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Photo Album new!	NEW! Volunteer Grief Mentor Training Conference Saturday, May 10, 2008 New York City 305 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street - 11th Floor Saturday, May 10th 8am Registration and breakfast 9am-5:30pm Training conference *Friday, May 9th (Optional) 7pm-8:00pm Welcome reception Location for reception: 305 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street - 11th Floor *The training conference is ONE DAY. Sunday, May 11th is an optional day for those Volunteer Grief Mentors who would like to participate in our second ACCESS "For Survivors By Survivors" video. Register for the Training Conference ACCESS, AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services, is a nonprofit grief support network providing care to the relatives and friends of air disaster victims throughout their grieving process. We connect our Volunteer Grief Mentors, who have lost loved ones in air disasters in years past, to individuals who have lost loved ones in more recent air disasters. Our volunteers are professionally trained and in a unique position to provide hope and inspiration to those who have more recently lost loved ones. If you who have lost a loved one in an air disaster-related tragedy, including 9/11, and would like to use your hard-earned knowledge and experience to help others with a similar loss, we invite you to attend our new Volunteer Grief Mentor training program. ACCESS partners parents with parents, mothers with mothers, orphans with orphans, spouses with spouses, siblings with siblings and other relationships lost. Since 1996, ACCESS has paired up hundreds of people who have suffered losses in air disasters. This pairing is important and unique because those who have gone through a similar loss years ago have valuable insight to offer another person who has more recently experienced loss. At this training conference we will present NEW specialized material and skills to help you most effectively use your own personal loss to help others. Volunteer Grief Mentors are the heart of ACCESS. We never know when the next major air disaster is going to occur. When you become a Volunteer Grief Mentor, you are "on-call," so it is important that you are prepared and trained so that you can effectively respond when your expertise is needed. At this conference, you will acquire new skills and tools necessary to deliver consistent and effective high quality responses that promote healing and recovery to others affected by air disaster-related tragedies. Upon completion of this program you will receive your Volunteer Grief Mentor certification. The one-day training program will increase your proficiency in assisting ACCESS clients by teaching you innovative active listening techniques, crisis intervention strategies, the keys to establishing rapport, what to say when you don't know what to say, and effective assessment models. The training will utilize teambuilding, role-playing and problem solving exercises to help you enhance your comfort level while practicing the skills necessary for an optimal response to those in need of our support services. Our conference instructor is a highly qualified and compassionate bereavement and disaster response expert. He is in high demand and we are fortunate that he has offered to share his expertise with us. Instructors: Dr. Ken Druck is a clinical psychologist who has been touching millions of lives for the past 25 years through his books "The Secrets Men Keep," "How To Talk to Your Kids…" and "Healing Your Life After the Loss of a Loved One", TV appearances (Larry King Live and Oprah), keynote speeches (YPO, Harvard School of Public Health, Million Dollar Round Table), consulting and coaching work with Fortune 500 companies and through the award-winning programs of the Jenna Druck Foundation, which he founded in 1996 following the tragic death of his daughter, Jenna. "Dr. Ken" is a past recipient of the "Visionary of the Year," "Distinguished Contribution to Psychology" and "Family Advocate of the Year" awards. He is often called upon in complex and critical incidents, such as in New York after 9-11, in Columbine and Santana after the school shootings, after Hurricane Katrina and, more recently, the San Diego wildfires. Ken inspires millions around the world with his message of hope and solid strategies for turning life's tragedies into opportunities. Register for the Training Conference Conference location: Support Center for Nonprofit Management 305 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street - 11th Floor Training Conference Accomodations and Travel: Hotel Accomodations: If you are coming in from out of town please contact Lois Lane at Lois Lane Travel (888)-212-8966 or lois@loislanetravel.com) for the best discounted hotel room rates. Lois will find you nearby accommodations to meet your specifications. (Be sure to ask to speak with Lois personally and to mention that you are with ACCESS.) NOTE: Hotel room availability in NYC in May is limited, so make sure to book your hotel with Lois immediately to get the best rates and accommodations. Airports: LaGuardia, JFK, Newark Ground transportation: Taxi or Super Shuttle: 800-BLUEVAN or 800-258-3826 Financial Aid: If you are in need of financial assistance, we have a limited scholarship program available to assist with a portion of travel expenses. This request is handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact: For additional information and questions please contact: 877-227-6435 or heidi@accesshelp.org We are looking forward to having you join us. Thank you! Register for the Training Conference I can not attend the conference but I would like to help ACCESS provide support through my tax-deductible gift
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