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2-Day Grief Treatment Certification Course: Evidence-Based Strategies for Helping Clients Make Meaning After Loss


Speaker:
Carla Archuletta, MA, LPC/MHSP, FT, NCC
Duration:
Two Full Days
Product Code:
LWC150269
Brochure Code:
PWZ94234
Media Type:
Live Webinar - Also available: Digital Seminar

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Normal Price:      $459.99 - Now:  $79.99 - Exclusive offer when combined with this live training.
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Description

Your client’s world has been shattered following the loss of a loved one. Not only are they adjusting to these days and weeks without that person, but they are also struggling with changes to their sense of self.

Who are they now as they navigate this new world? Your client is stuck in a place of paralyzing sorrow, and you’re unsure of what else to do to help.

This is the perfect opportunity to get the tools that will transform the way you treat grieving clients, drastically increasing their well-being while reducing symptoms of complicated grief!

Join expert Carla Archuletta, MA, LPC/MHSP-S, FT, NCC, as she guides you through the process of working with bereaved individuals and aiding them with making meaning after loss. She’ll use her extensive experience as a hospice grief counselor, trained end-of-life doula, and biomedical researcher to give you evidence-based counseling strategies appropriate for the treatment of multiple types of losses. You’ll also get the skills you need to tailor clinical interventions to the uniqueness of each client’s grief experience!

Best of all, upon completion of this training, you’ll be eligible to become a Certified Grief-Informed Professional (CGP) through Evergreen Certifications. Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and caregivers know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of grief counseling. Professional standards apply. Visit for details. Register today to revolutionize your work with grieving clients!

CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!

  • No hidden fees – Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ pays for your application fee (a $99 value)*!
  • Simply complete this live event and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Grief-Informed Professional through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*

Attendees will receive documentation of CGP designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program.
*Professional standards apply. Visit for professional requirements.

Credit


* Credit Note - *

NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.

Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography. Evergreen Certifications is owned by Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ.


* Credit Note - ---

Earn up to 12.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by state and profession. 


* Credit Note - Ethics & Cultural Competency

THIS SEMINAR QUALIFIES FOR 1.0 HOURS OF General ETHICS INSTRUCTION AND 1.0 HOURS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY. NO MORE THAN 2.0​ TOTAL CE HOURS MAY BE AWARDED FOR THIS COURSE. If ethics is not specified within your licensing board’s approval statement below, please contact your board to determine the applicability and amount of ethics allowed.


Counselors - Counselors

This educational offering consists of 12.5 clock hour(s) of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this offering and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements. 


Counselors - Arizona Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Arizona Counselors. Ð¡òòò½ÊÓÆµ is an approved provider of continuing education seminars with a national social work association. Please see social work approvals for this program. 


Counselors - California Counselors

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ and its programs.  A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at under “Where to find CE Courses.”  This intermediate level activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Counselors - Connecticut Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Connecticut Counselors. The Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies confirm acceptance of this program as a qualifying continuing education activity if approved by a national professional association of social work (Sec. 20-195cc-3). Ð¡òòò½ÊÓÆµ is an approved provider of continuing education seminars with a national social work association. Please see social work approvals for this program. 


Counselors - District of Columbia (DC) Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 15.0 continuing education clock hours for DC Counselors. The District of Columbia Municipal Regulations for Professional Counseling (S.6612.3) confirm acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to counseling by organizations that have been approved by a counseling board in another state. Ð¡òòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0033. This activity will qualify for 15.0 CE hours. 


Counselors - Florida Counselors

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits. 


Counselors - Georgia Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 related continuing education credit hours for Georgia Counselors. The Continuing Education Requirements for Professional Counselors stated in the rules and regulations of the Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage Therapists (Chapter 135-9(f)(3)) state that continuing education programs sponsored or approved by a state counseling licensure board shall be approved for related hours. Georgia Counselors may earn up to 15 related hours toward their continuing education requirements per biennial licensure cycle. Ð¡òòò½ÊÓÆµ. is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.


Counselors - Illinois Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Illinois Counselors. The Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Administrative Code Section 1375.220(c), confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to counseling that are provided by a Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor approved by the Division. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Full attendance at this course qualifies for 12.5 contact hours.


