Grief Fundamentals

Whether you are grieving or working with others experiencing grief, understanding the fundamentals of grief can help us better understand what to expect, provide effective interventions, and find ways to support ourselves and those grieving.

Responding to a Disaster: Where do we go from here?

Disasters can greatly impact our human experience on all levels from individuals, families, workplaces, and communities. The ability to recognize and name what happens during a disaster can help us move forward in healthy, collaborative ways. This program will review the typical phases of a disaster, impacts of sustained stress, and introduce tools that can be immediately implemented to help individuals and teams cope with cumulative losses to prevent and address secondary trauma.

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Religion and Grief

Through the grief process, it is common to question religious beliefs and relationships with our faith. During the grieving process, religious leaders can have profound impacts on the grief experience. This topic will discuss ways to walk with those experiencing grief, answer questions, and guide people to find meaning in loss.

Supporting Others While You Are Grieving

When people in professional caregiving roles (therapists, clergy, religious leaders, medical staff, victim’s advocates, medical staff, first responders, etc.) are grieving, it can complicate professional roles and how we respond and continue to care for others and ourselves. This topic offers tools and resources so we can continue to support others when we are experiencing our own grief.

Sitting with Suicide Loss

Loss due to suicide presents a unique grief experience, and learning how to tend to bereaved individuals after this type of traumatic, sudden loss helps bring a different level of awareness, understanding and empathy to this type of grief.