We'll Speak to Your Group
As part of our commitment to community education, several of our staff members are available to speak to groups about serious illness, bereavement and the services provided by Hospicare & Palliative Care of Tompkins County. We have given presentations to nursing home staff, schools, community groups, faith communities, and human service agencies.
Dealing with loss
Our staff regularly offers programs at the Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center on grief and loss. We also address this topic in presentations to the community. Those topics have included: "Living with Loss When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's," "Grief in the Workplace," and "Why Is It So Difficult to Cope with Sudden Loss?" We have also spoken to staff in nursing homes about how to cope with multiple losses. All our presentations are customized to meet the need of the group.
For more information, contact Bereavement Program Coordinator Donna George at 607.272.0212 or dgeorge@hospicare.org
Kira Lallas, hospice and community bereavement counselor, speaks to school groups and other groups providing services to children. She describes how to support children and teens who are grieving and also recommends books that may be helpful. Reach Kira at 607.272.0212 or at klallas@hospicare.org
Facing death and serious illness
Pauline Cameron, a nurse at Hospicare, speaks to classes and groups about end-of-life issues. She covers subjects such as how to find "healing" in our lives even when cure is not a possibility.
Contact Pauline at 607.272.0212 or pcameron@hospicare.org
Social worker Jeff Collins speaks to groups on topics such as "Hope in the Face of Death." He can be reached at 607-272-0212 or jcollins@hospicare.org
