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Terese Vorsheck, Certified Grief Counselor, Offers Expert Advice to Parents
and Children Coping with Loss Related to Upcoming Harry Potter Release
Who?
Terese Vorsheck is the director of the Highmark Caring Place, a center
for grieving children, adolescents and their families. In this role, Ms.
Vorsheck is responsible for directing the strategies, initiatives,
services, and programs of the Caring Place including:
- Peer Support Groups for Grieving Children and Families
- Referral Services for Grieving Families
- Professional Consultation and Training Programs
- Community Outreach and Awareness Strategies
- Volunteer Partnership Initiative (Recruitment, Training and Maintenance)
- Education on Grief and Child Development for Families
- Special Family Programming
- Model Replication
Why?
Ms. Vorsheck is available to speak with parents and children, as well
as the media, on how to cope with feelings of grief and loss. This is a
particularly timely issue with the release of the final Harry Potter book,
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows scheduled for release this Saturday,
July 21, 2007. Recent articles have sparked rumors suggesting that one or
more main characters will die. This could have a serious impact on
children, millions of whom have grown up reading, watching and profoundly
enjoying the characters and storylines of the Harry Potter series. As the
world comes to terms with the possible demise of a hero, The Highmark
Caring Place and Ms. Vorsheck will share insights helping children and
parents to cope with some of life's most difficult challenges.
( Read more... )
and Children Coping with Loss Related to Upcoming Harry Potter Release
Who?
Terese Vorsheck is the director of the Highmark Caring Place, a center
for grieving children, adolescents and their families. In this role, Ms.
Vorsheck is responsible for directing the strategies, initiatives,
services, and programs of the Caring Place including:
- Peer Support Groups for Grieving Children and Families
- Referral Services for Grieving Families
- Professional Consultation and Training Programs
- Community Outreach and Awareness Strategies
- Volunteer Partnership Initiative (Recruitment, Training and Maintenance)
- Education on Grief and Child Development for Families
- Special Family Programming
- Model Replication
Why?
Ms. Vorsheck is available to speak with parents and children, as well
as the media, on how to cope with feelings of grief and loss. This is a
particularly timely issue with the release of the final Harry Potter book,
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows scheduled for release this Saturday,
July 21, 2007. Recent articles have sparked rumors suggesting that one or
more main characters will die. This could have a serious impact on
children, millions of whom have grown up reading, watching and profoundly
enjoying the characters and storylines of the Harry Potter series. As the
world comes to terms with the possible demise of a hero, The Highmark
Caring Place and Ms. Vorsheck will share insights helping children and
parents to cope with some of life's most difficult challenges.
( Read more... )
