Upon completion of this lecture, the participant should be able to:
• Contrast private aspects of the grief experience with what happens when death occurs in public places
• Discuss rituals which connect interior grief responses with physical places where death or loss occurred
• Describe the notion of honoring place as in important aspect of grief adaption and recovery
• Analyze data derived from the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM) to better understand difference in prevalence rates of youth bereavement across regions and social contexts.
• Describe a research-based approach to addressing childhood bereavement with a continuum of preventive services that support the whole family and community.
• List current societal factors and disparities impacting grieving youth and families and identify personal action items for supporting equitable access to effective care.
• Explain how Hispanic and Latinx populations can become disenfranchised from traditional mental health services such as grief counseling and support groups
• Describe collective expressions of grief in the Hispanic and Latinx cultures, such as the traditional celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
• Discuss the role social media can play in promoting awareness of healthy grieving and provision of grief support through online programs and resources as an alternative.
• Explain the dynamic relationship between regret and hope and how personal goals and objectives can be clarified by exploring regrets.
• Compare and contrast the psychological variables of forgiveness and reconciliation, as applied to end-of-life care.
• Discuss the role of goodbye letters and “Hello, again…” letters in end-of-life care.
• Discuss how Feedback Informed Treatment tracks change and monitors the therapeutic alliance across sessions during grief counseling
• List three proven methods practiced by expert therapists in the field of bereavement intervention
• Describe one or more specific practice innovations which could be implemented in the participant’s own treatment setting
• List ten Milestones of Healing that can be supported in the care of bereaved children adolescents, adults and families
• Describe specific, developmentally appropriate interventions effective for helping young people cope with the interface of grief and trauma after a death.
• Identify personal strategies for self-care, asking for help and coping with vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue to sustain every for this vital work in bereavement.