Curriculum Vitae
Cristina Maria Felizardo Rodrigues
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Cristina Maria Felizardo Rodrigues
Citation names
- Felizardo, C.
- Rodrigues, Cristina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2910-DC23-F0DC
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4673-3993
Email addresses
- cristinafelizardo@ua.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (+351) 964272847 (Personal)
Addresses
- Viela da Manga 35, 3830-238, Ilhavo, Ilhavo, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
- www.cfeliz.pt (Professional)
- https://oluto.web.ua.pt/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
- Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| French | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2011/10/01 - 2013/06/12
Concluded
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Educational Sciences (MSc) (Mestrado)
Major in Evaluation
University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal "O Luto por perda de expetativa de afeto: o conhecimento dos profissionais de IPI (Bereavement due to non finite loss: the
knowledge of IPI professionals (early intervention professionals)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18/20 |
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2012/10/01 - 2012/11/24
Concluded
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Grief Counseling Training (Advanced Training) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Portuguese Society for Bereavement Studies and Intervention, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto, Portugal |
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2009/05/01 - 2009/07/15
Concluded
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Initial Pedagogic Training for Trainers (Advanced training) - Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
FDTI - Fundação para a Divulgação das Tecnologias de Informação, Portugal
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2004/09/01 - 2004/11/01
Concluded
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Professional Training Course in Conflict Management (Advanced Training)- Curso de Formação Profissional em Gestão de Conflitos
(Especialização pós-licenciatura)
FITI, Portugal
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2004/09/01 - 2004/10/31
Concluded
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Professional Training Course in Human Resources Management of Non-Profit Organizations (Advanced Training) - Curso de Formação
Profissional de Gestão e Regime de Pessoal das IPSS's (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
CEF - Centro de Estudos e Formação, Portugal
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2004/03/01 - 2004/05/01
Concluded
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Professional Training Course in Elderly Care (Advanced Training) - Curso de Formação Profissional em Acompanhamento de Idosos
(Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Pedra Base Formação, Portugal
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2004/03/01 - 2004/05/01
Concluded
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Training Course on prevention of abuse and promotion of good practices (Advanced Training) - Curso de Formação em Prevenção
de Maus Tratos e Promoção de Boas Práticas (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Centro Distrital de Solidariedade e Segurança Social de Leiria, Portugal
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1997/10/01 - 2002/07/15
Concluded
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Social Work (Bachelor's Degree) (Licenciatura)
Major in Bachelor's Degree
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute, Portugal "A Brincar, a brincar..." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17/20 |
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2001/09/01 - 2001/10/01
Concluded
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Training Course for Volunteers - Curso de Formação para Voluntariado (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Associação dos Profissionais de Serviço Social - Delegação Regional do Centro, Portugal
Professional Association of Social Work , Portugal |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2021/10/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal (...) |
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| 2021/10/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal (...) |
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| 2011/01/02 - 2012/01/02 | Research Trainee (Research) | Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (...) |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2016/09/25 - 2021/09/30 | Private Practice | Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2012/05/01 - 2021/09/30 | Grief Specialist in TV Talk shows | TVI - Television SA, Portugal |
| 2012/05/01 - 2016/06/01 | Director of a non-profit organization (Bereavement Support) | Espaço do Luto - A place for grief, Portugal |
| 2012/05/01 - 2016/06/01 | Director of a non-profit organization (Community bereavement programs) | APELO - Bereavement and Social Support, Portugal |
| 2005/05/01 - 2008/03/20 | Director of a non-profit organization (nursing home) | Nossa Senhora da Tocha Nursing Home, Portugal |
| 2004/04/01 - 2005/05/01 | Director of a non-profit organization (nursing home) | Centro Social e Paroquial de Vieira de Leiria, Portugal |
| 2003/02/01 - 2004/03/01 | Director of a non-profit organization (kindergarten) | Centro Social Paroquial São Pedro de Nariz, Portugal |
| 2003/02/01 - 2004/03/01 | Director of a non-profit organization (kindergarten amd nursing home) | Centro Social Paroquial São Pedro da Palhaça, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30 | Grief counseling: specialized training in the Portuguese context
2021.06422.BD
PhD Student Fellow
CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal
University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal |
FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology
Ongoing
