Conference programme
8.00am | Registration opens with arrival tea and coffee |
8.35am | Registration closes |
8.45am | Welcome: Katrina King, Grief Centre General Manager and MC for the day |
9.00am | Karanga whakatau: ‘A calling of calming energy’, Kayla Gordine, Awhina Wellness Founder |
9.15am | Let’s talk about grief literacy (recorded presentation) Dr Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University |
9.45am | Keynote - Coping with loss: the science and practice of resilient grieving Dr Lucy Hone, Resilience expert and Director of the New Zealand Institute of Resilience and Wellbeing |
10.45am | Morning tea |
11.15am | Let’s talk about grief and suicide Virginia Brooks and Mark Wilson, Mental Health Foundation and Solace |
12.00pm | Let’s talk about grief from a Pasifika perspective Sister Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale, Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Seno Tu’inukuafe, Counsellor |
1.00pm | Lunch - seated buffet |
2.00pm | Let’s talk about loss and grief experienced by refugees Julia Sheikh, Counsellor and Co-chair of the International Refugee Advisory Panel |
2.45pm | Afternoon Workshop - start moving into your allocated workshop. |
4.00pm | Panel discussion: We’ve talked about grief, what do we do now? With Dr Lucy Hone, Dr Margaret Agee, and Gillian Boyes moderated by Grief Centre Patron Judy Bailey. |
5.00pm | Conference close out Katrina King Grief Centre General Manager |
5.15pm | Networking drinks in the bar (cash bar) |
Workshop 1:
Strengths-based grieving: how identifying personal strengths supports healthy adaptation to loss. Facilitated by Dr Lucy Hone.
Workshop 2:
Let’s talk about grief and assisted dying. Facilitated by Dr Aida Dehkhoda.
Workshop 3:
Let’s talk about grief in the workplace. Facilitated by Maureen Frayling.
