TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®
The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military and civilian families.
Through an alliance with the Hospice Foundation of America, the foremost leader in professional grief and loss education, the Institute serves as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration between professionals working in the field of grief and loss.
At the Institute, practical information on coping with loss is accessible to all who seek current strategies, the most effective tools, and best practices for supporting those who are grieving and those who serve the grieving.
TAPS has teamed with the Hospice Foundation of America to educate caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, casualty officers, the bereaved themselves, and many others on the best ways to travel the grief journey. Together at the Institute, the two organizations provide workshops, seminars, panel discussions, and more to train professionals and help individuals and families thrive after loss.
Jon Stewart speaks at the launch of the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® on March 5, 2018.
Event Calendar
June 11 — Returning to Work after a Death
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Rachel Kodanaz, International Speaker, Best-selling Author and Corporate Consultant
June 20 to 21 — Helping Individuals and Families Coping with Grief: Best Practices for Bereavement Professionals
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia
Day 1, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Day 2, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
8 continuing education credit hours available
- Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Professor of Gerontology, The College of New Rochelle Graduate School; Senior Consultant, HFA; TAPS Advisory Board member
July 9 — Grief Dreams
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Joshua Black, PhD, Grief Dreams Researcher, Speaker, Author, and Host of the Grief Dreams Podcast.
July 10 — Understanding Toxic Exposure Illness -- POSTPONED -- If you would like to be notified when the new date is scheduled, please send an email to institute@taps.org.
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Colleen Bowman, TAPS Senior Advisor on Toxic Exposure Loss
- Moderator: Grace Seamon-Lahiff, TAPS Program Evaluation Manager, Impact Assessment and Research
July 30 — Intimate Partners and Suicide: Finding Hope When the Unthinkable Happens
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern - Question and answer session, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
1 continuing education credit hour available
- Shauna Springer, PhD, Senior Director of TAPS Suicide Prevention and Postvention
- Moderator: Kim Ruocco, MSW, Vice President of TAPS Suicide Prevention and Postvention
August 13 — Building Your Circle of Support After a Loss
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Denise Rollins, PhD, Executive Director, Whole Heart Grief & Life Resource Center
August 27 — Grieving as They Grow
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Vicki Jay, CEO, National Alliance for Grieving Children
September 10 — The 411 on Professional Grief and Trauma Counseling
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
1.5 continuing education credit hours available
- Jon Reid, PhD, NCC, TAPS Advisory Board Member
September 20 — Moving Yourself Forward
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia
1 to 2:30 p.m.
- Eileen O’Grady, PhD, School of Wellness faculty member
- Paul Tschudi, EdS, MA, LPC, School of Wellness faculty member, TAPS Advisory Board Member
September 24 — Finding Wholeness After Trauma
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Executive Director, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, TAPS Advisory Board Member
October 8 — Supporting My School Aged Children Throughout the Grief Journey
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Jon Reid, PhD, NCC, TAPS Advisory Board Member
October 29 — Providing Hope and Healing to Those Coping with Trauma and Loss
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
1.5 continuing education hours available
- James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Executive Director, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, TAPS Advisory Board Member
November 12 — Rebuilding Faith and Hope After Loss
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Kevin Quiles, MDiv, MA, LPC, NCC
November 14 — Collage: Grief, Loss, and Expressive Arts Therapy
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern
5 Continuing Education hours available
- Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT, TAPS Advisory Board Member
November 20 — So Much Has Changed: Managing Secondary Losses During the Holidays
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, TAPS Advisory Board Member
December 3 — Understanding the Role of Medication in Grief
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Eric Bui, PhD, MD
January 28 — You, Me, Us: Supporting Couples After the Death of a Child
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Tina Barrett, EdD, LCPC, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Tamarack Grief Resource Center; TAPS Advisory Board Member
- Kim Parrow, MA, LCPC, Lead Grief Specialist, Tamarack Grief Resource Center
February 11 — Grief River: A Nature-Inspired Map for Understanding Grief and Loss
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Thom Dennis, DMin, LCPC, CT, Bereavement Coordinator, NorthShore University Health System
February 18 — Who Am I Now? Life After Caregiving Ends
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- William G. Hoy, DMin, FT, Clinical Professor, Baylor University, TAPS Advisory Board Member
February 25 — Supporting Bereaved Children with Autism
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Margaret Lynn Beaudoin-Kobb, MDiv, Staff Chaplain, Co-Chair Elect, Diversity & Inclusion Core Council, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- David Stevenson, MDiv, CT, Bereavement Coordinator, Crossroads Hospice
March 5 — Love After Loss (for women)
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Carla Stumpf-Patton, EdD, LMHC, NCC, FT, CCTP, TAPS Suicide Prevention & Postvention Initiatives
- Susan Starnes, LCSW-C
March 7 — Introduction to Mind-Body Skills
In-person workshop at TAPS Headquarters, Arlington, Virginia, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Eastern
- Hosted in partnership with the American Red Cross
March 10 — Love After Loss (for men)
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Justin M. Yopp, PhD, Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
- Warren G. Pellegrin, United States Marine Corps veteran and TAPS Peer Mentor
March 31 — How Could They Say That? Coping with Well-Intentioned but Hurtful Comments While Grieving
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Rev. Paul A. Metzler, DMin, clergy member, therapist, and grief counselor
April 7 — Grieving as a Grandparent: Coping with Generational Loss
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
- Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, TAPS Advisory Board Member
- Dana and Linda O’Brien, TAPS Peer Mentors
† Program in partnership with Hospice Foundation of America
Additional events will be added to the Institute calendar. Dates and times subject to change.
Contact Information
TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is located at TAPS National Headquarters, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor, Arlington, VA 22201. Email us at Institute@taps.org or give us a call at 800-959-8277 (TAPS) with any questions.
