Date/Time
1.5 CEs. See Learn More and Register link below for full details.
This webinar will focus on the psychosocial functioning of parents who have lost a spouse or partner and are raising children on their own. The presenter will provide an overview of relevant research, insights from support groups specifically for widowed parents will be shared, and recommendations for how to support parents in ways that are also healthy for the grieving child.
Speaker Bio:
Justin Yopp, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Yopp co-directs the Widowed Parent Program, which provides support for and conducts research with parents who have lost a spouse or partner and are raising children on their own. Dr. Yopp has run support groups for the population for nearly 15 years. He co-authored The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life, which was published by Oxford University Press in 2018. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC, Dr. Yopp served as a psychologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Target Audience: Counselors, Social workers, Bereavement support professionals
Instructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG)
Cost: Free for NACG Members; $60 for Guests without CEs; $75 for Guests with CEs
For questions, email Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org