The Complexities of Child Loss

Friday, October 7, 2011: 4:15 PM-5:15 PM
Primary Presenter:
Laura Larson, LCSW
Area of Emphasis: Bereavement
Learning Objectives:
1. Define the role of hospice in grief counseling and the benefits of the expressive arts in grief therapy
2. Identify differences in the grief process between child loss and other types of loss and tools for working with bereaved parents
3. Describe how to do the "work of grief" utilizing William Worden's "asks of Grief and Alan Wolfelt's "Six Reconciliation Needs of Mourning"
The loss of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. This presentation explores the complexities and the uniqueness of child loss and provides practical tools for working with bereaved parents. It identifes differences in the grief porcess between child loss and other types of loss.
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