These courses meet the qualifications for continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Adult Grief: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
8 am to Noon (4 Professional CE Hours)
Despite an overwhelming number of people experiencing non-pathological responses to death, most human beings are profoundly affected and impacted by grief. This workshop will enhance your foundation in working with the most common presenting problem for every adult client. Learn the varied effects of grief, its potential to undergird co-morbidities, and risk factors that can lead to complicated grief. Brush up on evidence-based models of grief and interventions to enhance your clients' growth, adaptation and integration.
Educational Objectives
1. Recognize and delineate the effects of a separation response to death
2. Examine the most common co-morbidities with grief
3. Name four risk factors for complicated grief
4. Apply innovative interventions to enhance your grieving clients' adaptation
Presenter
Liane Fry, MA, LMFT, FT is Bereavement Manager for The Elizabeth Hospice, a nonprofit healthcare leader in San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County. For more than 20 years, she has worked in the field of grief and loss, incorporating evidence-based practices into treatment and into a comprehensive training curriculum. Liane served as research therapist for a NIMH-backed study examining the efficacy of complicated grief treatment. She was awarded a fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Building Resiliency in Grieving Children and Teens
1 pm to 5 pm (4 Professional CE Hours)
One in fourteen children will experience the death of a parent or sibling before the age of 18 (CEBM, 2019). The Harvard Child Bereavement Study, intended to identify bereaved children at-risk, noted that nearly 20% of children in their sample were identified as “not doing well” during the two years after the death of a parent. The largest subset identified as just “making do” (Worden, 2012). A growing body of research implores that establishing protective factors early on will aid in building resiliency and increase their adaptation to the loss. This training will offer psychoeducation, insights, and interventions to initiate the engagement of these protective factors.
Educational Objectives
1. Determine prevalence and impact of childhood bereavement including death connected to adverse childhood experiences
2. Examine the protective factors that increase a bereaved child’s resiliency and adaptation to loss
3. Identify developmental resources and focused intervention strategies
Presenter
Melissa Lunardini, MA, MBA, is Children’s Bereavement Manager for The Elizabeth Hospice where she oversees the largest children’s bereavement program in San Diego and Southwest Riverside Counties, supporting children and their families through their grief journey. With focused interest in violent death, she is a sought-after crisis intervention resource for school professionals. Melissa is a national training consultant for Boys and Girls Club of America and serves on the Marketing Committee for the National Alliance for Grieving Children.
Target Audience
Social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists and other mental health professionals
Accommodations
To request accommodations for special needs, email the Program Administrator at [email protected].
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Registration fee will be refunded in full if cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the event.
Grievances
To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance, email the Program Administrator at [email protected].
Certificates
These courses meet the qualifications for continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs, as required by the California Board of Behavorial Sciences.
A course completion certificate will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form.
The Elizabeth Hospice (Provider 1000006) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. The Elizabeth Hospice maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
The Elizabeth Hospice, a nonprofit healthcare leader in San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County, provides comfort and counsel to children and adults who are facing the challenges associated with a life-threatening illness and restores hope to grieving children and adults who are feeling lost and alone.
The Elizabeth Hospice | elizabethhospice.org