Trainings/Presentations/Media
Trainings and Presentations
In addition to individual counseling and clinical supervision, Jen is available to provide tailor-made presentations to your organization or group. As Clinical Director of the Healing Center, Jen trained and mentored all of the volunteers and interns that facilitate the grief and loss groups at the center. She has also had many opportunities to speak at local conferences and community forums. Jen is available to provide trainings and education on a variety of topics, including:
- Children's Bereavement
- Working with Grieving Teens
- Support Group Facilitation Skills
- Parenting While Grieving
- Grief and the Holidays
- Traumatic loss
- Vicarious traumatization for first responders and clinicians
Experience
· Speaker: 9/13/2022, King County Fire Chiefs Leadership Summit, Vicarious Trauma and Resilience Building in the Workplace
· Speaker, 5/2022, King County Fire/EMS Wellness Conference: Vicarious Trauma and Resilience Building in the Workplace
· Webinar, 12/21: Wellspring EAP, Holiday Grief and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Webinar Presenter, 4/2021: Two-Part Series: Navigating Grief and Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar Presenter, 3/2021: Coping with Traumatic Loss: Information and Resources for Teens and Parents, Lincoln High School
Webinar Presenter, 12/2020: Navigating Grief and Loss in the Holiday Season , Wellspring Family Services
Webinar Presenter, 12/2020: Holiday Grief, Seattle Public Schools
Guest Lecturer, 1/2020: Supporting Grieving Children and Teens, Robert Eaglestaff Middle School
Guest Lecturer, 12/2015 and 12/2017: Holiday Grief, Seattle Public Schools
Panelist and Presenter, 2/2015, 2/2016, 2/2017, and 2/2020: NW Conference on Children’s Bereavement, Safe Crossings, Seattle, WA
Panel Presenter, 10/7-10/8/16: Traumatic Grief after Suicide, Separation and Loss Services, Seattle, WA
Guest Lecturer, 9/2016: Supporting Grieving Children and Teens, Washington Association of School Social Workers, Seattle, WA
Guest Lecturer, 5/2016: Working with Bereaved Children and Adults, Seattle Counselors Association, Seattle, WA
·Clinical Trainer: 9/2015: Grief and Teens: Creating and Facilitating a Support Group after a Traumatic Event, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Tulalip, WA ·
Media
King 5 News ·
- Evening Broadcast, 6/2014: Talking to Kids about School Shootings
- Saturday Morning Broadcast, 10/2014: Talking to Kids in the Aftermath of the Marysville Shootings
- Monday Morning Broadcast, 10/2014: Talking to Kids in the Aftermath of the Marysville Shootings
KOMO 4 News: ·
- Evening Broadcast, 6/2015: Providing Support to the Bereaved
Q13 News: ·
- Morning Broadcast, 7/2015: The Timeline of Grief ·
- Morning Broadcast, 9/2016: Physical Symptoms of Grief ·
- Taped Interview, 9/2016: Finding Meaning in Grief ·
- Morning Broadcast , 12/2016: Grief and the Holidays ·
- Morning Broadcast, 2/2017: Grief and the Seasons
- Morning Broadcast, 5/2017: Grief in the Public Eye
ParentMap Magazine: ·
“2017 Superhero Jen McCormick: The Grief Expert”, Nancy Alton, 3/2017
Testimonials:
"Jen has a calming presence when she is in front of a group. She provides a safe harbor so people can listen to her message. I find that people want to listen to her and interact with her. People feel free to ask questions and get involved. Jen is clear and concise with a warm aura." -Marci Servizi, NW Conference on Childhood Grief Program Director, Safe Crossings Foundation
Links to Media Appearances
Contact Jen
Please call to discuss details about what sort of presentation or training your group needs.