Consulting, Teaching, and Training
Dr. Cacciatore is a medical and emotional health consultant and trainer who has presented at grand rounds, provided individual, hospital, and agency consulting and training all around the world, and presented at numerous conferences as a plenary and keynote presenter. Tens of thousands of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, mortuary staff, first responders, and pastoral care providers around the world have listened to Dr. Cacciatore speak on issues related to traumatic death and grief. She is also available for select corporate consulting and expert witness testimony.
"I wish she was available for every staff meeting on bereavement!"
"The single most amazing 4 hours of medical education I've ever had."
"Wow, Dr. Cacciatore was fantastic. I could have listened to her for a whole day,
and still had so much to learn. Thank you so much for having her..."
"The best educational opportunity I've had
as a neonatal nurse for more than 25 years.
I will never forget what I've learned here."
"The single most amazing 4 hours of medical education I've ever had."
"Wow, Dr. Cacciatore was fantastic. I could have listened to her for a whole day,
and still had so much to learn. Thank you so much for having her..."
"The best educational opportunity I've had
as a neonatal nurse for more than 25 years.
I will never forget what I've learned here."
"I am moved by this workshop...
I learned so many things I didn't know.
Thank you. Please come again!"
"Charismatic, knowledgable, moving, profound."
"I'm a firefighter, and I was reluctant to take this class.
Now I can't wait to hear her speak again."
I learned so many things I didn't know.
Thank you. Please come again!"
"Charismatic, knowledgable, moving, profound."
"I'm a firefighter, and I was reluctant to take this class.
Now I can't wait to hear her speak again."
"Engaging. Poignant. I laughed, I cried,
and I felt things I've never felt before."
"Profoundly powerful teachings, thank you!
Every doctor and nurse should be
required to take this course."
and I felt things I've never felt before."
"Profoundly powerful teachings, thank you!
Every doctor and nurse should be
required to take this course."
"This changed my life and my practice forever!"
"The best speaker on this subject I've ever heard."
"I'm not the same person I was four hours ago."
"I'm not the same person I was four hours ago."
"I will be a better nurse, better mother,
and better human being after taking this seminar."
"I can't imagine why I never learned these things
in med school. It will completely change
my practice as a pediatrician."
and better human being after taking this seminar."
"I can't imagine why I never learned these things
in med school. It will completely change
my practice as a pediatrician."
"Easily one of the best classes I've had in
undergraduate or graduate courses!"
undergraduate or graduate courses!"
"Arguably one of the finest, most vital, important, indelibly insightful courses
I have EVER taken!"
I have EVER taken!"
"Hands down the best class I've ever taken."
"I was exhausted yet never felt
more alive during this course!"
"I was exhausted yet never felt
more alive during this course!"
"This course changed my life,
both professionally and personally."
"I cannot say enough good things about this class.
Her teaching style makes learning about a difficult
topic easy. I thought this class would bring me down.
Instead, its made me feel deeper things that I could have imagined."
both professionally and personally."
"I cannot say enough good things about this class.
Her teaching style makes learning about a difficult
topic easy. I thought this class would bring me down.
Instead, its made me feel deeper things that I could have imagined."
"By far the most impactful (sic) graduate course I've taken... invites academic, emotional,
and professional growth!"
"Just wow. I'd take it over and over again
if I could!"
and professional growth!"
"Just wow. I'd take it over and over again
if I could!"
"Should be a required course for every person alive! Amazing!"
A sample of topics includes:
- ATTEND Bereavement Care Model: Mindfulness and grief
- Selah: Grieving mindfully
- The effects of trauma on the brain
- When a Child Dies: Culturally appropriate bereavement care practice
- Psychosocial care in perinatal death
- Vicarious trauma in providers
- Palliative caregiving for perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric patients and families
- Sex and death: The dyadic relationship and the death of a child
- Secondary post traumatic stress relief for providers
- The invisible mourners: Grieving children and their families
- The ultimate contradiction: Still birth
- A critical analysis of diagnosing the bereaved
- Creative expression and grief
- Support group facilitation training
- And more
Disclaimer: Phone sessions, lectures, workshops and seminars with Joanne Cacciatore, PhD are for educational purposes and in no way are to be considered medical treatment nor to replace care from your physician or health-care provider. By contacting us or attending a seminar, workshop, or other event, you acknowledge this disclaimer.
