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2011/2012 Seminar Schedule

Death and Grief Studies Certificate

How to register

Training Seminar Descriptions

Please call us at (970)226-6050 before registering to ensure availablity.

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Grief

2011 August 8 - 11;  
2012 August 6 - 9;  
This seminar takes a comprehensive look at a variety of sub-topics related to child and adolescent mourning. Come join us and learn from one of North America's leading grief educators about:
  • the major factors influencing the child's response to loss
  • dimensions of childhood grief and helping roles
  • six central reconciliation needs of childhood mourning
  • tools & techniques used in counseling bereaved children
  • potential inhibitors of the child's capacity to mourn
  • guidelines for facilitating bereaved child and adolescent support groups
  • special considerations for the adolescent mourner
  • identifying the "detached child"
  • referral criteria and recommended reading lists
Come learn how to help children and adolescents reconcile their grief.

Training Seminars Offered at the Center for Loss:

Please click on a course title for more information.

Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Grief

Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Death, Grief and Mourning

Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning

Counseling Skills Fundamentals

Living with Meaning and Purpose in Your Life


For a brief, printable version of the training seminar information, download the current brochure.

Support Group Facilitator Training

Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner

Companioning the Dying (with Greg Yoder)

Funeral Service Enrichment Experience

Exploring the Shadow of the Ghosts of Grief

Pet Loss Companioning Certification Program