Supporting neurodiverse children and young people through grief and loss with Jennifer Wiles LMHC, BC-DMT, FT

This is the first in a series of webinars where Learning Through Loss invites experts to dive deep into a specific area of grief and loss support. In this webinar, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Jennifer Wiles, who will speak to us about supporting neurodiverse children and young people. 

Jennifer Wiles, MA, LMHC, BC-DMT, FT is the director of HEARTplay, a bereavement program for children, teens, and young adults at Good Shepherd Community Care in Newton, MA which is in the United States. Her current project, Expanding the Language of Grief, focuses on providing access to compassionate grief support services to young people of all abilities. She is the director of Camp Erin Boston, now in its twelfth year supporting grieving youth and families. Jennifer has taught nationally and internationally on the topic of children’s grief. She is a board-certified dance movement therapist, licensed mental health counselor and fellow in thanatology. She is on the adjunct faculty at Lesley University’s Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences where she is also a clinical site supervisor. Jennifer is an active member of The National Alliance for Children’s Grief, where she serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the Education Committee.

There will be time to ask Jennifer questions at the end of the webinar. You are invited to submit questions when you reserve your ticket. 

This webinar will be recorded and a copy of the webinar will be made available to all attendees.