Supporting Grieving Children and Teenagers

This three-hour course is instructed fully live online via Zoom by instructor Dr. Kailey Bradley, PhD on one day.

Childhood bereavement is a universal, yet often misunderstood experience that can significantly impact a child's emotional, behavioral, relational, and developmental functioning. This three (3) hour online training provides participants with a developmentally informed overview of how children understand and express grief across childhood and adolescence. Emphasis is placed on recognizing the wide range of normative grief responses, differentiating grief from trauma and psychopathology, and understanding how factors such as attachment, family systems, culture, and context shape a child's mourning process.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

1. Identify and describe the developmental stages of children and teens with respect to death, dying, grief and bereavement
2. Identify and discribe the primary elements of working with the family of a terminally ill child or teen
3. Discuss bereavement programs (models) for children and teens
4. Demonstrate strategies for facilitating effective communication between families of a terminally ill child/teen and healthcare providers
5. Discuss elements of working with children and teens during impending death of an adult loved one

Audience

Beginner to intermediate

By participating in this class you will earn:

Instructional Hours	3
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units	.3
American Psychological Association - Continuing Education Credit	3
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Substance Abuse Counselors - Continuing Education Credit Hours	3
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Marriage and Family Therapists - Continuing Education Credit Hours	3
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Social Workers - Continuing Education Credit Hours	3
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Licensed Professional Counselors	3

Explanation of Continuing Education Hours