Working with Death, Illness and Loss
CE courses & credits for psychologists in Canada
Strengthen your clinical skills for Canadian psychologists working with death, illness, and loss.
Abstract:
In this clinically focused talk, existential psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and published author Aviva Keren Barnett offers a comprehensive exploration of grief both from the theoretical and practical perspectives. Drawing on case examples from over two decades of clinical experience, Aviva Keren Barnett provides mental health practitioners with a deep understanding of how grief can impact people across the lifespan. This talk looks at all types of loss, and provides case examples for each, including focusing on sudden and anticipated loss. This talk is ideal for psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and other mental health professionals seeking a newfound understanding of how to support clients navigating anticipatory loss and grief.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
- Apply a newfound understanding to your clinical practice of how Spiritual and Cultural beliefs hinder or support people through loss.
- Apply understanding and insight to your clinical practice of how the grieving process is experienced by clients.
- Apply therapeutic insight and understanding when working with clients throughout different parts of their grieving journey.
- Apply a newfound understanding to your clinical practice as you understand the role of the therapist in working with clients affected by illness and loss.
- Apply new importance to the role of clinical supervision, as you learn to see the impact of this work on the therapist.
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