The National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) Symposium is the longest-running and most comprehensive Childhood Bereavement Symposium offered in the United States.
Call for Presenters!
Interested in presenting a session at the symposium? Submit your proposal using the link below. It will be reviewed by the Symposium Committee, and you will be informed of their decision in November 2023.We invite proposals in your area of interest and expertise. Feedback from past events have requested additional content in the areas listed below. Our goal is to have diverse and broad representation in the sessions, particularly highlighting innovative ideas and practices that will support us in all areas of our work.
Topics of interest to past attendees:
- Admin Track: Grant writing, Operations, Software, Fundraising, Board Governance, Social media, Marketing
- Modalities for grief: Play therapy, Music therapy, Video games, Creative arts, Grief games, Adventure therapy, Activities
- D.E.I. / Cultural humility / Cultural implications of grief
- Volunteer recruitment and training
- Anticipatory Grief
- Working in rural areas
- Sibling grief
- Grief in healthcare systems
- New research and ideas in the field
- Homicide and Suicide
- Research and Evaluation
- Working with caregivers
- Ambiguous Loss / Disenfranchised Grief
- Schools
- Running small centers
- Working with young adults
- Trauma Informed Care
- Grief in LGBTQ+ Youth
- Special Needs
- Technology to support programs
Content Levels:The committee is tasked with selecting sessions across all three levels. Brief descriptions of these levels are listed below for your reference.
- Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.
- Intermediate – This best describes a topic or issue that the audience likely has a theoretical foundation for understanding and/or a working knowledge.
- Advanced – This best describes a topic or issue about which the audience has significant knowledge and/or experience with the subject area.
Applications will be accepted through October 16, 2023.Questions? Email Megan Lopez, National Program Director at
megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org.
https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/2024-nacg-symposium-session-application
Mountain West Child Life Association 