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2011/10/01 - 2012/09/30 | Apoio ao Luto por Morte ou Perda de Expetativa de Afeto (Bereavement support due to death or non-finite loss )
FCG/118175/2011
Master Student Fellow
University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/12/18 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Grief Talks
Esgueira High School (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/12/17 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Grief Talks
Cerciav - National Federation of Cooperatives and Social Solidarity (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/12/04 | The ambiguous loss | Support Group for Carers
Oliveira do Bairro Holy House of Mercy (Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal)
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| 2024/12/03 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Grief Talks
Albergaria-a-Velha City Hall (Albergaria a Velha, Portugal)
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| 2024/11/26 | Living with loss after a natural disaster: strategies for dealing with ecological grief | PCAL - Community Program for Bereavement Support
Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal)
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| 2024/11/06 | What is grief? | Tertulia - Open doors to mourning
Funeral Agency - Servilusa (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/28 | Researching bereavement: personal and professional intersections | Health Talks
ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/25 | Bereavement throughout life - living with grief in healthy aging | Meeting of best practices in active and healthy aging
Ovar City Council (Ovar, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/11 | The ambiguous loss | Grief Talks
RiaMente - non profit organization (carers of the mentally ill) (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/09/14 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Grief Talks
APCC - The Cerebral Palsy Association of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2024/05/28 | Introducing the book: "As we continue to survive this fatal illness" of Nelson Nunes | Death Talks in the National Pantheon
Funeral Agency - Servilusa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2024/05/14 | Grief and Mental Health | Mental Health Seminar
Ilhavo City Council (Ílhavo, Portugal)
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| 2024/03/15 | Parental Grief -surviving the death of a child | 2nd International Palliative Care Congress in Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco Palliative Care Unit (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
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| 2024/01/29 | Death and Bereavement |
CSPNSF (non profit organization) (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/12/21 | Living Christmas in Mourning | Grief Support Program - Cycle of Open Workshops
Council of Ilhavo
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| 2023/11/24 | Grief Support | Bereavement and Spirituality - a social work perspective
Social Work Department of the University Hospital of Coimbra / Children's Hospital (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023/11/10 | Natural Grief: experiencing grief in adolescence | Grief Workshop: Citizenship Project: "If I Were Your Eyes One Day"
D. Manuel I High School (Beja, Portugal)
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| 2023/10/25 | Natural Grief: finding normality after the loss of a loved one | Grief Support Program - Cycle of Open Workshops
Council of Ilhavo (Ílhavo - Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/09/22 | Grief in Dementia | Congress "Dementias and Now?"
Centro Rainha D. Leonor, Santa Casa da Misericórdia - Oliveira do Bairro (Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal)
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| 2023/09/06 | Plan C for Happiness: from personal loss to science for all | Grief Support Program - Cycle of Open Workshops
Council of Ilhavo (Ilhavo - Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/07/12 | Grief Counseling: the specialized training in the portuguese context | Research Summit 2023
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/06/05 | The Global Perspective of Grief Counseling: From a Universal Phenomenon to a Subjective Process | International Death, Grief and Bereavement Conference
Universidade de Wisconsin – La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin, Portugal)
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| 2023/05 | The Emotional Life Cycle of Families of Children with Special Needs - mourning the loss of a fantasy of affection | Class in the Special Educational Needs and Early Intervention (NEE-IP) curricular unit
DEP-UA for the Master's Degree in Methodology of Early Childhood Education at ISCED-Huíla, Angola (Huíla (online), Angola)
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| 2023/04/25 | Grief Counseling Around the World: The Global Perspective | Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Annual Conference 2023
Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) (Ohio, United States)
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| 2023/04/23 | Being a Social Worker, Being a Grief Counselor: providing specialized support to the bereaved ones | Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care General Assembly 2023
Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care (Denver, Colorado, United States)
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| 2023/02/03 | Grief counseling in Portugal: organizing a scientific event to promote data collection | VII National Meeting of Young Education Researchers (ENJIE): Current Challenges in Education Research
Faculty of Psychology and Education of the University of Porto (FPCEUP) (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2023/02 | Thinking, Living and Breathing the Research Project | Course Unit: Diversity and Inclusive Education Research Project
Department of Education and Psychology - University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/02 | How many losses can there be in a lifetime? | Grief Workshop
