Good Grief:

Contemporary Grief Theory and Practice

Kate Dean-Haidet PhD, RN, PMH-CNS

Barbara Brugler, LISW-S, BCD, CST-T

Nov. 4, 2017 9:30-4:30

Worthington, OH 43085

Grief is a universal human experience and mourning is an ongoing developmental life task. During bereavement, human beings can grow and flourish through attention to symbolic processes that allow for integration of the lost person into the psyche and ritual that “re-members” the deceased into the community of the living. This workshop reviews historical ideas about grief and loss and introduces relevant contemporary grief theory. We briefly delineate recent theoretical work on continuing bonds theories and the dual process model of grief. We explore the spiritual, narrative, and relational turns in the medical humanities that correspond to new understandings of grief and loss. We frame play therapy and other expressive practices as creative processes that allow for full integration of the grief experience.

We explore meanings of death that emerge in traditional talk therapy as well as in expressive non-directive therapy such as play therapy, art therapy, and sandplay to help clinicians distinguish death presentation in all types of treatment. We discuss ritual around death on days such as All Hallows Eve, the Day of the Dead, and All Saints Day. Examples from Jungian Sandplay Therapy are used to demonstrate the different meanings of death symbolism in conversation, dreams, sandplay, and play therapy. A complete case is presented as well as selected sandpictures to demonstrate points from the presentation.

Participants are encouraged to bring a memento from a loved one who has died (whether human or a pet) to place on an “altar” as a way of honoring those who have passed before us.

Goals

Participants will:

1) Distinguish two contemporary grief theories from historical ideas about grief.

2) Name three different ways to address grief and the meaning of death in therapy.

3) List the benefits of expressive therapies for use during bereavement.

4) Name one dynamic of play/expressive therapy when used for adults or children experiencing the grief process.

5) Name two other meanings of death in art, sand, or play therapy

6) Create a ritual for honoring a deceased loved one.

Schedule:

9:15-9:30 Registration

9:30--11:00 New understandings of the grief process

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:45 Grief treatment techniques for children and adults

12:45- 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30- 2:45 Symbolism related to death in both grief and non-grief scenarios

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00- 4:45 Case examples, creating rituals, evaluations

Kate has been a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner for over 30 years, working in inpatient and outpatient settings. She works with dying persons and bereaved families offering supportive counseling during the dying process and beyond. She is currently an educator, researcher, and consultant at OhioHealth Hospice where she develops programs for the interdisciplinary staff. Kate is an avid gardener and plays the Celtic harp. She is currently doing her harp practicum for the Music for Healing and Transition Program, a national certification program for training therapeutic musicians.

Barbara has been in clinical practice for over 35 years treating children and adults. As a teaching member for the Sandplay Therapists of America and the International Society of Sandplay Therapists she has been training sandplay in various areas of the country. Seeing both children and adults in her practice has allowed her to see how both grief and death symbolism manifest in treatment.

Approved for 6 CEU hours by the The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board: Counselor and Social Worker: #RCS051205, MFT: #RTX071301 

Approved for 6 CEU credit in Indiana pursuant to Ind. Code 25-1-4-0.2

APT Approved Provider 15-408

Early registration $115 regular $125. Deadline to register is Oct.24. Cancellations prior to that date will be charged a $25 administrative fee. After that date you may transfer to another program only. Exact location is dependent on the size of the group but will be in the north end of Columbus such as Worthington. Lunch is on your own, brown bag is recommended.

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______Full Time Students $100 postmarked by Oct. 24, 2017 with student ID

After Oct. 24 $135 if space is available, contact me after this date to confirm availability

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