Grief Following Trauma

In the course of one’s career, it is inevitable that professionals will encounter traumatic death and loss issues both personally and professionally. Professionals often feel ill prepared to provide effective care throughout the grief process. This course will cover key grief and loss concepts relating to trauma and traumatic death by exploring the neurobiology, relational and spiritual dimensions of grief. Participants will increase their knowledge of how trauma impacts the grief process and will gain skills for evaluating and supporting persons who have experienced traumatic death and loss. This course is designed for anyone who works with people who experience grief and loss following a traumatic event.

Learning Objectives:

• Characteristics of trauma
• Clinical implications of grief
• Primary needs of victims
• What helps and what hurts
• Types of traumatic events
• Traumatic grief and grief reactions
• Death notification
• Applications of the SAFER model
• Supporting grieving people
• Assessing religious and spiritual resources

Testimonials

"Kevin Ellers is an incredible facilitator and instructor with so much knowledge and experience. I intend on taking additional courses with him. Thank you!!!!"

"I’ve taken a class with Kevin before and each time I learn what I need to know in preparation for ministering to those in need. His experience and knowledge exceeds that which is necessary to be equipped for service."

"The facilitator was easy to understand and has a true calling to teach on this subject. I appreciated his genuine and comforting nature. I learned a lot from this training, and am grateful to have taken it."