Orpea Group's Doce Viver Senior Residence (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023/01/28 | Love and bereavement: from loss to coping | Love never ends
Curia's College (Curia - Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2022/07/13 | Let´s talk about Grief: building a theoretical framework for Grief Counselling with systematic literature review | Research Summit 2022
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2022/07/06 | Grief counseling: helping people find new happiness | VI Fórum do CIDTFF
CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers (Aveiro - Online, Portugal)
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| 2022/02/04 | Characterizing Grief Counseling: A Systematic Literature Review | VI ENJIE: citizen science and co-creation
IP Leiria, Escola de Ciências Sociais e da Educação (Leiria, Portugal)
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| 2017/07/15 | Grief Counselling: the portuguese experience | 11th International Conference on Grief and Bereavment (ICGB)
International Conference on Grief and Bereavment (ICGB) (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2017/06/15 | Raising a special needs child | 28th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC)
European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2017/02/06 | O processo de luto | Congresso de Enfermagem em Cuidados Paliativos
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2016/06/20 | A humanização em contexto hospitalar | 2as Jornadas de Serviço Social
Associação de Profissionais de Serviço Social (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2016/05/17 | O Luto cumulativo | V Congresso O Luto em Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2016/03/12 | O Luto: conceito, causas e processo | Seminário "Oncologia e as suas implicações"
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Castelo Branco - Unidade de Cuidados Continuados (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
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| 2015/05/16 | As causas do luto | IV Congresso O Luto em Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2014/09/11 | Comunicar a notícia de morte | II Congresso de Enfermagem
Hospital de Santo André (Leiria) (Leiria, Portugal)
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| 2014/05/14 | O Luto por perda de fantasia de afeto | III Congresso O Luto em Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2014/05/02 | O Luto: conceito, causas e processo | XX Jornadas de Psicologia
CESPU Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2013/05/13 | O Luto: conceito, causas e processo | II Congresso O Luto em Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2012/05/12 | O Luto por Perda de Expetativa de Afeto | I Congresso O Luto em Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos e Intervenção no Luto (Aveiro, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/05/24 - 2024/05/24 | workshop iFEAL24 - Applying Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning Theory for Effective Practice, with Prof Janet McCord (1 day
workshop) iFEAL24 aimed to raise awareness and inform Portuguese professionals who work with bereaved people and communities
about the importance of specialized, high quality, evidence-based bereavement training for more appropriate and effective
intervention. The trainer for this workshop, Professor Janet McCord, is the director of the Master's Degree in Thanatology,
offered by Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin (USA). (2024/05/24)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2024/05/23 - 2024/05/23 | Death Talks - Understanding Grief - introducing Prof. Janet McCord
A meeting sponsored by Ílhavo City Council, with the special participation of Prof. Janet McCord, aimed at professionals working
in the field of bereavement, death and dying, and members of the community, in a panel discussion to reflect on the themes
of bereavement, death and other losses. (2024/05/23)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
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Municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2023/05/05 - 2023/05/05 | SALP - Seminar on Grief Counseling in Portugal 2023
SALP aims to contribute to the discussion of bereavement issues, formal intervention and specialized training for professionals
who are called to provide support in bereavement processes. To this end, it relied on the participation of national and foreign
researchers, academically recognized in the field, and professionals from different fields.
The first edition of SALP was dedicated to the theme: "Emerging practices and training needs". (2023/05/05 - 2023/05/05)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal |
| 2023/05/04 - 2023/05/05 | Organization of SALP 2023 - Seminar on Grief Counseling in Portugal, to identify the training needs of Portuguese professionals
in the fields of education, psychology, health and social work who are called upon to provide support to bereaved people in
the course of their professional activities. This activity served to fulfill the objective of Phase 3 of the research project
" Grief Counseling: Specialized Training in the Portuguese Context". (2023/05/04 - 2023/05/05)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal |
| 2023/05/04 - 2023/05/04 | Workshop Pre- Conference SALP2023: Evolving Bereavement Support to Meet Current Needs, with Andy Langford (Diretor of Cruse
Bereavement, UK) (2023/05/04 - 2023/05/04)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal |
| 2022/12/11 - 2022/12/11 | Worlwide Candle Lighting 2022 (Portuguese edition)
In Portugal, In Portugal, we held a hybrid event, with a violin concert in the city center of Aveiro. During the event, we
held the Ceremony of Light, where people were invited to light their candles in memory of the children and youth who left
us too soon. (2022/12/11)
Concert (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2021/12/12 - 2021/12/12 | Worldwide Candle Lighting 2021 (Portuguese edition).
