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Grief and Growth: Supporting Therapists in Times of Loss

CE Hours 2.5 2.5 Clinical

About this live event

Join this transformative training journey tailored to mental health therapists who navigate personal grief while supporting clients in their therapy practice. Explore your own grief experiences, develop resilience through reflective practices, and understand the emotional and professional impacts of a client's death. Navigate ethical considerations and identify support systems for therapists coping with loss. Enhance your understanding of transference dynamics in grief therapy to better support clients. Elevate your practice and strengthen your ability to navigate the complexities of grief as both a therapist and a human being. Handout included. Recording: This class will be recorded and made available within 2 hours after the live lecture. Recordings are available for 90 days after the class.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the potential challenges and benefits of therapists exploring their own grief experiences.
  • Explain the emotional and professional impacts of client death on therapists.
  • Utilize reflective practices to enhance self-awareness and resilience in response to personal grief experiences.
  • Evaluate different support systems and resources available to therapists coping with client loss.
  • Assess the appropriateness of self-disclosure in therapist-client relationships within the context of grieving clients, considering its potential effects on therapeutic rapport and client outcomes.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner and Intermediate, all levels are welcome

Target Audience

All mental health professionals welcome.

Agenda

No CEs awarded for breaks. 

12:30     Introduction, Objectives

12:40     Grief Psychoeducation
12:50     Examining Your Own Loss History
1:30       Navigating the Death of a Client
2:00       Navigating Personal Losses While Working as a Therapist
2:20       Ethical Considerations
2:35       Closing Ritual and Q&A
2:55       Resources

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Kelly Daugherty, LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH

    Kelly Daugherty, a seasoned social worker with over two decades in the clinical field, is a Fellow in Thanatology, specializing in death, dying, and bereavement. Anchored in Malta, NY, she owns Greater Life Grief Counseling, LCSW, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC. Kelly co-owns Healing Strides, LLC, where emotional and physical well-being intersects in a unique 7-week program for grieving women. Kelly is also a contributing author of "Holistic Mental Health" and "Brave Kids," and lead author in the collaborative book "The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience and Connection" set to release in February. She is dedicated to revolutionizing grief support by offering tools and insights to individuals and professionals alike.
    Connect with Kelly: https://linktr.ee/kellydaugherty

Disclosure

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