Course Description

  • Loss is an essential and inevitable experience of the living that has vast ripple effects across all humanity and Loss is not related solely to death. Over the past few months, we have experienced loss of all kinds, some of which has been quite traumatic. How we understand, process and cope with our own grief will inform how we relate to our clients who are struggling to process both their individual and shared experiences of loss and grief.

Learning Objectives

  • Become familiarized with key definitions and clinical considerations for griefwork

  • Explore the different types of grief including traumatic loss and complicated grief

  • Confront the fears that can exist in meeting grief and learn about the rewards in griefwork

  • Be invited to reflect on your own experiences with loss and grief

  • Learn experiential techniques to work with loss and grief

  • Learn how to move towards a deeper acceptance of loss and grief as a natural part of life

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Introduction to Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief & Loss
  2. 2

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss Bibliography

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss - HANDOUT - The Tree

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss - HANDOUT - Powerpoint

  3. 3

    • Loss & Attachment
  4. 4

    • What is Grief?
  5. 5

    • Types of Loss & Grief
  6. 6

    • The Mourning Process
  7. 7

    • Traumatic Loss & Complicated Grief
  8. 8

    • Therapist's Reaction to Grief Work
  9. 9

    • Accessing Our Own Grief Landscape
  10. 10

    • Beginning Grief Work
  11. 11

    • Language, Pictures & Transitional Objects

  12. 12

    • Expressive Arts
  13. 13

    • Guided Imagery
  14. 14

    • Letter Writing
  15. 15

    • Relationship Tree
  16. 16

    • Dreamwork
  17. 17

    • Summary
  18. 18

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss, Posttest - Instructions

    • Meeting the Grieving: Working with Grief and Loss, Posttest
  19. 19

    • Please take this short questionnaire.

    • Meeting the Grieving Course Evaluation Recorded Audio/Visual Conference CE Class