In Portugal, because of the safety measures imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we hosted an online event where people
remembered their children, grandchildren, nephews, and friends. At 7 pm, we held the Ceremony of Light, where people were
invited to light their candles in memory of the children and youth who left us too soon. (2021/12/12)
Festival
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2016/10/07 - 2020/02/12 | Bereavement Support Group for bereaved mothers
Organization and facilitation of the Bereavement Support Group for mothers who have lost their children to cancer, who attend
the IPO - Instituto Português de Oncologia (Hospital for Oncology Patients), in Lisbon. (2016/10/07 - 2020/02/12)
Meeting (Other)
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Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2019/12/08 - 2019/12/08 | Worldwide Candle Lighting 2019 (Portuguese edition).
In Portugal, we held three acoustic and intimate concerts in iconic venues in the cities of Lisbon, Aveiro and Coimbra with
choir groups. During the events, we held the Ceremony of Light, where people were invited to light their candles in memory
of the children and youth who left us too soon. (2019/12/08)
Festival (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2018/12/11 - 2018/12/11 | Worlwide candle Lighting 2018 (Portuguese edition).
In Portugal, we held four acoustic and intimate concerts in iconic venues choir groups. During the events, we held the Ceremony
of Light, where people were invited to light their candles in memory of the children and youth who left us too soon. (2018/12/11)
Festival (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2017/09/22 - 2018/07/13 | Bereavement Support Group - Pregnancy Loss
Organization and facilitation of the bereavement support group for women who have suffered a pregnancy loss, users of the
Bissaya Barreto Maternity Hospital in Coimbra. (2017/09/22 - 2018/07/13)
Meeting (Other)
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Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2017/12/10 - 2017/12/10 | Worldwide Candle Lighting 2017 (Portuguese edition).
In Portugal, we held seven acoustic and intimate concerts in iconic venues in the cities of Lisbon, Aveiro, Oporto, Beja,
Braga, Évora e Santarém choir groups. In this edition, we had the special participation of the famous Portuguese comedian,
Ricardo Araújo Pereira, who collaborated with us in an action to support a grieving mother by presenting the stand-up comedy
show that young Tiago (her son) had written, but whose premature death at the age of 14 prevented him from performing. (2017/12/10)
Festival (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2016/12/11 - 2016/12/11 | Worldwide Candle Lighting 2016 (Portuguese edition).
In Portugal, we held three acoustic and intimate concerts in iconic venues in the cities of Lisbon, Aveiro and Oporto with
choir groups. During the events, we held the Ceremony of Light, where people were invited to light their candles in memory
of the children and youth who left us too soon. (2016/12/11)
Concert (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
| 2015/12/13 - 2015/12/13 | Worldwide Candle Lighting 2015 - portuguese event
In Portugal, we held two acoustic and intimate concerts in iconic venues in the cities of Lisbon and Aveiro with singer André
Sardet and the Voz Nua choir group. During the events, we held the Ceremony of Light, where people were invited to light their
candles in memory of the children and youth who left us too soon. (2015/12/13 - 2015/12/13)
Concert (Co-organisor)
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The Compassionate Friends, United States Cfeliz - Therapeutic wellness center, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/11/16 - 2024/11/16 | Attendance to the 2024 5th Annual Half-Day Virtual Workshop ADEC: Innovations in Death Education
Workshop
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5th Annual Half-Day Virtual Workshop: Innovations in Death Education
ADEC - Association for Death Education and Counseling, United States
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| 2023/11/11 - 2023/11/11 | Attendance to the 2023 4th Annual Half-Day Virtual Workshop
Workshop
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2023 4th Annual Half-Day Virtual Workshop
ADEC - Association for Death Education and Counseling, United States
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| 2023/10/01 - 2023/10/06 | Attended the 32nd meeting of the IWG - International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement in Halifax, Canada.
