Good Grief: Interventions for Supporting Bereaved Children and Adolescents
A child's cognitive, behavioral, spiritual, and psychosocial functioning is greatly impacted by the illness or death of a loved one. This workshop explores examples of developmentally appropriate grief reactions, clinical interventions, memorialization techniques, and methods for explaining sensitive topics such as suicide and remarriage following the death of a parent.
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Identify developmentally appropriate grief reactions throughout childhood and adolescence
2. Demonstrate effective methods of intervening with bereaved children, adolescents, and families
3. Identify memorialization and support group activities to be utilized with bereaved children and adolescents
Erica is a licensed clinical social worker who recently completed her PhD in Social Work. Her dissertation research focused on bereaved adolescents and families. Erica has over eleven years of clinical experience working in the field of death and dying and she is the former manager of The Bethany Center of Good Shepherd Hospice, where she provided individual and support group therapy to bereaved children, adolescents, and adults.