Contemporary Perspectives on Grief Counseling

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Regardless of the setting in which a counselor practices, issues of death and grief loom large in counseling individuals and families. In this fast-paced practical workshop, you will learn the most effective counseling strategies to use with people facing death-related losses. Click here to learn more about our seminar presenter, Dr. Bill Hoy .

Download a complete brochure here (this also allows you to print and mail your registration)

Some of the many topics we’ll be discussing. . .

§     Stages, phases, tasks, or needs: How to understand bereavement and provide effective interventions

§     Understanding the role of denial in death-related loss

§     When grief goes awry: Intervening in complicated mourning

§     Effective use of games, creative arts and stories with bereaved children and teens

§     Helping people who “don’t want to talk about it”

§     How financial distress complicates bereavement

§     Anticipatory grief: Supporting patients and families as death approaches

§     They don’t do things like me: Working with bereaved families from other cultures

§     Remembering the forgotten mourners—Counseling bereaved children and teens

§     Creating effective bereavement support groups

This workshop is approved for 7.0 contact hours of professional continuing education. Learn more about our continuing education approved provider status here.

Objectives. At the conclusion of this seminar, you will be able to. . .

1.       Utilize contemporary models of bereavement to intervene with individuals, couples, and families

2.       Develop a counseling plan for anticipatory grief with patients and families

3.       Describe five complicating factors in grief and use effective interventions with each

4.       Assess for complicated bereavement and make a plan to intervene

5.       Use effective counseling strategies with bereaved children and teens

6.       Describe cultural components of bereavement and use a simple assessment strategy to provide effective care

      This workshop is approved for 7.0 contact hours of professional continuing education for social workers, marriage & family therapists, licensed profesional counselors, school counselors, and many other disciplines. Click here to see our continuing education provider credentials.

WEBShops

 

Want the helpfulness of GriefConnect's workshops without leaving the comfort of your home or office? WEBShops is your link to the innovative educational seminars for which we have become so well known. Instead of traveling across town or across the state, you can access the seminar from anywhere you have a computer with internet access. Interact with Bill Hoy live through these innovative 90-minute internet workshops!

 

What makes our WEBShops different? Here's what you can expect. . .

• Participant groups are kept small so you get to interact with the presenter and other participants LIVE
• Actual cases and stories of successes, failures, and proven ideas--the practical help that has made Bill Hoy a popular teacher
• Continuing Education certificate (CE information) when you attend a WEBShop
• Great value--learn on your own or with your entire team, all for one low fee (nominal charge for extra CE certificates)
• Flexibility--topics are repeated regularly, helping if your schedule changes at the last minute. Please see our Cancellation Policy below.

 

Have questions? Please email us or phone us at (254) 292-9900 today.

Continuing Education Approvals. 1.5 contact hours.

Your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed. If at the end of the WEBShop, you are not absolutely delighted with the content, we will refund your fee in full.

• Power of Presence in Bereavement Support
• Current Thinking in Children's and Teen Grief
• Dealing with Problem People in Grief Groups
• Helping Dying People Face Fears
• Understanding Hospice: What Colleagues Should Know
• Faith Issues in Death and Grief
• Making Sense of Grief after Trauma
   
• Effective Ministry as Death Approaches
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  Making Sense of Grief: An Introduction  
• Developing an Effective Congregational Bereavement Ministry

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Cancellation: We know schedules change. That's why we're happy to give you full credit toward any subsequent WEBShop if you are unable to attend when scheduled. Except in the case of technical problems with the website, we cannot grant refund requests.