The death of a significant person represents one of the most powerful disruptions in all aspects of a child’s emotional existence. Yet few professionals and volunteers receive formal guidance on how to support children experiencing the dying or death of someone in their lives.
In this daylong workshop grief therapists from the Andrea Warnick Consulting (AWC) team will share practical strategies and that can be used to support children who are grieving, including children who are dying themselves. Practical tips, tools, and approaches will be shared for both those who have brief encounters with grieving children and those who play an ongoing role in their lives.
This trauma-informed webinar will be recorded and available to registrants for 30 days following the live event.
Please note that this event is designed as a professional training. While those who are supporting grieving children and youth in their personal lives are welcome to attend, please keep in mind that this webinar is relatively fast-paced, so those who are currently processing their own grief deeply may prefer to watch the recording at their own pace.
Course Description Thanatology, the study of dying and death, is an emerging discipline that is quickly gaining momentum and recognition. It is a fascinating time in the field with grassroots movements such as “The Dinner Party”, “The Conversation Project”, as well as a resurgence in home funerals and natural burials, bringing the subjects of dying, death, and grief back into the public discourse.
The purpose of this day long interactive virtual workshop is to explore these movements alongside other contemporary issues involving grief, dying and death, such as Prolonged Grief Disorder and pandemic related grief. The interdisciplinary nature of thanatology will be explored, as will options for further study and careers in the field.
This workshop is relevant to those with a general interest and those working or volunteering in a related field such as hospice, social services, education, health care, and funeral services. All in attendance will leave day with an enhanced level of grief and death literacy.
Certificate Courses
All of the modules listed below in the Certificate Program in Children's Grief and Bereavement can also be taken as individual workshops.
In this 5-module certificate program, you must complete all 5 modules to obtain the certificate. Please note: the individual modules can be taken separately but you will not receive the certificate.
In this event you are welcome to ask your own questions or learn from the questions of others.
Register to participate in the live forum by visiting this link. You will receive an email a few days prior to the event with a link to access the forum.
Q&A is not offered for the months of July and August.
