Preferred registration deadline: October 10th

3 CEs

Social workers frequently support clients who are navigating grief, whether from death, illness, separation, or other significant losses. Grief is a deeply human experience, often marked by emotional intensity, uncertainty, and the desire for meaning. For both clients and practitioners, the process can feel overwhelming without a clear framework for understanding and responding.

This workshop is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of grief by exploring key theories, models, and frameworks that inform clinical practice. Participants will learn practical, evidence-informed techniques for supporting adult clients through the grieving process and will gain tools for developing personalized grief care plans tailored to client needs and contexts. The workshop will blend didactic instruction with real-world clinical insights, offering opportunities for small group discussion, individual reflection, and interactive skill-building. Whether you're new to grief work or looking to enhance your current practice, this workshop will provide supportive, applicable strategies for walking alongside grieving clients with confidence and compassion.

This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom.

General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.

Class size is limited to 45.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audiences: Social workers, Counselors, and other mental health care providers. 

Agenda:

• Introduction - What is Grief? -15 mins
• DSM V-TR Updated: Prolonged Grief Disorder - 15 mins
• Shifting our language around grief - Grief beyond human death - 30 mins
• Small group work - 15 mins
• Grief Theories and how they help inform our practice - 30 mins
• Walking alongside your clients - Psychoeduction - Support Activities - 30 mins
• Creating a grief care plan - 30 mins
• Q and A - 15 mins

Learner Outcomes

• Demonstrate expanded knowledge of contemporary grief theories and frameworks, including models such as Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief, Worden’s Tasks of Mourning, and the Dual Process Model.
• Identify and apply at least three evidence-based techniques to support clients experiencing grief.
• Describe a client-centered grief care plan, incorporating assessment tools, therapeutic goals, and culturally responsive interventions.

Course Completion Requirements:

• The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.
• The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.
• To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance.  However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.
• Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown.  You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
• For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries, please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.