Counselors - Indiana Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Indiana Counselors. The Rules of the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (839 IAC 1·6·2) confirm acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to counseling that are approved by another state’s mental health counselor board. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 12.5 clock hours of continuing education credit.


Counselors - Iowa Counselors

CE credit is available. This live activity consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Iowa Counselors and is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of the Iowa Bureau of Professional Licensure, IAC 645–32.3(154D,272C). Please retain the course advertisement and certificate of completion for four years in your CE records.


Counselors - Kentucky Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 15.0 continuing education credit hours for Kentucky Counselors. The Continuing Education Requirements for the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (201 KAR 36:030 Section 2) state continuing education programs from providers sponsored or approved by a state counseling licensure board shall be approved without further review by the board. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.


Counselors - Mississippi Counselors

CE credit is available. This live course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Mississippi Counselors. The Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, Rule 6.2 allows live continuing education not pre-approved by the Board if relevant to counseling and presented by someone at the master’s level or above and trained in the mental health field or related services. CEH will be subject to approval by the Board at the time of renewal. Please retain the course advertisement and certificate of completion for your CE records. Full attendance is required.


Counselors - Missouri Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Missouri Counselors. The Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors accepts continuing education programs relevant to counseling that are provided by organizations recognized by national social worker associations. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by a national social worker association. Please see social work approvals for this program.


Counselors - Montana Counselors

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction.


Counselors - Nevada Counselors

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved CEU provider with the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors. This activity qualifies for 12.5 contact hours. Approved Provider # NVCEP2006.


Counselors - New Hampshire Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for New Hampshire Counselors. The Regulations of the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice confirm acceptance of this program as a qualifying Category A continuing education activity if provided by an organization recognized by national social worker associations (Mhp 402.02(b)). Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by a national social worker association. Please see national social work approvals for this program.


Counselors - New York Counselors

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0033. This activity will qualify for 15.0 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance


Counselors - Ohio Counselors

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 10.5 General and 2.0 Ethics clock hours of continuing education credit. Tracking number: 20-865147


Counselors - Pennsylvania Counselors

The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which Ð¡òòò½ÊÓÆµ offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This intermediate level activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Counselors - Rhode Island Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education credit hours for Rhode Island Counselors. The Rhode Island Code of Regulations (216-RICR-40-05-11 (11.3.12.B)) confirm acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to counseling that offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This live activity is certified for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ as an accredited ACCME provider authorized to award credit by the AMA. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  


Counselors - South Carolina Counselors

This program has been approved for 12.5 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.


Counselors - South Dakota Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education credit hours for South Dakota Counselors. The South Dakota Administrative Rules (ARSD20:68:07) confirm acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to counseling that offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This live activity is certified for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ as an accredited ACCME provider authorized to award credit by the AMA. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  


Counselors - Tennessee Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education credit hours for Tennessee Counselors. The Rules of the Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists, Section 0450-01-.12, confirm continuing education courses which pertain to the practice of counseling shall be considered approved if sanctioned by any state regulatory agency for professional counseling in the United States. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.


Counselors - Texas Counselors

This activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors no longer approves programs or providers. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 681, Subchapter J, Section 681.142 Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.


Counselors - Utah Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Utah Counselors and is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of the Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act Rule, R156-60c. Please retain the course advertisement and certificate of completion for your CE records.


Counselors - Virginia Counselors

CE credit is available. This course is approved for 12.5 clock hours of continuing competency instruction for Virginia Counselors. The Virginia Board of Counseling recognizes continuing competency activities in the behavioral health field offered by organizations that are approved by a counseling board in another state (18VAC115-20-105). Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0033. This activity will qualify for 12.5 contact hours. 


Counselors - Wisconsin Counselors

CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Wisconsin Counselors. The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (MPSW 19) accepts continuing education programs relevant to counseling by approved providers recognized by national social worker associations. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is recognized by a national social worker association (Sec. 20-195cc-3). Please see social work approvals for this program.


