Experts

Mara Krotec Baginski conducts individual and group bereavement support sessions for children and adults whose loved ones were under Family Hospice care. Ms. Baginski also facilitates anticipatory grief support to children and families. She is active in the planning and presentation of Camp Healing Hearts, an annual one-day summer bereavement camp for kids 6-12, coping with the loss of a loved one; Triumph Over Loss, a similar camp for teens 13-18; and is instrumental in Family Hospice’s memorial services, held several times each year for families and friends of those who have died.Prior to joining Family Hospice, Ms. Baginski practiced mental health and medical social work in Virginia. She also participated in a fellowship in geriatric social work through the New York Academy of Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Chatham University, and her Master’s in Gerentological Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.