Workshops for healing:  You'll attend workshops that are designed to help you heal and cope with life after a loss.  Our carefully chosen topics include understanding complicated grief in the military, coping with new family dynamics, special issues facing children, parents, and significant others when a death occurs, and recognizing post traumatic stress.  We will also have gentle, supportive discussions offering a chance to share with others who are facing similar experiences, and help you discover that you are not alone.

 

Workshops for the professional:  TAPS offers the most current information and effective instruction for the professionals who work directly with military survivors.  This is the only training opportunity of its kind in America and is essential for chaplains, casualty and mortuary staffs, family support groups, commanders and their spouses, military mental health personnel, chaplains, medical staffs, funeral directors, and therapists.

 

Good Grief Camp for Youth:  TAPS' Good Grief Camp is the nation's only event that connects military children of all ages who have lost someone they love in the Armed Forces.  For those children who are experiencing difficulty in dealing with the death of a parent, sibling or other loved one, this is a great time for them to share and help with new friends from around the world - kids who understand because they are facing a similar loss.  The Good Grief Camp is full of fun and hard work...we've gathered some of the nation's best in children's grief therapy who are able to help your child and also make recommendations to you, the parent, on how to work with your child as he or she copes with their loss.  Our Camp is a must for any child who has lost a parent loved one in military service.

 

Special Events:  The Seminar will take place near Washington, DC and we will be attending the special ceremonies at the marine Barracks, U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery as a group, and have also planned quite a bit of free time for relaxing and visiting with all our new found friends.  Just let us know how we can make your weekend better!

 

Peer Mentor Training (Full Day):  For those who are one year beyond their own loss and are ready to be there for others and offer support, we have a day of training on the Thursday prior to the Seminar.  You will learn more about grief and trauma, gain basic helping skills, and become part of our TAPS Peer Mentor Team!

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