Suggested Topics for the 2026 Conference

Our goal is to have diverse and broad representation in our programming. We invite proposals in your area of interest and expertise, welcoming the breadth of knowledge in our community. Feedback from our past conference highlights the following areas that participants are interested in hearing more about. This is informational and does not guarantee that abstracts related to these topic areas will be chosen.

• Spirituality and grief
• Suicide
• Role of rituals and ceremonies
• Trauma informed grief care
• Grief of individuals with special needs
• Care for the terminally ill and dying
• Supporting veterans at end of life
• Working with children in schools
• Attachment informed grief therapy
• Anticipatory Grief
• Perinatal loss
• Grief considerations for the Latinx community
• Experiential and somatic approaches in grief
• AI and its impact on Thanatology