You can cope with the loss of your loved one
Dr. Louis LaGrand is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Health Careers at the Eastern Campus of Suffolk Community College in Riverhead, New York. He is a certified grief counselor, and gives workshops on grief support and stress reduction in schools, hospices and health agencies. Dr. LaGrand was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Nominations Committee of the Association for Death Education & Counseling and started the first course on bereavement and death at Potsdam College. He was a member of the debriefing team for the TWA Flight 800 disaster and was one of the founders of Hospice & Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley, Inc.
The author of eight books and numerous articles, he is known world-wide for his research on the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved (After-Death Communication phenomena). His first two books on the subject of the extraordinary have been translated into several languages. Messages and Miracles: The Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved is listed in the 100 Top Bestsellers for Counseling by the Online Dictionary of Mental Health. It is also available in Amazon Kindle foremat. Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved, was published in an eBook edition in June 2009 by
Dr. LaGrand holds advanced degrees from Columbia University, the University of Notre Dame, and Florida State University. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows throughout the country including Unsolved Mysteries, Art Bell Coast to Coast, and Strange Universe. With over 25 years of counseling the bereaved, he is an international speaker who gives workshops on death-related topics in schools, hospices, and health agencies in the US, Canada, and England. He is currently bereavement coordinator at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Venice, Florida, and director of Loss Education Associates.
CONSULTATIONS
If you are a counselor, family member, support person, or someone who has had an Extraordinary Experience and would like a consultation, send a detailed account of the experience to:
Louis LaGrand
Loss Education Associates
450 Fairway Isles Dr.
Venice, Fl. 34285
There is no charge for this initial consultation.
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
Dr. LaGrand gives workshops, lectures, or seminars on grief, coping with the death of a loved one, stress management as well as presentations on the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved. He will design workshops to meet organizational or personal training needs. For more information on lectures, workshops, seminars or for immediate consultations on the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved, write to the above address or send e-mail to:
lagrandlouis@yahoo.com
APPEARANCE SCHEDULE FOR 2011 AND 2012
March 21, 2011 - "Learning to Journey with Loss: Survival Skills," 7-9:00pm, Compassionate Friends, Epiphany Cathedral (in the Soy Building), Venice Florida.
April 5, 2011 - "Using Extraordinary Experiences to Cope with Grief and Death," 9:00am-Noon, Registration at 8:30am. Open to the public. Borthwick Mortuary, St. Francis Hospice, Honolulu, HI.
April 5, 2011 - "Helping the Beraved in Support Groups or One-On-One. 1:00-4:00pm, Staff at St Francis Hospice, Honolulu, Hi.
April 12, 2011 - "Self-Care When Mourning," 3:00-4:00pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Venice, Florida
April 30, 2011 - "Memories and Using The Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved," 1:00-2:30pm, First Annual Afterlife Awareness Conference, Embassy Suites Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona.
June 4, 2011 - "Using Extraordinary Experiences in the Formation of a New Identity," 2:15-3:30pm,
December 3, 2011 - Book signing for "Healing Grief, Finding Peace" at Books-A-Million in Sarasota, Florida.
December 7, 2011 - "Healing Grief, Finding Peace," Interview on EmpowerRadio.com at 1:00pm Eastern time.
December 8, 2011 - "Healing Grief, Finding Peace" Interview on The Forever Family Foundation network, Long Island, New York.
December 13, 2011 - "Grief and the Holidays," 2-3:00pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Venice, Florida.
December 27, 2011 - "Healing Grief, Finding Peace" Interview on http://eternityforallradio.com at 6:30pm Eastern time.
January 3, 2012 - Dr. Jane Greer's radio show - New York City - 2pm
January 25, 2012 - "Healing Grief, Finding Peace" Presentation at the Venice Public Library at 2pm. Open to the public.
February 1, 2012 - Bereavement Education Seminar Group - "Introduction, Guidelines, Grief Insights," 10:30-12 Noon, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Venice, Florida (Limited Enrollment)
February 8, 2012 - "Tasks of Grief, Denial, Survival Skills, and Celf-Care," 10:30-12pm.
February 15, 2012 - "Coping with Anger," 10:30-12pm.
February 29, 2012 - "Guilt, Dealing with the Holidays and Special Events," 10:30-12pm.
March 7, 2012 - "Depression and Isolation," 10:30-12pm.
March 14, 2012 - "Powerlessness, EFT, and Stress Management," 10:30-12pm.
March 21, 2012 - "Acceptance and Coping with Loneliness," 10:30-12pm.
March 10, 2012 - "Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved," 2nd Annual Afterlife Awareness Conference, Virginia Beach, VA: Open to the public. Register as soon as possible. This conference was sold out last year in Phoenix.
March 28, 2012 - "Nine proven Survival Skills for Coping with Loss & Change: Clinical and Practical Uses." ADEC Specialty Workshop (Full day). Atlanta, GA. Go to www.adec.org to register.
June 14, 2012 - "Healing Grief, Finding Peace." Presented at the Hospice & Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley, Inc. Morning presentation for professionals, 9-12 Noon; Evening presentation for the general public.
