Agenda, below]
When:
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17 from 9 AM -2 PM
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17 from 9 AM -2 PM
Where:
The Army-Navy Club, located at 901 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., is conveniently located adjacent to the Farragut Square Metro stop. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The Army-Navy Club, located at 901 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., is conveniently located adjacent to the Farragut Square Metro stop. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please note: The Army Navy Club has a dress code which requires men to wear uniforms, or ties and jackets with collared shirts; no jeans or shorts, and appropriate footwear. Women should be attired equally respectfully.
Why:
The goal of this project is to develop culturally-competent, childhood traumatic grief (CTG) educational materials for children of military families.
The goal of this project is to develop culturally-competent, childhood traumatic grief (CTG) educational materials for children of military families.
The meeting will focus on adapting the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s (NCTSN) CTG educational materials for parents, school personnel and pediatric providers, to be optimal for military children. The original educational materials have been sent to you previously and are available at www.nctsn.org under the Traumatic Grief tab. Please contact Judy Cohen if you have not received these materials.
Who:
Judith Cohen, M.D., Allegheny General Hospital, Chair
Sonja Batten, Ph.D. Trauma Recovery Program, Baltimore VAMC
Bonnie Carroll, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Col. Steven Cozza, M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Lynette Fraga, Ph.D., ZERO TO THREE Military Projects Director
Linda Goldman, TAPS Board of Advisors, Children's Grief
Robin Goodman, Ph.D., A Caring Hand Bereavement Center
Malcolm Gordon, Ph.D., SAMHSA Project Officer
Laurel Kiser, Ph.D., University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry
Olga Acosta Price, Ph.D, Center for Health & Health Care in Schools, GWU
Merritt "Chip" Schreiber, Ph.D., Center for Public Health and Disasters, UCLA
Lauren Simone, MSW, Project Coordinator, National Resource Center, NCTSN
Daniel Sudnick, Ph.D., Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Elizabeth Sweet, Family Consumer Member
For additional information, please contact the meeting organizer and co-host:
Judith A. Cohen, M.D.
Medical Director
Center for Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-330-4321
JCohen1@wpahs.org
Acknowledgement:
This project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through a grant from the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (www.NCTSN.org) is dedicated to raising the standard of care and improving access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States. This meeting is also being supported in part by our generous partners, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (www.TAPS.org).
This project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through a grant from the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (www.NCTSN.org) is dedicated to raising the standard of care and improving access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States. This meeting is also being supported in part by our generous partners, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (www.TAPS.org).
9:00: Welcome and Introductions
9:45: Overview of Project: goals and products to be developed
10:00: Discussion and decision-making:
- Do we need three work groups or a common work group?
- If three, we need to identify team leaders for each group
- Provisional time line has been proposed, can we meet it?
- Which educational sheet (e.g., short or long) will we be adapting; is the existing material
sufficient; do we need to incorporate other information (e.g., from TAPS, Living in the New Normal, other sources, how can we optimally access these materials, etc.)
- Brief consideration of optimal format and distribution for materials after they are developed; who might be partners in this regard?
10:30: Break
10:45: Continued discussion of issues above; other considerations; begin adaptation
12:00: Working buffet lunch, continue discussion related to adaptations
1:00: Next steps: Specific goals and timeline for the rest of the project
2:00: Adjourn
