2-Day Intensive Thanatology Conference: Assessments & Interventions for Grief, Loss, & Mourning
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Join Dr. Joy Samuels, DMin, LPC-MHSP, NCC, and Fellow in Thanatology, for this intensive and practical two-day conference that will further prepare you to intervene with clients who are experiencing loss in its many forms. On day one, Dr. Samuels will utilize specific case studies to bring grief, loss, and mourning theory to the practical level of daily practice. She will specifically look at the intersection of personality, temperament, and grief responses from an individual and family systems perspective. At the end of day one’s instruction, you are invited to stay for a unique opportunity to network with other professionals who serve clients experiencing grief. Dr. Samuels, will lead participants in a discussion of assessments and interventions that they have found clinically effective (and ineffective) in the treatment of grief and loss reactions.
On day two, grief reactions are addressed, and practical assessment and intervention strategies are identified to assist the person who is grieving cope with the loss. What constitutes ‘persistent complex bereavement disorder’ will be reviewed, as well as cultural responses and rituals in regard to the grieving process. Participants will increase their own self-awareness as to their loss experiences and grieving mechanisms and will further define the boundaries of their professional roles. Participants will leave with specific client- and family-centered interventions that can be used in practice.
Course Content:
DAY ONE: GRIEF, LOSS, AND MOURNING
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY! HOW FAMILY SYSTEMS IMPACT GRIEF REACTIONS AND WHY IT MATTERS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
LIFE SPAN
CULTURAL/SOCIALIZATION
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS LED BY DR. SAMUELS:
Network with other professionals to share interventions and assessments that have proven effective (and not effective) with clients who are dealing with a loss.
DAY 2: ASSESSMENTS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLANNING, AND INTERVENTIONS
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS
RESOURCES AND RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Join Dr. Joy Samuels, DMin, LPC-MHSP, NCC, and Fellow in Thanatology, for this intensive and practical two-day conference that will further prepare you to intervene with clients who are experiencing loss in its many forms. On day one, Dr. Samuels will utilize specific case studies to bring grief, loss, and mourning theory to the practical level of daily practice. She will specifically look at the intersection of personality, temperament, and grief responses from an individual and family systems perspective. At the end of day one’s instruction, you are invited to stay for a unique opportunity to network with other professionals who serve clients experiencing grief. Dr. Samuels, will lead participants in a discussion of assessments and interventions that they have found clinically effective (and ineffective) in the treatment of grief and loss reactions.
On day two, grief reactions are addressed, and practical assessment and intervention strategies are identified to assist the person who is grieving cope with the loss. What constitutes ‘persistent complex bereavement disorder’ will be reviewed, as well as cultural responses and rituals in regard to the grieving process. Participants will increase their own self-awareness as to their loss experiences and grieving mechanisms and will further define the boundaries of their professional roles. Participants will leave with specific client- and family-centered interventions that can be used in practice.