Talking About What We Do Not Talk About: Aging, Loss and Grief with Matthew J. Loscalzo, LCSW

Professor Matthew Loscalzo will discuss what we can do today to manage distress, end the collusion of silence, and find deep meaning in actual and anticipated loss.

Loss and grief are universal and inevitable, yet these emotionally charged life experiences are usually met with a collusion of silence between those who suffer and those around them who might like to help. For older adults, these losses are more than the illness or death of a loved one. They include the loss of a job, a career, a role or a sense of well-being. Regrets and the accumulation of losses can be overwhelming. But we also have lessons learned, some hard earned, that can be a source of strength for ourselves, and, if shared, for others.

This program presented in partnership with Beacon Hill Village as part of their Living Well Ending Well series will happen over Zoom webinar. Registration required. Please visit this link to register. Registrants will receive a link the day before the program.

Matthew J. Loscalzo, L.C.S.W. is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the psychosocial aspects of cancer. He is the Executive Director of the People & Enterprise Transformation; Emeritus Professor of Supportive Care Medicine; and Professor of Population Sciences at the City of Hope-National Medical Center, Los Angeles CA. Before coming to City of Hope 16 years ago, he held leadership positions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. He serves on the editorial boards for professional journals, and has authored over 100 publications and 5 books, the most recent Loss and Grief published this year. His clinical interests are loss and grief, strengths-based approaches to psychotherapies, pain management, problem-based distress screening and the creation of supportive care programs. In addition to clinical care, he has been honored for his focus on research and dedication to education. He is the recipient of the Arthur M. Sutherland Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Psycho-Oncology. His teaching and mentoring were memorialized with the creation of the Matthew Loscalzo Outstanding Education and Training Award by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society; and the City of Hope established the Matthew Loscalzo Leadership Award Lecture Series.

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