Addiction Counselors - Addiction Counselors - Generic

This activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Addiction Counselors - California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CCAPP-EI)

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider by the CCAPP-EI, Provider #:OS-03-036-1025. This activity meets the qualifications for 12.5 CEHs (continuing education hours).


Addiction Counselors - California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CADTP)

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider by the CADTP, Provider #: 201. This Category C activity meets the qualifications for 12.5 CEUs (continuing education hours).


Addiction Counselors - Connecticut Addiction Counselors

Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 12.5 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.


Addiction Counselors - Oklahoma Alcohol & Drug Counselors

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors approved provider # 20240032. This activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Nurses - Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists

This activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Nurses - California Nurses

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17118 for 12.5 contact hours. Full attendance is required. No partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. 


Nurses - Florida Nurses

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # FBN2858. This course qualifies for 12.5 contact hours. Please note: Florida Nurses must select "Florida Nurses" credit and complete the post-test and evaluation if they would like their participation submitted to CE Broker. Participation cannot be reported without a completed post-test.

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Nurses - Iowa Nurses

Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 12.5 contact hours. Full attendance in the activity is required; no partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. These contact hours are used for your license renewal. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the webcast title, speaker name and date. Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid for the webcast.


Chaplains/Clergy

This course is designed to qualify for 12.5 continuing education hours.


Certification in Thanatology

This educational offering is recognized by the Association for Death Education and Counseling to meet the thanatology-related educational contact hour requirements to be Certified in Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement. This course will award 12.5 contact hours to participants.


Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 760 continuing education minutes as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 



Speaker

Carla Archuletta, MA, LPC/MHSP, FT, NCC's Profile

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Carla Archuletta, MA, LPC/MHSP, FT, NCC, is a highly sought-after speaker, clinician, author, and educator who specializes in death/dying, bereavement, trauma, oncology-related care, and end-of-life transitions. Carla’s integrative clinical approach is grounded in a strong scientific foundation, shaped by her early work in biomedical research and her role in oncology/hematology at Vanderbilt University where she focused on bone marrow for transplant in patients. Her extensive experience encompasses several years as a hospice grief counselor as well as being a trained end-of-life doula through the University of Vermont, further enriching her expertise in bereavement and end-of-life care.

Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, Carla operates a compassionate, evidence-based private practice with an unwavering commitment to guiding individuals and professionals through life’s most arduous emotional experiences. She also provides clinical services as a contract clinician affiliated with Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee and Brentwood Counseling Associates. Carla is the coauthor of Health-Medical Challenges and Grief: Group EMDR Therapy for Patients and Caregivers, which is featured in EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond (Springer Publishing).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Charlotte Archuletta maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Brentwood Counseling Associates, Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, NCMHCE, and Alive Hospice, Inc. She receives royalties as a published author. Charlotte Archuletta receives a speaking honorarium from Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Charlotte Archuletta is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, EMDRIA International Association, NBCC, Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association, and the Nashville Psychotherapy Institute.


Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


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Objectives

  1. Differentiate relevant theories and models describing the physical and psychosocial effects of loss, grief, and mourning on the individual and family system and their clinical implications.
  2. Determine how to plan and implement appropriate assessments, interventions and strategies to help individuals and families cope with loss and grief to improve treatment outcomes.
  3. Perform a clinical assessment to inform the clinician’s choice of best treatment interventions for the reduction of symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder, disenfranchised grief, or Persistent Prolonged Grief Disorder.
  4. Differentiate potential loss events occurring throughout the lifespan, including non-death situations, to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions.
  5. Analyze the ethnic, gender, and cultural factors that affect individual responses to loss-related situations as it relates to case conceptualization.
  6. Evaluate factors that influence normal and complicated reactions to dying and grief in clients.
  7. Determine one’s own cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions to death, dying, and bereavement, as it relates to professional practice with clients experiencing grief and loss.
  8. Differentiate theories and models of individual, cultural, couple, family, and community resilience in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
  9. Analyze the efficacy of various treatment interventions for complicated grief to improve clinical outcomes.
  10. Determine the ethical and legal issues in end-of-life decisions, such as suffering, dying, and choice, and their clinical implications.
  11. Utilize clinical strategies to assist grieving clients in the move from flight or fight to social engagement in session.
  12. Utilize the co-regulating pathways of the social engagement system in session as an approach to managing symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder.