This is an invitational organization of world leaders in the research, education and practice in the field of bereavement,
death and dying. I attended this event as an Invited Member, having been formally invited by Janet McCord, director of the
Master's Degree in Thanatology (the first in the country) at Edgewood College in Wisconsin, USA.
Conference
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32nd meeting IWG
IWG - International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement, United States
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| 2023/09/30 - 2023/09/30 | Attendance to the Conference Pre-Meeting: "Grief Literacy - from theory to action", in Halifax, Canada.
Conference
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Conference Pre-Meeting: "Grief Literacy - from theory to action"
IWG - International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement, United States
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| 2023/09/07 - 2023/09/09 | Attendance to the DDD - Learning from suffering, fear of death and dying: New languages from sciences to the humanities
Conference
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DDD - Learning from suffering, fear of death and dying: New languages from sciences to the humanities
ASDS - Association for the Study of Death and Society, Italy
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2023/02 - 2023/03 | Omega: Death and Dying (0030-2228) | Sage Journals |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2024/10/01 - Current | BNE - Bereavement Network of Europe | Member |
| 2022/01/06 - Current | ADEC - Association for Death Education and Counseling | Member |
| 2018/02/01 - 2020/12/31 | Cerciav - Cooperative for Education, Rehabilitation, Training and Inclusion of Aveiro, CRL | Member of the Board |
| 2017/04/01 - 2020/03 | APACDC - Association for the Protection and Support of Children with Heart Disease | Vice-President |
| 2016/09/30 - 2018/11/30 | Rotary Club de Aveiro | Club Member |
| 2012/05/01 - 2016/06/01 | Apelo - Bereavement and Social Support | Vice-President |
| 2011/02/01 - 2014/09/01 | Associação Diferentes e Especiais - non profit organization for children with special needs and their families | Chair of the Board |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/10 - Current | Member of the Advisory Committee of the Grief Support Program promoted by the City Council of Ílhavo. The initiative includes a series of open workshops on bereavement and a bereavement support group for the community of Ílhavo. This invitation stems from the organization of SALP 2023 - Seminar Grief Counselling in Portugal. The aim of this collaboration is to get co-funding for the organization of the workshop with Janet McCord, Director of the Masters in Thanatology at Edgewood College, Wisconsin (USA). (Phase 4 of the research projet) | Câmara Municipal de Ílhavo, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2024/01/31 - 2024/11/13 | European Grief Conference | Bereavement Network of Europe |
Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/02/07 - Current | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. Key Action 3. Professional supervision. Supervision and "circles of conversation" sessions for professionals from the municipality of Vagos, in the organization and facilitation of the following grief support groups: a) Grief support group for informal caregivers of people with dementia - organized by psychologists. b) Grief support group for women who have lost a pregnancy - organized by nurses. c) Grief support group for formal caregivers of people with disabilities - organized by social workers. | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal |
| 2024/02/01 - Current | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. This innovative project in Portugal engages local authorities in the promotion of a public policy on bereavement, in collaboration with the Municipal Councils of the Aveiro Region. My role as a consultant, representing the Academy, is to provide technical and scientific advice to the restricted and integrated project teams of the municipalities of Ílhavo, Vagos and Albergaria a Velha, on grief literacy, training on bereavement support, supervision of bereavement support services. | Municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal |
| 2024/02/01 - Current | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. Technical-scientific consulting in key action 1 - Grief literacy. With the aim of increasing bereavement literacy in communities through a psycho-educational approach, I collaborate in the organization of thematic workshops on bereavement, death and dying open to the community, in the development of program content and in the recommendations of speakers. | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal |
| 2024/02/01 - Current | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. Technical-scientific consulting in key action 2 - Advanced training in bereavement support. With the aim of equipping professionals who intervene with the bereaved, with specialized training in bereavement support, using a lifelong learning and continuing education approach, I conduct the training course "Community Intervertion Strategies in Grief Support: How to Organize and Facilitate Grief Support Groups", a microcredential course, with 2 ECTS. | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal |
