Learning Objectives:

• Familiarization with death, dying and the consequent grieving process
• Become familiar with the basic concepts of
  • Attachment Theory (Bowlby)
  • Human Grief Response including complicated grief
  • Five Stages of Loss (Kuebler-Ross)
  • Four Tasks of Mourning (Worden)
• Increase awareness of diversity issues as they pertain to loss and grief
• Become familiar with the general guidelines for counseling grieving people
• Increase skill in counseling special populations, particularly children and adolescents
• Increase awareness of personal loss material and its consequent effect on counseling bereaved clients

Agenda

8:45 am – 9:52 am

• 7 principles of the Human Grief Response

10:00 am – 10:52 am

• Attachment Theory (Bowlby) & Five Stages of Loss (Kuebler-Ross)

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Four Tasks of Mourning (Worden)

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm  LUNCH

01:00 pm – 01:52 pm

• Loss History & Severe and Persistent Grief

2:00 pm – 02:52 pm

• The Road to Healing: Tools and Techniques

03:00 pm – 04:00 pm

Counseling Children and Adolescents