Date/Time
This training is NOT hosted by the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
3 CEs
Loss is a universal experience, yet the death of a parent during childhood presents unique developmental and clinical challenges. Grief in childhood is not a singular event but an evolving process that requires culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate interventions. Clinicians must be able to assess both the immediate reactions and the long-term effects of parental loss, while incorporating community, spiritual, and cultural frameworks into treatment planning.
Objectives:
Define childhood grief and identify how it differs developmentally from adult grief responses.
Explain the grief process in children through the lens of African spiritual traditions in ancestral practices.
Demonstrate clinical strategies that support children’s healthy grieving and meaning-making following parental loss.
Analyze the role of supporting grieving children while considering one’s own grief as a clinician or caregiver.
Evaluate the role of community and collective rituals in sustaining children and families throughout the grieving process.
Audience: Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Cost: $70.00-$90.00
For questions, email the University of Maryland School of Social Work at cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu