Dealing with Grief

The Arlen Specter Center will be hosting their second annual “Gift of Grief” Roundtable, where we discussed how grief has impacted our lives, both negatively and positively. The participants of the table shared their stories, in the presence of professionals, with the hope that all can learn from these profound experiences. To promote sharing of life experiences, a writing contest, featuring a $250 award, was established by Community and Trauma Counseling (CTC) faculty member, Fran Gerstein, and her husband, Stuart Gerstein. Their son, Daniel, died suddenly in 2014. The writing competition, which focused on our student’s experiences with grief had 47 students enter, and the quality was so high, that in addition to the winner, 10 other students received honorable mention awards. The table was moderated by professors Fran Gerstein, LCSW, BCD and Christine Kennedy, PH.D., LCPC, ACS.