Outline

Types of Grief & Their Implications for Treatment
  • Explain historical and current relevant theories and models describing the physical and psychosocial effect of loss, grief, and mourning on the individual and family system
  • Compare factors that influence normal and complicated reactions to dying and grief
  • Disenfranchised grief
  • Persistent Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Traumatic Bereavement
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
    • Common trajectories for grief
    • Recognize Prolonged Grief Disorder
    • Risk factors for Prolonged Grief Disorder
    • Treatment interventions
  • Types of Loss & Their Impact on Grieving
    • Parental loss
    • Child loss
    • Widowhood
    • Non-death losses
Grief & the Family: Guide Families through Healthy Grieving
  • Differentiate potential loss events occurring throughout the lifespan, including non-death situations, and complicated bereavement
  • Identify theories and models of individual, couple, and family resilience
    • Family systems theory: Family influences on individual grief
    • Variables that complicate family adaptation
    • Strategies to guide family adaptation to loss
    • Develop respect for different grieving styles
    • The role of gender norms
    • Developmental considerations & milestones related to loss reactions for:
      • Children
      • Adolescents
      • Early adulthood
      • Middle adulthood
      • Later adulthood
Multicultural Considerations for Grief Treatment
  • Analyze the ethnic, gender, and cultural factors that affect responses to loss-related situations
  • Increase awareness of one’s own beliefs, assumptions, and biases and how they may influence the establishment and maintenance of therapeutic relationships with culturally diverse clients
  • Cultural factors affecting expression of grief
  • Impact on mourning practices
  • Culture’s impact on death anxiety & meaning of life
  • Determine where the identity emphasis lies
  • Cultural values regarding emotional expression and disclosure
  • The impact of society on grief
Assessment: Intake Considerations for Grieving Clients
  • Articulate how to plan and implement appropriate assessments, interventions, and strategies
  • Perform a clinical assessment to inform the clinicians’ choice of best treatment interventions for the reduction of symptoms
  • Current conceptualization models
  • Factors impacting the grief experience
  • Assess for depression and suicide ideation
  • Differentiate between depression, grief & PTSD
  • Persistent Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Take home assessment tools
Grief Treatment: Interventions & Strategies to Improve Clinical Outcomes
  • Analyze the efficacy of various treatment interventions for complicated grief to improve clinical outcomes
  • Utilize clinical strategies to assist grieving clients in the move from fight/flight or freeze to social engagement in sessions
  • Utilize the co-regulating pathways of the social engagement system in session as an approach to managing symptoms of complicated grief
    • Assist clients with expressing their pain
    • Integrate a new inner image of the deceased
    • Client self-assessment strategies for coping
    • Foster client relaxation skills
    • Let the client lead: Starting point, story & stopping point
    • Cultivate acceptance
    • Elicit emotional availability in clients
    • Give clients “permission” to not share stories
    • Develop healthy grief rituals
    • Target guilt due to stopping grief rituals
    • Build a bridge between memories, current behaviors & underlying values
    • Help clients accept the finality of the death
    • Navigate the treatment of multiple losses
    • ”Family coat of arms” activity
Professional Issues: Ethical Considerations for Working with Grieving Clients, Their Families & the Terminally Ill
  • Scrutinize the ethical and legal issues in end-of-life decisions, such as suffering, dying and choice, and their clinical implications
  • Examine one’s own cognitive, affective, behavioral, and valuational reaction to death and dying and bereavement as it relates to professional practice with client’s experiencing grief and loss
    • Ethical dilemmas that confront the terminally ill
    • Ethical principles of end-of-life decisions
    • The clinician’s role in addressing psychological suffering & needs of the terminally ill
    • Impact of cause of death on social isolation
    • Identify the core values and principles of professional ethical behavior
    • Boundaries of professional competence

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Social Workers
  • Pastoral Counselors
  • Chaplains/Clergy
  • Funeral Directors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Mental Health Nurses
  • Nursing Home Administrators
  • Thanatologists
  • Physicians
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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