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ATTENDANCE POLICY

Learners who complete this 1.5-hour course will receive a certificate of completion from the Academy.

DESCRIPTION

One of the challenging aspects of working with bereaved children is how different grief in children and adolescents looks from adult grief. We will discuss the hallmarks of grief in children, the grief experience through the lens of child development, and tools for supporting bereaved youth. Additionally, we will review how to identify the difference between typical grief experiences in children and those that may signal a need for further evaluation or support.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn:

• How to identify hallmarks of typical grief in children.
• The differences between adult and child grief.
• How to identify the “red flags” of child and adolescent grieving to help connect vulnerable youth to higher levels of care and support.
• Best practices for supporting families.
• Special considerations for supporting grieving adolescents.
• How cognitive and emotional development impacts the experience of children’s grief.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This 1.5 hour course will involve didactic instruction and group discussion. We ask that learners be on camera for the session.

ELIGIBILITY

This course is open to staff of any non-profit community organization or government agency that delivers social services in NYC.