CISM Grief Following Trauma

Details

This course will cover key grief and loss concepts relating to trauma and traumatic death.  Participants will increase their knowledge of how trauma impacts the grief process and will gain skills for evaluating and supporting persons  who have experienced traumatic death and loss.

What You Will Learn

• To Identify types of Traumatic events and the characteristics of Trauma and Grief.
• To Identify normal and pathological grief responses.
• To describe factors that may help or hinder the traumatic grief process.
• To perform essential skills for assisting grieving people including death notification, preparing people for body identification, and effective support services.

Target Audience

Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, EMS, Human Resources, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and First Responders.

Presenter:  Dr. Naomi Paget

Hosted by State of Alaska DHHS and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

CEUs:  Pending