Grief
Training Institute
Upcoming trainings:
Grief in the Workplace (MB22),
December 2, 2008, UPMC South
Hills, Bethel Park, PA. Click here for
program description: (MS-Word); (HTML); (PDF) For more information, please contact
Nancy Mundy at
mundynl@upmc.edu
Webcast
Trainings:
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Title |
Presenter(s) |
Date
Recorded |
Length |
Connect |
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Grieving
the Loss of a Loved One or Coworker: An
Emotional and Spiritual Perspective in the
Mourning Journey (A020) |
Lillian
Meyers, PhD,FT |
March 12, 2008 |
Approximately 2 hrs |
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The Grief
Training Institute
at the
Office of Education and Regional
Programming of Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
provides a
wide range of programs and consulting services to assist and
train health professionals and human service agencies in their
support of individuals dealing with loss, mourning, and
bereavement.
Our curriculum embraces an understanding of bereavement that
extends to the experience of loss and grief after the loss of a
loved one, a medical or psychiatric diagnosis, addiction and
substance abuse, natural disasters, crisis in the workplace,
divorce or separation, life transitions, and aging. These
bereavement presentations can be structured and tailored to
address the unique concerns and issues of a specific group or
workplace based on a “needs evaluation” for the setting.
Categories of loss include but not limited to:
· Death of a loved one
· A divorce or separation
· A diagnosis; medical or psychiatric
· Loss of parts of self as in surgeries, accidents or aging
· Loss due to life’s transitions such as retirement,
graduations, the “empty nest”
· Losses due to natural disasters, thefts and repossessions
Target Audience:
Professional agencies and staff development programs, Employee
Assistance programs, NAMI, AA, NA and other self-help/support
groups, churches and school systems, penal institution staff,
vocational and rehabilitation staff, medical and nursing
schools, hospice services, and the work place.
Seminars and Trainings:
All of the bereavement programs listed will be presented by
Lillian L. Meyers, PhD, FT and other qualified professionals she
may select. Mourning our Losses Across the Life Cycle: An
Emotional and Spiritual Journey
This program identifies the categories of loss and the process
critical to managing the grief from that loss. It is specially
targeted for general audiences but oriented towards older
adults, and for caregivers who work in agencies such as nursing
homes, assisted living facilities, vocational rehabilitation
staff and home care staff. The program describes the grieving
process and identifies what is “healthy” and “unhealthy” grief
and the differences between a “survivor” and a “victim” in this
process. This program is designed for 2-4 credit hours depending
on your training needs.
Caregivers: Understanding Loss and Grief:
A Paradox Professional staff in outpatient and inpatient
settings are often made aware that a patient or client has
suffered a significant loss, i.e. the death of a family member
or friend, a separation or divorce, an additional diagnosis,
loss of a pet, loss of material possessions, etc. This program
will emphasize the need to resolve and mange their own issues of
loss if they are to be effective in assisting others in those
losses. The process of mourning losses will be described and the
“wounded healer” model will be identified. Participants in this
program would include mental health professionals, physicians
and medical students, nursing staff, nursing students and
hospice staff. This program is designed for 2-4 credit hours
depending your training needs.
Loss, Grief and Mental Illness/Addictions
Grief Educators and mental health/addictions professionals are
currently acknowledging that bereavement also applies to
non-death events such as medical or psychiatric/substance abuse
disorder diagnosis. This program describes the primary and
secondary losses suffered by individuals with mental illness and
their families and the grieving process needed to resolve and
manage these losses. In addition, the program will identify a
“survivor” or a “victim” in this process and provide suggestions
as to how to assist in the process of recovery. Attendance of
this program is oriented towards individuals recovering from
addiction, their families, and mental health and substance abuse
inpatient and outpatient staff. This program is designed for 2-4
credit hours depending on your training needs.
Older Adult Sensitivity Training
This three hour training is designed to sensitize health care
professionals to the potential needs of older adult health care
consumers. Using hands‑on exercises and group discussion,
participants have the opportunity to experience and understand
the physical, social and emotional changes that are sometimes
related to aging. The program will present positive actions,
behaviors and communication skills to promote independence as
well as assist in the provision of care to older individuals and
their families. The program will also include a section on the
various categories of loss incurred by the elderly across the
life cycle with suggestions for how caregivers should assist
them in the mourning process.
Grief at the Workplace
The death of a coworker can be very traumatizing and the
resulting effects are not always fully recognized by
corporations and surviving colleagues. This program will
identify the categories of loss but will focus on the death of a
coworker, both anticipated and sudden. The “stages” of the
grieving process will be discussed and there will be suggestions
for all levels of staff regarding the best way to assist a
grieving colleague, especially “what to say” and “what not to
say.” There will also be a discussion of “normal” grief
reactions and “complicated” grief. This program is designed for
2-4 credit hours depending on your training needs.
We also provide individual consultations with
agencies upon request.
Continuing Education Credit:
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic is an approved provider
of continuing education credits for Social Workers,
Psychologists, Counselors and Educators. These programs can be
offered for continuing education credit.
To
Learn More
To learn more about our programs or to schedule a consultation, please
submit the form below or contact Kyessa Brian at 412-802-6905
or email briankl@upmc.edu
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11/13/2008
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