Julie Olds
MMC, CT, CFC
Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
Director of Community Relations and Education
Julie Olds, born and raised in Central Ohio, has nearly 20 years experience working in end-of-life industries. She has nearly 15 years working in senior housing and healthcare, and over 10 years working in funeral and grief support services. Julie is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelors in Allied Medicine, and a graduate of Franklin University with a Masters in Marketing and Communication.
As a member of the International Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Julie received her Certification in Thanatology in 2018. She then went on to receive her Certification as a Funeral Celebrant in 2022.
One of Julie's biggest accomplishments was receiving the Community Educator Award in 2021 from ADEC - a prestigious award recognizing her efforts in Community Outreach and Education. Another great accomplishment was Julie's organization of the Central Ohio Grief Care Coalition, a resource group comprised of organizations that provide grief care and support to families of Central Ohio.
Julie is married with one beautiful daughter. She enjoys reading, writing, and public speaking as well as cooking, baking, and enjoying the outdoors.
Resiliency - Persevering Through an Ongoing Pandemic
COVID affected all those who work in the senior housing and healthcare industry. This program will examine how COVID affected us, as well as resources for coping with grief and supporting grieving families.
• Who is affected by the loss of a resident, patient, or client?
• Definitions
• Types of grief
• Focus on Disenfranchised Grief and COVID
• Possible responses to the loss, and factors that affect how people cope with death
• Denial of Death Thesis
• Common misconceptions and death anxiety
• Understanding compassion fatigue
• Taking care of yourself
• Support resources for the healthcare professional
• Dr. William Worden’s Tasks of Mourning grief model
• How to support the families who have lost a loved one
• Things to say and not say to families after the death