Grief-Informed Schools: Strategies for Supporting Grieving Students
This one-day training provides the knowledge and tools needed to recognize and address the varied responses to grief, including emotional, cognitive, and physical, among students. Participants will explore current grief models, such as the Dual Process Model and Worden's Tasks, and learn how to apply these frameworks effectively in a school setting. The training focuses on practical communication techniques and individualized support strategies, enabling educators to create a compassionate and inclusive environment for grieving students. It empowers school professionals to offer practical, empathetic support, ensuring that grieving students' emotional and academic needs are met. This training is ideal for school counselors, school social workers, psychologists, teachers, and other school personnel.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common reactions and behaviors of grieving students, including emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
- Recognize current theories and models of grief and how they apply to support grieving students.
- Describe the potential impact of grief on academic performance, attendance, and social interactions, and recognize the importance of creating a supportive environment for grieving students.
- Develop effective communication skills to engage with grieving students and families.
- Identify strategies for supporting grieving students in the classroom, including individualized bereavement plans, grief support groups, and educational accommodations.
- Determine ways to collaborate with school staff and families to create a cohesive support network for grieving students, ensuring consistent care and understanding throughout the school community.
Target Audience
All mental health professionals welcome.
Learning Levels
- Beginner and Intermediate, all levels welcome
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Hybrid Event - Register to attend in person or virtually!
🚗 Silver Bay YMCA
87 Silver Bay Rd., Silver Bay, NY, 12874
🖥 Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM EDT - 05:00 PM EDT
In-person with CE Credits: $247
Virtual Webinar CE Credits: $207
If you are paying with a purchase order, please REGISTER using the coupon code PURCHASEORDER. This will not charge a credit card but will ask for one. Upon registration, we will send your school an invoice for your registration.
Upon successfully completing the training, attendees meet the criteria* to become Certified Grief-Informed Professionals through Evergreen Certifications. To learn more about eligibility for this certification, please click here. *Professional standards apply.
About the Speakers
Kelly Daugherty
LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Grief Specialist and Educator
Kelly is a seasoned social worker with over two decades in the clinical field, is a Fellow in Thanatology, specializing in death, dying, and bereavement. Anchored in Malta, NY, she owns Greater Life Grief Counseling, LCSW, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC. Kelly co-owns Healing Strides, LLC, where emotional and physical well-being intersects in a unique 7-week program for grieving women. Kelly is also a contributing author of Holistic Mental Health and Brave Kids and the lead author of the collaborative book The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. She is dedicated to revolutionizing grief support by offering tools and insights to individuals and professionals alike.
Connect with Kelly: https://linktr.ee/kellydaugherty
April Hannah
MS.Ed. LMHC, CPC, RMT, SHP
Grief Specialist and Educator
April Hannah is the founder of Hannah's Healing Wellness Studio and the co-founder of Path 11 Productions, with more than 22 years of experience as a licensed mental health therapist. She is a bestselling author of The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. As a Reiki Master Teacher, she has taught more than 200 students and performed over 12,000 Reiki sessions since 2005. Her wellness studio in Malta, NY, offers 95-100 classes annually, including Reiki training, sound baths, meditation, and retreats. As a dedicated researcher of consciousness and after-death studies, April has explored life beyond physical existence, producing three documentaries on these topics to offer insights into the mysteries of the human experience and hosting a podcast with over 400 distinguished guests. Her unique blend of clinical expertise, energy healing, and spiritual coaching makes her a trusted guide for those seeking healing.
Connect with April: https://linktr.ee/hannahshealing
Agenda
No CEs awarded for breaks or lunch.
Schedule: In-Person and Virtual
8:00AM-9:00AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Welcome, Grief-Informed Care, Current Grief Models, Continuing Bonds- Kelly Daugherty and April Hannah
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Types of grief and their implications for treatment/intervention
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The process of death, dying and mourning
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Differentiate between grief counseling vs. grief therapy
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Intake assessment of grieving clients, including assessment for depression and suicide
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Examining Your Losses– April Hannah
11:30 - 12:15: Developmental Stages & Normal Grief Reactions- Kelly Daugherty
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Special considerations for grief and loss across all developmental and life stages
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Break/Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Grief Support at School – Kelly Daugherty
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Boundaries of professional competence
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Ethical considerations, including working with the terminally ill, minors, families and end-of-life decisions
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Supporting Grieving Students, Therapeutic Techniques- Kelly Daugherty
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Interventions and strategies for grief therapy or counseling
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Regret, forgiveness, and reconciliation
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Multicultural and spirituality considerations
4:00 - 4:15: Break
4:15 PM- 5:00 PM: Use of Rituals/Closing Ritual- Kelly Daugherty and April Hannah
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Self-care for the grief professional
CE Information - Earn 6.5 CE Credit Hours including
6.5 Clinical Hour
CE Approvals
In-Person
New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.
Association of Social Work Boards
EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, 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: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
Virtual
New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.
Association of Social Work Boards
EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, 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: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
DISCLOSURE
Erena DiGonis and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.
If you are paying with a purchase order, please REGISTER using the coupon code PURCHASEORDER. This will not charge a credit card but will ask for one. Upon registration, we will send your school an invoice for your registration.
Getting to Silver Bay
By Car:
Cars traveling Northbound on I-87 can take Exit 22 to Get to Silver Bay. Once off the Interstate, follow the road signs leading to Hague/Ticonderoga on 9N.
Southbound travelers should take Exit 24 on I-87. Follow the road signs leading to Ticonderoga/Hague Via Route 9N.
By Bus:
Buses from major cities stop south of Silver Bay in Lake George Village and Glens Falls, New York.
By Air:
Albany, N.Y. and Burlington V.T. airports are served by both commuter and major airlines, with connections from anywhere in the nation.
By Train:
Two Amtrak trains per day stop in Ticonderoga (20 minutes north of Silver Bay) year-round. One departing from Penn Stations in New York City and one arriving at Penn Station in New York City. All trains stop at Albany/Rensselaer station to travel north to Ticonderoga.
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