Grief Care Professional Certification Training
Tools, Interventions and Best Practices for Clients Across the Lifespan
- Speaker:
- Kathy Couch, LCSW, FT
- Duration:
- Approx 6 hrs
- Copyright:
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May 28, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150705
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD
Description
- Skillfully work with grief in every form - from silent losses to complicated grief
- Tools to guide clients through complex emotions like regret and forgiveness
- Complete set of downloadable materials included
- Become a Certified Grief-Informed Professional (CGP) at no extra cost
Grief touches every life … it’s the universal experience all clients share.
From the heartbreak of losing a loved one to the silent struggles people just don’t talk about …
… clients come to you carrying stories of love, loss, and longing – unsure of how to make sense of it all.
But grief isn’t one-size-fits-all: it takes many forms, each with unique implications for healing and intervention.
And if you don’t know how to work with grief in all of its forms, and speak its language with clients …
…it can remain frozen – locked away where healing can’t reach it.
That’s why we developed this one-day grief certification training workshop with grief expert Kathy Couch, LCSW, FT.
She’ll equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate the full spectrum of grief in your clinical practice.
Whether you’re working with children, adults, families, or the terminally ill, you’ll gain practical, evidence-based tools to:
- Identify types of grief – including complicated, anticipatory, and disenfranchised grief – and tailor your interventions accordingly
- Conduct thorough intake assessments, including screening for depression and suicide risk, to ensure client safety and appropriate care
- Apply a range of today’s best interventions and strategies
- Address complex emotions such as regret, forgiveness, and reconciliation
- Integrate multicultural and spiritual perspectives, honoring each client’s unique background and beliefs
PLUS this program is so comprehensive, you can become a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) through Evergreen Certifications upon completion – at no additional cost to you!
Don’t wait to gain the tools, insight, and confidence to help clients move from surviving their loss to finding meaning and connection again.
Purchase now!
CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!
- No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99.99 USD value)!
- Simply complete this live event and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be Certified Grief Informed Professional through Evergreen is complete.*
Attendees will receive documentation of CGP designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program.
*Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/cgp for professional requirements.
Credit
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Distinguish the treatment implications between acute, normal, complicated, disenfranchised, anticipatory, cumulative, and ambiguous losses.
- Utilize intake assessments that include detailed loss histories, evaluation of grief manifestations, and assessment for depression and suicide risk to differentiate between normal and pathological grief responses.
- Choose evidence-based interventions for grief counseling and therapy, including psychoeducation, narrative therapy, emotion regulation, creative expression, and cognitive restructuring, tailored to the client’s unique grief experience.
- Distinguish the differences in goals, scope, client populations, and theoretical orientations between grief counseling and grief therapy.
- Integrate cultural, spiritual, and developmental factors into grief work.
- Identify ethical considerations and professional boundaries in grief work, including working with the terminally ill, minors, and families.
Outline
Types of Grief and Their Implications for Treatment/Intervention
- Acute, Normal, and Complicated Grief
- Disenfranchised Grief (e.g., loss of a pet, non-familial relationships)
- Anticipatory Grief and Palliative Care Contexts
- Cumulative and Secondary Losses
- Ambiguous Loss (Physical presence/psychological absence, or vice-versa)
- Treatment implications for Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD)
- Grief Counseling vs. Grief Therapy
Intake Assessment of Grieving Clients
- Detailed Loss History and Quality of Relationship to the Deceased
- Client’s Current Functioning (work, social, self-care, sleep)
- Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs about Death and Mourning
- Grief Manifestations (Emotional physical, cognitive, and behavioral)
- Client’s Readiness for Grief work and Capacity for Emotional Processing
- Screening Tools for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) vs. Normal Grief
- Comprehensive Suicide Risk Assessment (Ideation, plan, means, intent)
Interventions and Strategies for Grief Therapy or Counseling
- Psychoeducation on the Grief Process and Models (e.g., Task, phases)
- Continuing Bonds Framework and Memorialization/Ritual Work
- Narrative Therapy Techniques (Re-storying the relationship)
- Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance Skills
- Research, Risks and Limitations
Regret, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
- Addressing Unfinished Business, Guilt, and Self-Blame
- Self-Forgiveness and Forgiveness of the Deceased/Others
- Reconciling the Loss
- The Role of Idealization and Realism about the Deceased
- Empty Chair and Letter Writing Techniques for Emotional Expression
- Research, Risks and Limitations
The Process of Death, Dying, and Mourning
- Review of Basic Theoretical Frameworks for Grievers
- The Trajectories of Sudden vs. Expected Death
- The Psychological Function of Funeral and Commemorative Rituals
- Navigating Anniversaries, Holidays, and other Triggering Events
- Understanding and Addressing Physical/Somatic Symptoms of Acute Grief
Special Considerations for Grief and Loss Across All Developmental and Life Stages
- Grief in Childhood (Developmental concepts of death)
- Adolescent and Young Adult Grief (Impact on identity formation)
- Parental Loss and Widowhood in Mid-to-Late Adulthood
- Grief in Older Adults and Late-Life Multiple Losses
- Losses specific to Life Stages (e.g., job, health, fertility, divorce)
- Multicultural and Spirituality Considerations
- Ethical Considerations and Self-Care for the Grief Professional
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Registered Psychotherapists
- Grief & Loss Professionals
- Thanatologists
- Nurses
- Other helping professionals
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