A wave of grief and loss has impacted millions of people and more clients than ever before are seeking the help of professionals.
But if you’re like many therapists, in-depth training on counselling and treating grieving clients wasn’t part of your graduate program.
How can you make sure you’re ready to work with this rapidly growing client population?
This all new 3-day grief certification training features 2 of our very best received trainers in the area of grief and bereavement - both highly experienced clinicians with decades of experience in the field. Together they will provide you with the tools, techniques and clinical know-how to counsel and treat clients across the lifespan whose lives have been upended by losses of all kinds.
And unlike other trainings, this program will go beyond the basics, growing your clinical skills and confidence with interactive exercises, expert guidance, practical tips, and real-world case studies so you know exactly how to:
Uncover grief intensity and assess for risks like suicidal ideation
Recognize and respond to grief types with appropriate treatment plans
Employ over 30 specific clinical tools to facilitate healthy grieving and build resiliency
Successfully structure and facilitate grief support or treatment groups
And much more!
PLUS, when you purchase this course, your certification is completely FREE should you choose to become a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist through Evergreen Certifications upon completion of this training.
(visit www.evergreencertifications.com/cagcs for complete application requirements).
Purchase today, set yourself apart from other clinicians, and help your clients discover a path toward hope and meaning following loss!
CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!
No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $249 value)*!
Simply complete this seminar and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS) through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*
Attendees will receive documentation of CAGCS designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program.
Christina Zampitella, PsyD, FT, is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Fellow of Thanatology through the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). She is the founder and owner of The Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy, co-owner and Director of Clinical Services at Integrative Psychology Group, and a professional speaker. She teaches in undergraduate and graduate level psychology programs for several universities, focusing her courses and publications on death, loss, grief, and trauma. She served as the chair for the Continuing Education Committee for the San Diego Psychological Association from 2007-2009 and the Delaware Psychological Association from 2018-1019. Dr. Zampitella specializes in death, loss, bereavement, integrative psychology, and nature-based therapy. She is the former resident psychologist on Fox 5 News in San Diego and often appeared on NBC News in California and Philadelphia. She has been featured in Elle magazine, BuzzFeed, Washington Post, and The Huffington Post.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christina Zampitella is the owner of The Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy and co-owner of Integrative Psychology Group and has an employment relationship with Goldey-Beacom College and National University. She receives a speaking honorarium from Tatra Training, TZK Seminars, StateServe, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health, Nashville Area Association of Christian Counselors. Christina Zampitella is the founder and host of Phoenix Rising with Dr. Z. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christina Zampitella serves on the advisory committee for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, is on the exam writing committee for the Association for Death Education and Counseling and is an advisory board member for the National University Integrative Psychology Program. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Delaware Psychological Association, and the American Federation for Suicide Prevention.
Objectives
Investigate the clinical implications of distinctions between adult and youth responses to loss.
Assess for trauma, depression, substance use and anxiety in grieving clients.
Utilize two assessment measures for gathering grief responses.
Distinguish how the experiences created by different types of loss impact assessment and treatment planning.
Analyze the impact of death on the family system and the corresponding effects on treatment.
Evaluate contemporary models of bereavement as they relate to case conceptualization for grief therapy.
Asses the boundaries of professional competence in grief work and know when to refer out.
Investigate factors that can influence the grief process including the type of loss and support system.
Use the DSM-5 to diagnose/identify Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder.
Employ emotional regulation techniques to help calm clients who’ve experienced a traumatic loss.
Implement a bereavement plan of care for identified Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder.
Use CBT techniques to help bereaved clients manage guilt, blame and other maladaptive cognitions following loss.
Apply narrative approaches to help clients construct meaning following loss.
Utilize mindfulness interventions to reduce anxiety symptoms in clients with anticipatory grief.
Evaluate the clinical implications of cultural beliefs surrounding mourning and continuing relationships with the deceased.
Utilize best practices to structure and facilitate grief support or treatment groups.
Investigate ethical considerations to ensure proper management of terminally ill clients, minors, families an end-of-life decisions.
Develop strategies for self-care when working with grieving clients.
Analyze continuing attachment bonds and their relevance to clinical practice with bereaved clients across the lifespan.
Outline
The Process of Death, Dying, and Mourning
Grief and Loss Across Developmental and Life Stages
Distinctions between adult and youth responses to loss
Common grief reactions and coping mechanisms
Factors for assessing and counselling kids and teens at schools
The elderly – working with multiple losses, fewer supports and/or physical health issues
Ethics with minors, families, and the terminally ill
Types of Grief: Implications for Counselling and Treatment
Normal grief and acute reactions
Complicated or prolonged grief
Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder
Ambiguous grief in the face of changes in the living
Chronic grief
Traumatic grief following sudden or violent loss
Anticipatory and disenfranchised grief
Delayed, inhibited, abbreviated other types of commonly overlooked grief
The Impact of Loss on the Family System
Impact on adult caregivers and siblings
Family adaptation to loss
Changing the family narrative
Intergenerational effect of grief and trauma
Contemporary Models of Bereavement for Grief Therapy
Assessment of Grieving Clients: Uncover Trauma, Depression, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, and More
Intakes and gathering information
Two assessment measures for gathering grief responses
Assessment for depression, PTSD, trauma, substance use, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and violence
Differential Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis between uncomplicated and complicated grief
Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder
Differential using the DSM-5™ and upcoming DSM5-TR
Treatment Planning for Uncomplicated and Complicated Grief
Uncomplicated grief treatment planning
Grief counselling vs. grief therapy
Specific objectives based on the client’s grieving process
Complicated Grief Therapy
Narrative Reconstruction Therapy for complicated grief
Integrative Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment for complicated grief
Specific objectives for complicated grief
Interventions and Treatment Approaches to Facilitate Healthy Grieving
Narrative and somatic techniques
Expressive arts techniques – music, writing, art, and more
Interventions for regret, forgiveness, shame, and guilt
Continued bonds and therapeutic bereavement rituals
Nature-based therapy
Systematic desensitization and flooding to reduce avoidance
EMDR for complicated grief and traumatic loss
Non-Death and Abstract Losses: How to Effectively Work with Clients Who’ve Experienced “Living Losses”
End of relationship
Chronic illness and terminal illness
Deployment, job and/or retirement
Infertility, independence, and identity
Safety, meaning, and purpose
Spirituality and religion
Potential futures
Build Clients’ Resiliency and Move Them Toward Post-Traumatic Growth
Defining resiliency and post-traumatic growth
Employing a client’s strengths
Considerations to foster growth with traumatic and suicide loss
The Clinician’s Guide to Grief and Loss Groups: How to Successfully Structure and Facilitate Grief Support or Treatment Groups
Differences between psychoeducational and therapeutic groups
Open vs. closed groups
Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous groups
Peer vs. clinician led
Participant screening and keys to effective facilitation
Grief Work with Clients of Diverse Race, Backgrounds, Cultures, and Beliefs
Cultural competency vs. culturally and difference intentioned/aware practice
Disenfranchised grief
How culture impacts mourning, rituals, expectation, and continued bonds
Working with spiritual and religious differences between clinician and client
Ethical Considerations in Grief Counselling and Treatment
Boundaries of professional competence and when to refer out
Research and treatment risks
Compassion fatigue
Self-care as an ethical imperative
Target Audience
Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Marriage and Family Therapists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurse Practitioners
Mental Health Nurses
Pastoral Counselors
Chaplains/Clergy
Thanatologists
Physicians
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