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
September 14 — Understanding and Applying Modern Grief Theory
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern
5 continuing education credit hours available
- Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, Co-Founder, What's Your Grief
- Eleanor Haley, MS, Co-founder, What's Your Grief
September 19 — Suicide, Grief, and Trauma: Supporting Veterans and Families of the Fallen
Live webinar, 12 to 1 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
September 26 — Counseling Bereaved Teens: Bridging the Communication Gap
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
2.5 continuing education credit hours available
- Pamela Gabbay, EdD, FT, The Satori Group, LLC
- Andy McNiel, MA, The Satori Group, LLC
- Tina Barrett, EdD, LCPC, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Tamarack Grief Resource Center
September 26 — Talking with Teens about Death and Dying: Bridging the Communication Gap
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Eastern
- Pamela Gabbay, EdD, FT, The Satori Group, LLC
- Andy McNiel, MA, The Satori Group, LLC
- Tina Barrett, EdD, LCPC, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Tamarack Grief Resource Center
October 24 — Handle with Care: Supporting Your Grieving Body, Mind and Spirit
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern
- Heather Stang, Author of Mindfulness and Grief; TAPS Board of Advisors
- Min Krishnamurthy, Nutritionist for Giant Food
November 8 — Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Allison Gilbert, Author of Passed and Present, TAPS Advisory Board member
November 15 — Relaxation Meditation to Ease the Anxiety, Stress and Tension of Grief
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Heather Stang, Author of Mindfulness and Grief; TAPS Advisory Board member
December 4 — Coping with Waves of Grief During Special Times
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Patti Anewalt, PhD, LPC, FT, Director, Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
December 11 — Understanding the Grief of Addiction and Overdose Death
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, Co-Founder, What's Your Grief
- Eleanor Haley, MS, Co-founder, What's Your Grief
December 13 — Compassion Meditation for Meaning Making and Posttraumatic Growth
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT; Author of Mindfulness and Grief; TAPS Advisory Board member
January 11 — Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Bereaved Military Families
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- M. Katherine Shear, MD, Founder and Director, Center for Complicated Grief
- Stephen J. Cozza, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University; Associate Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
January 17 — Meditation for Coping with Difficult Emotions
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT; Author of Mindfulness and Grief; TAPS Advisory Board member
January 30 — Loss, Grief and the Quest for Meaning
Held at TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern
- Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD
January 31 - February 1 — Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved
Held at the TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia
Day 1, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Processing the Event Story of the Death
Day 2, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Accessing the Back Story of the Relationship
Continuing education credit hours available
- Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD
January 31 - February 1 — Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved
Held at the TAPS Institute, Arlington, Virginia
Day 1, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Processing the Event Story of the Death
Day 2, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Accessing the Back Story of the Relationship
Continuing education credit hours available
- Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD
February 5 — Grief to Growth: A Roadmap to a Healthy Grief Journey
Live webinar, 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern
1 continuing education credit hour available
- Kim Ruocco, MSW, Vice President of TAPS Suicide Prevention and Postvention
- Moderator: Shauna Springer, PhD, Senior Director of TAPS Suicide Prevention and Postvention
February 12 — Men, Grief, and Posttraumatic Growth
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Bret Moore, PysD, ABPP; author, educator, and military mental health consultant
- Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Professor of Gerontology, The College of New Rochelle Graduate School; Senior Consultant, HFA; TAPS Advisory Board member
March 28 — Underserved and Overlooked: Supporting Widowed Parents
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
1.5 continuing education credit hours available
- Justin M. Yopp, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Moderator: Chantel Dooley, MA, PhD candidate, Director, TAPS Impact Assessment
April 25 — Double Whammy: Coping with the Death of a Spouse While Parenting a Grieving Child
Live webinar, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern
- Justin M. Yopp, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Tina Barrett, EdD, LCPC, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Tamarack Grief Resource Center
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 30 — Intimate Partners and Suicide: Finding Hope When the Unthinkable Happens
Live webinar, 12 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
† 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.
