Description:
Grieving is complex process of making new meaning in a world that is drastically changed after a loss. This workshop examines the grief process, including current research and theory, specific challenges to the bereaved, and differences between grief and depression. The support needs of the bereaved and ways that we can work to meet those needs will be discussed, along with the unique challenges that working with grief pose for the professional caregiver.

Objectives:

• Participant will Describe the normal grief process
• Participant will Identify key features distinguishing earlier theoretical models from current understanding of the grief process
• Participant will Describe intervention strategies for caregivers when working with issues surrounding grief
  

**** Hospice Education Network, provider #1182, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Hospice Education Network maintains responsibility for the program.

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