Camp Nabi Weekend Grief Camp for ages 6 to 18
2023-08-04 16:00 - 2023-08-06 13:00 (America/New_York) | Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center, 975 Indian Landing Road, Millersville, MD, 21108, United States
This camp experience will bring together children ages 6 to 18 from across our service area to participate in activities focused on memorializing loved ones who have passed away, learning coping skills in small groups, and utilizing integrative arts for expression. Traditional camp activities like swimming and ropes course will be included. Transportation will be available from Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, Calvert, and Charles counties. It will be held from Aug. 4 to 6 at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center, 975 Indian Landing Road, Millersville, Maryland. The cost is $100, with scholarships available. A consult with a counselor is required before final approval can be given for attendance, so interested families should call Chesapeake Life Center to begin the process.
Attendance restrictions and requirements will be updated using the most recent Centers for Disease Control guidelines and organizational policies prior to each event.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Southern Pines Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2023-08-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Southern Pines Senior Center, Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, MD, 20657, United States
The monthly group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Tuesdays, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, and Dec. 12 at Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, Maryland. Other groups meet at the North Beach and Calvert Pines senior centers and at the Chesapeake Life Center in Pasadena on different dates and times.
For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children

Grief and Literature: 'What's Your Grief? Lists to Help You Through Any Loss'
2023-08-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Join our grief professionals for a conversation about where grief meets life in literature as grievers read and discuss a book together.

The book that will be discussed for this session will be What’s Your Grief?: Lists to Help You Through Any Loss by Eleanor Haley MS and Litsa Williams MA LCSW-C. This free workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 11 on the center’s campus at 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. Participants will need to provide their own copy of the book. Details on where to purchase the book can be found at https://whatsyourgrief.com/our-book/.

Registration is required for all these programs and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Calvert Pines Senior Center Drop In Grief Support Group
2023-08-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-09-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD, 20678, United States
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
The monthly group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept.19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, and Dec. 19 at the Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland. Other groups meet at the North Beach and Southern Pines senior centers on different dates and times.
For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

North Beach Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2023-09-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-01 13:00 - 14:00 | North Beach Senior Center, North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave, North Beach, MD, 20714, United States
The monthly group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, and Dec. 6 at the North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland. Other groups meet at Southern Pines and Calvert Pines senior centers and at the Chesapeake Life Center in Pasadena on different dates and times.
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

SoulCollage Grief Support Group (In Person and Online)
2023-09-11 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – Largo Office, 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, MD, 20774, United States
SoulCollage Grief Support Group has participants create a series of collages to commemorate lost loved ones and to visually journal the grief process. The group will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 at the Chesapeake Life Center’s office at 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, in Largo, Maryland, as well as via Zoom.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group via Zoom
2023-09-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-10-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group is for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. It will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, and Dec. 12 via Zoom.
Registration is required for all groups and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Evening Group
2023-09-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-10-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Evening Group is a group for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. The cost is $10 per session.
It will meet at Chesapeake Life Center, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13.
To register, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual grief groups and workshops for adults and children.

Stepping Stones Six-Week Grief Support Group
2023-09-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-09-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Children and teens who have recently lost a family member or friend can explore their grief with the help of the experts at Chesapeake Life Center.
The center will offer its Stepping Stones Six-Week Grief Support Group for newly bereaved youth ages 6 to 18 whose loss occurred within the last 12 months. The group will focus on normalizing grief reactions, teaching coping skills and providing opportunities to remember the loved ones who have died. Groups will be divided by age and grade level based on enrollment.
A social space will be provided for parents and guardians while the children meet.
The group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 19 to Oct. 24 on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The cost for all six weeks is $60.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org. Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Nature Informed Therapy 4-Week Grief Workshop
2023-09-21 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-09-28 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-10-05 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-10-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, 20770, United States
Nature Informed Therapy 4-Week Workshop — Nature has a great power to heal us emotionally, and research backs this up. Time spent in natural settings can lower stress hormones, reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, and offer many other benefits. This four-week support group series will include immersive walks in nature, time spent focusing on the cycle of the seasons, and working with natural objects to both contain and express the grief experience. The group will meet at Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, Maryland, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 21 to Oct. 12. The cost for the series is $40.
Registration is required for all these programs and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Emily Schindler Memorial Lecture: Contemporary Integrative Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders
2023-09-22 08:30 - 12:15 | Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD, 20715, United States
Please join us for our annual Emily Schindler Memorial Lecture!
This lecture on Contemporary Integrative Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders will be presented by Dr. Sally Winston, PsyD, the Founder and Executive Director of Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, LLP. See the Learning Objectives and Agenda below for more detailed information on the lecture topics.
Maryland Board social workers can earn 3 Category 1 continuing education credits and Maryland counselors and therapists can earn 3 Category A continuing education credits.
This program costs $40.
For more information, please visit the registration link below.
Register Here!

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to distinguish the different presentations of anxiety disorders so that treatment can be effectively tailored to the individual.
Participants will be able to present relevant psychoeducational information to instill hope, insight and motivation and to reduce anxious bewilderment.
Participants will be able to identify subtle ways in which symptoms are maintained and exacerbated, such as paradoxical effort, metacognitive mistakes, avoidance and safety behaviors.
Participants will be introduced to a new conceptualization of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a close relative of OCD.

AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM: Introduction and General Principles of Treatment: The Phenomenoloy and Core Issues of Anxiety Disorders
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Panic, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety and Specific Phobias: Distinguishing Features
10:00 – 10:30 AM: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (and how it relates to OCD)
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break
10:45 – 11:15 AM: Specific Interventions and Relapse Prevention
11:15 – 11:45 AM: Anxiety and Depression, Medication, ADHD, ASD and Substance Use Disorders
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Q&A

Monthly Drop-In Grief Support Group at Chesapeake Life Center in Pasadena
2023-10-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
The monthly group will meet at the Chesapeake Life Center, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland, from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13. Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required. For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org. Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.
