Meet our facilitators and learn how to join our team

All facilitators have the professional experience, personal references, and academic qualifications required to create and deliver educational grief content and effectively lead live support group sessions in an online format.

Yes. However, PNW Grief will not promote the fact that some facilitators are also licensed professionals. Their educational backgrounds, but not their licensure, will be shared in their bios, group descriptions, etc. All copy on the website makes clear that groups are designed specifically asgrief education and group support, instead of clinical mental health services. Participants will be required to sign an agreement that affirms their understanding of this important distinction.

We cannot compel mandatory reporting from a legal standpoint, but our policies as an entity will be for facilitators to report directly to the appropriate agencies (not to PNW Grief) if they have concerns about self-harm, harm to others, or a risk of harm to children or vulnerable adults. There will be no clinical recordkeeping. There will be no opportunities for insurance reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs for joining mult-week group sessions.

No. Facilitators will not need to pay any costs to join and connect with participants via the PNW Grief.com website.

All facilitators will act as independent contractors, not hired as employees, and will need to fill out a basic contractor agreement and W9 form so they can receive a 1099 form at year end from Banister Advisors, LLC. Facilitators will receive their session compensation after the kick off of the first group meeting and the PNWG team will work with them to process an invoice to be in full compliance with our accounting standards

Facilitators set the parameters for groups, including participant costs, in collaboration with the PNWG team. Contact Support@PNWGrief.com to learn more about the transparent financial model and how revenue and expenses are accounted for). The longer term goal is to engage sponsors to provide scholarship opportunities for the general public or individuals affiliated with or served by different groups. (e.g. United Way could scholarships for single parents who have experienced job loss, specific to certain geographies)