What Not to Say: An Overview of Grief Counseling in Clinical Practice

CE Hours 2 2 Clinical

About this course

Death is a part of life and everyone experiences loss. Yet, many clinicians lack training in the area of grief counseling. How can you build the confidence and skills to support and help your patients? If you are looking for a place to start, consider joining this 2-hour course. It will provide you will a strong foundation to confidently and effectively work with death and non-death loss. Also included—navigating grief reactions. complications from the Covid-19 Pandemic and when grief becomes a DSM-5 diagnosis. This course covers contemporary theory, practice tools, and therapy techniques. We will use a case example to allow for the opportunity to practice your new clinical skills. You will leave with concrete strategies you can apply immediately with your clients. Handout included with bonus journal prompts. Please note: participants will be watching a recorded video.

Learning Objectives

Describe the different types of grief.
Differentiate potential loss events occurring throughout the lifespan, including non-death situations and secondary losses.
Determine Complicated Grief.
Apply contemporary grief counseling theory.
Identify three grief counseling interventions to implement in session.

Learning Levels

Beginner to intermediate

Target Audience

Beginner and Intermediate.

Course Instructor(s)

Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R

Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Health Coach, and Certified Clinical Anxiety and Trauma Treatment Professional. Erena has twenty-one years of practical and professional experience as an active clinician, teacher, and supervisor. She has worked in a variety of community, psychiatric, in-home, and private practice settings with hundreds of complex cases. Erena is a sought-after writer, speaker, and consultant and has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, Women's Health, and MEL magazine. She has reviewed book proposals for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She is also an Advisory Board Member for the CPTSD Foundation.

Disclosure

Erena DiGonis and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.