Counseling for Grief and Bereavement Following a Sudden, Violent, or Traumatic Death

Helping individuals in therapy navigate their journey through grief and bereavement following a premature death can be both challenging and emotionally difficult. When the death of a loved one is sudden, traumatic, or violent, the survivor’s worldview can be severely altered. They may question things they once thought to be true and have little knowledge of how trauma can impact the bereavement process. Attempting to address these issues in therapy can leave clinicians feeling therapeutically stuck.

In this two-hour continuing education web conference, Jessica Hutchison, LCPC, will detail specific interventions to assist the newly bereaved with making sense out of what appears to be a senseless death. Jessica will also identify how this type of grief and bereavement is different than what is often experienced after a natural or expected death. 

Jessica will explain why past therapeutic efforts for counseling detachment to control thoughts and emotions in those experiencing grief, mourning, and bereavement are not as effective as once thought. She will detail how treatment interventions work best when they are tailored to the individual and are appropriate for where they are on their grief journey. Lastly, Jessica will provide practical tips for helping individuals in therapy cope with bouts of acute grief that may be triggered by events such as holidays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. 

This intermediate instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

1. Describe the differences between bereavement following a natural or expected death and bereavement following a sudden, traumatic, or violent death.
2. Explain why the five stages of grief theory is no longer relevant for mourners.
3. Identify how trauma impacts grief and the bereavement process.
4. Develop a deeper understanding of why detachment is not effective for assisting the newly bereaved. 
5. Apply effective interventions that address acute grief that is often triggered by holidays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. 

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference or would like more information, please contact us here.

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety. 

GoodTherapy.org is an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services. 

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

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To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

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Mental health professionals who are not members can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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