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Grief Therapy Techniques: a foundation for clinicians

CE Hours 6

About this course

There has always been a deep need for therapists, social workers, and counselors to provide grief and bereavement support to clients. And yet the majority of Masters and PhD programs in these fields do not require coursework in grief therapy approaches and techniques. This leaves many clinicians trying to adapt other approaches which, in many cases, are not appropriate or evidence-informed in working with grieving clients. This session will provide clinicians with a strong foundation in grief counseling and therapy techniques. It will also provide clinician evaluation tools for assessing whether trauma responses or depression may need to be addressed prior to or in tandem with grief counseling approaches. The workshop presumes a basic understanding of modern grief theories, including Continuing Bonds Theory and the Dual Process Model of Bereavement. Pre-reading will be sent out for those participants unfamiliar with these models.

Learning Objectives

  • Select appropriate interventions for grief based on evidence-informed techniques.
  • Describe the foundational tools to employ the most up to date and evidence-informed grief counseling and therapy techniques.
  • Identify specific ‘stuck points’ common in grief and practice tools and interventions appropriate to addresses these challenges.
  • Identify intersections of and disjunctions between grief responses and trauma responses, including the impact of trauma responses on the on the bereavement process and on effective grief counseling.

Learning Levels

  • Introductory

Course Instructor(s)

  • Eleanor Haley, MS

    Eleanor Haley, MS is co-founder of What’s Your Grief, one of the country’s largest online grief and bereavement support communities which is accessed by over 3 million grievers every year. With a background in counseling psychology, Eleanor has over 15 years of expertise in grief, with expertise in working with families who have experienced traumatic and unexpected losses. She is co-author of the book What's Your Grief: Lists to Help You Through Any Loss and has co-authored 15 grief publications used in hospitals, hospices, funeral homes, and OPOs across the US and Canada. She has experience teaching psychology courses at the college level and is passionate about innovative teaching methods, technologies, and pedagogical approaches to enhance grief education and support. She has been interviewed as a grief expert for media outlets including NPR, Washington Post, The New York Times, USNews, and Huffington Post.

  • Litsa Williams MA, LCSW-C

    Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is the co-founder of the online grief organization What’s Your Grief. She’s a grief therapist with 15 years of experience, with expertise in sudden and traumatic loss as well as ambiguous grief. Drawing on personal and professional experience with grief, WYG was built as a resource offering concrete, practical, creative, down-to-earth, and relatable support, founded on the values of psychoeducation and creative coping. It has grown to serve more than 3 million visitors each year. Litsa received her master's degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work, as well as a master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Warwick (UK). She has been interviewed as a grief expert for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and New York Times. She co-authored the 2022 book What's Your Grief: Lists to Help You Through Any Loss.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Jankauskaite, G., O’Brien, K. M., & Yang, N. (2021). Assessing knowledge and predicting grief counseling skills among university counseling center therapists. The Counseling Psychologist, 49(3), 458-484. https://doi.org/10.1177/001100002098352
  • Blueford, J. M., Diambra, J. F., & Wheat, L. S. (2022). Counselor preparedness to counsel grieving clients: Insights and implications. Death Studies, 46(10), 2413-2423. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1956644
  • Hajebi, A., Rasoulian, M., Fathi, M., Tiyuri, A., Abbasinejad, M., Naserbakht, M., ... & Khademoreza, N. (2022). Randomized controlled trial for the efficacy of three versus five sessions of grief counseling on the psychological aspects following COVID-19 bereavement: A study protocol. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 1047448. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1047448
  • Frumkin, M. R., & Robinaugh, D. J. (2017). Grief and Post-Traumatic Stress Following Bereavement. Clinical Handbook of Bereavement and Grief Reactions, 19–44. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-65241-2_2
  • Kristensen, P., Weisæth, L., & Heir, T. (2012). Bereavement and mental health after sudden and violent losses: A review. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 75(1), 76-97. https://doi.org/10.1521/psyc.2012.75.1.76
  • Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Hanks, E. A. (2010). Positive Outcomes Following Bereavement: Paths to Posttraumatic Growth. Psychologica Belgica, 50(1-2), 125. doi: 10.5334/pb-50-1-2-125
  • Michael, C., & Cooper, M. (2013). Post-traumatic growth following bereavement: A systematic review of the literature. Counselling Psychology Review, 28(4), 18–33.
  • Doka, K. J. (2017). Grief is a journey: finding your path through loss. New York: Atria Paperback.
  • Schapiro, D., Briggs, A., Trottier, D. G., Hormadaly, M., Klingensmith, D., Gibbons, K., ... & Dugan, K. (2017). Complicated Grief, Attachment, and Art Therapy: Theory, Treatment, and 14 Ready-to-Use Protocols. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Worden, J. W. (2018). Grief counseling and grief therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner. springer publishing Company.
  • Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.). (2015). Techniques of grief therapy: Assessment and intervention. Routledge.
  • Kosminsky, P. S., & Jordan, J. R. (2016). Attachment-informed grief therapy: The clinician’s guide to foundations and applications. Routledge.
  • Regehr, C., & Sussman, T. (2004). intersections between grief and trauma: Toward an empirically based model for treating traumatic grief. Brief Treatment & Crisis Intervention, 4(3).

CE Process Info

Content

  • Materials
    7 parts
    • Support System Worksheet
    • Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist
    • Fears of Compassion Scale
    • PG-13-R
    • Self-Forgiveness Inventory
    • [Session Replay]
    • Grief Therapy Techniques Slides - WYG Grief Support Intensive
  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSEDSW)

    CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

  • New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSEDLMHC)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

  • Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners

    Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners (MBSW)

    What's Your Grief is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 6 Category II continuing education units.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYSEDPSY)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYSEDMFT)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.

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  • Course Completion
    To complete the course, review the course objectives, then review the material, and then pass the exam with a score of 70% or greater and lastly complete an evaluation. Your certificate will be available to download immediately when you pass the course exam and complete the evaluation.
  • CELS Grievance
    If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact Tyler Gibson via confidential email to tyler@celearningsystems.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.
  • Disability Accomodations
    ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law; please indicate your special needs prior to registering for the course by sending an email to support@ce-go.com or by calling us at 888 498 5578.
  • Target Audience
    This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
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  • Publication Date
    Sep 26th, 2023

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