Theories, Skills and Interventions: Grief Counseling in Difficult Situations (TWO-DAY WORKSHOP)

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*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.

Target Audience

Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, nurses, health and human service practitioners, and other health care professionals

Description

Are you looking to further your knowledge of counseling theories, skills and best practices to enhance your ability to work more effectively with your clients? During the course of these two days, we will explore the most recent therapeutic models of grief, goals and techniques for counseling the bereaved and dying, the characteristics of effective counselors and specific interventions that may be helpful in working with bereaved clients. This workshop will also address the issue of anticipatory grief and the needs of the critically ill and their family. It is intended for professionals in social work, counseling, nursing, medicine and psychology. We will examine key concepts related to the human response to loss and the facilitation of healthy bereavement. Topics include theoretical models of the grief experience, uncomplicated bereavement using the most current research and theoretical perspectives in the field, disenfranchised grief and anticipatory grief. We will summarize specific strategies and counseling tools and examine case scenarios; you will be able to observe an actual grief counseling demonstration.

***THIS IS A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP AND YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT***

Faculty
Howard R. Winokuer, PhD, FT
The Winokuer Center for Counseling and Healing
Charlotte, NC

Charlotte AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Charlotte AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Objectives

• To work more effectively with difficult grief situations.
• Understand the difference in normal and atypical grief reactions.
• Recognize the signs that indicate that grief is complicated.
• Utilize appropriate communication and counseling techniques.
• Understand the value of utilizing other therapeutic modalities in working with clients.
• Utilize specific grief therapy resources to work more effectively with clients.

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