Watertown Commission on Disability

Thursday March 29, 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Watertown Free Public Library
Watertown Savings Bank meeting room

Sponsored by the Watertown Commission on Disability, The Special Education Parent Advisory Council, the Watertown Public Schools and the Watertown Free Public Library

In a workshop for parents, educators and the community, Maria Trozzi, M.Ed., assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, Director of the Good Grief Program and author of Talking With Children About Loss, will discuss the stresses that families face and the grief they experience when a child has a disability: the grief that keeps on giving.

Ms. Trozzi’s recent research focuses on the stresses that families deal with and the training that educators need to be responsive. She has created a model of working with educators and parents that uses grief as a catalyst for a strengths-based approach

Ms Trozzi, a typical sibling of a brother who is disabled, will also offer insights for helping siblings cope with the losses and gains inherent in a family with a special needs child.

Her book, Talking With Children About Loss, dedicated to her brother, will be available for book-signing.

American Sign Language Interpreters and CART (captioning) will be available. If you need other accommodations, please contact the Commission on Disability at 617.972.6443 V: