CE Circle members can attend this program for free.

To join the CE Circle, go to https://MIMHTraining.com/CECircle

Supporting Healthy Grief Reactions in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

September 8, 2022 | 1:00 to 4:00 pm Central | Live On-line

Middle-aged and older adults experience the deaths of pets, friends, parents, siblings, life partners. Other losses can be related to declining health, moves, and loss of roles that have been important parts of personal identity. This webinar features clinical strategies to support clients’ healthy grieving processes and management of daily life tasks. Screening and assessment tools are reviewed to aid clinicians in distinguishing normative grief reactions from prolonged grief disorder, with implications for treatment planning and implementation. An emphasis will be on grief therapy strategies that are responsive to the needs of culturally diverse aging clients, including within the context of telehealth. Case examples are provided to support the efforts of practitioners from a range of disciplines (e.g., social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, nursing, clinicial psychology) in busy clinical practices.

Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe differences between normative grief reactions and DSM-V-TR Prolonged Grief Disorder
2. Discuss rationale and technique for at least 3 culturally responsive strategies to support healthy grieving
3. Identify strategies that are potentially harmful and should be avoided in most cases of supporting normative grief reactions

Presenter:

Abby Laine, MA holds a master's degree in clinical psychology and is a doctoral student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis specializes in clinical geropsychology. Along with being a community educator with the Alzheimer's Association, she teaches undergraduate courses in both mental health and aging and in the psychology of death and dying. Her program of research is focused on assessing behavioral health providers' understanding of later-life depression, including the relationships between bereavement and clinical depression.

Agenda:

1:00 – 2:00 pm 

*Dispelling Myths

2:00 – 3:00 pm 

*Assessment Tools and Treatment Planning

3:00 – 4:00 pm 

*Supporting Healthy Grieving

Missouri Institute of Mental Health

The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health will be responsible for this program and maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned.

The Missouri Institute of Mental Health will award 3 clock hours or 3.6 contact hours (.36 CEUs) for this activity.

National Board for Certified Counselors

MIMH is an NBCC - Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 6339 (ACEP^TM) and may offer NBCC - approved clock hours for events (or programs) that meet NBCC requirements. Sessions (or programs) for which NBCC – approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the program bulletin (or web site). The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects for the program.

3 clock hours are offered for this program.

National Association of Social Workers

This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886662054-xxxx) for 3 continuing education contact hours.

This training includes continuing education units (CEUs) that are supported by an accredited university
and accepted by professional licensing boards.

To confirm and find more information, visit:

https://mimhtraining.com/national-accreditation-social-workers/

https://mimhtraining.com/national-accreditation-counselors/

https://mimhtraining.com/national-accreditation-psychologists/