| 2024/02/01 - Current | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. Technical-scientific consulting in key action 3 - Professional supervision. With the aim of supervising and accompanying professionals who implement community-based intervention strategies to support the bereaved within their organizations, monthly meetings are held to discuss cases, technical and personal difficulties, and strategies to improve the effectiveness of bereavement support. | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal |
| 2024/01/09 - 2024/05/31 | PCAL - Community Bereavement Support Program. Key Action 3. Professional supervision. Supervision and "Circles of Conversation" sessions for high school teachers from Beja's High School in organizing and facilitating the grief support group for teenage students who have lost a loved one. (This was an isolated activity.) | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Beja High School , Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/09/27 - 2024/11/29 | 'Community Intervention Strategies in Grief Support: How to Organize and Facilitate Grief Support Groups'. Continuing education and lifelong learning for non-traditional audiences, including professionals in education, health, nursing, gerontology, psychology, social work, palliative care, etc. who work with bereaved individuals, families, and communities in their professional contexts. | Continuing Education - advanced training (Outros) | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal CIDTFF - Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Portugal Municipality of Vagos, Portugal |
| 2024/04/17 - 2024/04/17 | Grief and bereavement: training health professionals | Masters in Palliative Care (Mestrado) | Red Cross School of Health, Portugal |
| 2024/03/22 - 2024/03/22 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Degree in Elementary Education (Licenciatura) | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal |
| 2024/03/21 - 2024/03/21 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Master's in Special Educational Needs (Mestrado integrado) | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal |
| 2024/03/01 - 2024/03/01 | How to design a research projet | Doctoral Program in Education (Doutoramento) | University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, Portugal |
| 2024/01/22 - 2024/01/22 | The emotional cycle of families of children with special needs - the non-finite loss. | Doctoral Program in Education (Doutoramento) | ISCED - Huíla (Huíla Higher Institute of Educational Sciences), Angola |
| 2017/03/17 - 2017/03/18 | Social entrepreneurship - O empreendedorismo social | Master's in Social Work (Mestrado) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal |
| 2017/01/15 - 2017/01/16 | The grieving process | Master's in nursing (Mestrado integrado) | ESSUA - School of Health Sciences of the University of Aveiro, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2023/01 | Interview on the extension of parental leave for the death of a child from 5 to 20 days. Newspaper article entitled: "More than days, bereaved parents need support". | Diário de Aveiro |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2023/12 - 2023/12 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Goucha" | Traumatic Grief from Multiple Losses |
| 2023/10 - 2023/10 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Goucha" | Chronic Grief due to Ambiguous Loss |
| 2023/03 - 2023/03 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Consultório- Porto Canal" | The importance of grief intervention |
| 2022/05 - 2022/05 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Goucha" | How do you become a grief counselor? |
| 2022/02 - 2022/02 | Daily TV Talk Show: 'Dois às Dez' | Strategies for overcoming bereavement: the case of footballer Jardel |
| 2022/01 - 2022/01 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Consultório - Porto Canal" | The Importance of Grief Counseling |
| 2012/05/02 - 2020/12/31 | A Tarde é Sua | Aprender a viver o luto |
| 2020/12/02 - 2020/12/02 | Daily TV Talk Show: "O Dia de Cristina" | How to live Christmas in Grief |
| 2020/10/26 - 2020/10/26 | Daily TV Talk Show: "A Tarde é Sua" | Plan C for Hapiness - book presentation |
| 2020/05/11 - 2020/05/11 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Casa Feliz" | Plan C for Hapiness - Book presentation |
| 2020/03/31 - 2020/03/31 | Daily TV Talk Show: "Você na TV" | O Luto em tempos de pandemia |
Distinctions
Award
| 2023 | Joanna Mugridge Research Awards
Marie Curie Research Institute, United Kingdom
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| 2022 | Best Pitch Award for Education
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2021 | Best Pitch Award for Education
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2011 | Vaga d'Ouro - categoria social
Jornal O Ponto; Rádio Vagos FM, Portugal
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