Rachel Saffer (she/her/hers) earned her Masters of Social Work from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Starting as an office volunteer at Austin Grief, Rachel quickly grew to be an integral part of our team.
Rachel has experience in providing counseling to adults, teenagers and children who have experienced significant trauma in both group and individual settings. Rachel utilizes various interventions in her practice including therapeutic yoga, EMDR, and traditional play therapy. She believes in providing every client with a welcoming and safe environment so that they can work towards healing on their own terms.
BROWN BAG LUNCH & LEARN
A Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Event:
Grieving Across Cultures
Best Practices for Grief Work with Diverse Populations
Join us for an afternoon of enlightenment and learning.
In this training, participants will learn about the importance of cultural competency in bereavement work and will be provided with best practices for serving the needs of diverse clients experiencing grief and loss. Specifically, trainers will share information about the NASW standards for cultural competence, recent trends in cultural and religious diversity in the United States, and scholarly research on the role of individual and community-based rituals in healing. The presentation will take a deeper dive into specific cultural and religious communities' views on death, grief, and mourning, and local representatives from some of these communities will share their perspectives on a speaker panel and will take questions from participants.
Friday, April 27th, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Location: Austin Grief, 2413 Greenlawn Pkwy., Austin, TX 78757
Light snacks and drinks provided.
Fee: $20 per participant; space is limited so please RSVP below.
1.5 CEUs Included for LPC, LMFT, LCSW
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Nawal Traish is a social work intern with The Austin Center for Grief & Loss. She is a graduate student in social work and public policy at the University of Texas-Austin.
Hannah is a social work intern at The Austin Center for Grief & Loss. Hannah will be graduating from Western New Mexico University in May with her masters degree in social work.
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