Grief Following Trauma

In the course of one’s career, it is inevitable that professionals will encounter traumatic death and loss issues both personally and professionally. Professionals often feel ill prepared to provide effective care throughout the grief process. This course will cover key grief and loss concepts relating to trauma and traumatic death. Participants will increase their knowledge of how trauma impacts the grief process and will gain skills for evaluating and supporting persons who have experienced traumatic death and loss.

This course is designed for anyone who works with people who experience grief and loss following a traumatic event.

Program Highlights

Characteristics of trauma

Clinical implications of grief

Primary needs of victims

What helps and what hurts

Types of traumatic events

Traumatic grief and grief reactions

Death notification

Applications of the SAFER model

Supporting grieving people

Personal self-care plan

Completion of “Grief Following Trauma” and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (14 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

Continuing Education Information

Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m., 14 Contact Hours; 14 CE Credits for Psychologists; 14 PDHs for EAPs; 14 CE Hours for Calif. MFTs & LCSWs;14 Contact Hours for National Certified Addiction Counselors; OR 1.4 general CEUs from UMBC

Continuing education information listed is only applicable when attending an ICISF Regional Conference.