Friday, May 23, 2025
Grief Through a Different Lens — Training for Professionals
9:00a‑4:00p
Therapists often find that their bereaved clients struggle to cope with the death of a loved one in ways that vary greatly between individuals. One person may find it difficult to express the emotional facets of grief whereas another may have a hard time maintaining a meaningful connection to the deceased, and still another will stumble while adapting to changes in their family. A conceptual framework is needed to ascertain what is off kilter and how the individual can cope more effectively with their unique challenges … but there are so many to choose from!
Dr. Paul M. Martin will begin by discussing diagnostic categories that differentiate complicated bereavement from normal grief as well as William Worden’s task model of mourning and how individuals can benefit from managing specific components of the mourning process that are not unfolding well. Dr. Martin will then examine research from developmental psychology on how children, adolescents and adults experience loss differently throughout the lifespan. Lastly, Dr. Martin will explore research on the topics of complicated bereavement and attachment theory before sharing his thoughts on the importance of taking attachment style into consideration when crafting treatment plans for bereaved clients.
Presenter
- Paul M. Martin, Psy.D
Paul M. Martin, Psy.D
Paul M. Martin, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the assistant director of The Center for Grief Recovery. He specializes in individual psychotherapy for those struggling with loss and grief and regularly offers continuing education workshops and case consultations for professionals working with complicated cases of bereavement. He also provides psychological debriefing in workplace settings that have experienced a death amidst their workforce and is sought after as an expert witness in litigation involving sudden and traumatic loss.
Dr. Martin is an adjunct faculty member at both Northwestern University and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he teaches psychology coursework on psychopathology, psychodynamic theory and intervention, developmental psychology, and the psychology of loss, grief, and mourning. Dr. Martin is the author of Personal Grief Rituals: Creating Unique Expressions of Loss and Meaningful Acts of Mourning.
CEU’s
CEU’s for this training are currently pending.
Program Schedule
9:00a – 9:10a Welcoming & introductions
9:10a – 10:30a Normal grief vs. Prolonged Grief Disorder
10:30a – 10:40a BREAK (10 minutes)
10:40a – 12:10p Task Model of Mourning; Assessing complicated bereavement /// What bereaved children need
12:10p – 12:50p LUNCH (40 minutes)
12:50p – 2:20p How children, adolescents & adults experience grief /// Attachment theory and mourning
2:20p – 2:30p BREAK (10 minutes)
2:30p – 4:00p Treatment planning: Continuing bonds, the Dual Process Model, & attachment styles
Participants must attend the entire duration of scheduled activities to receive CEU’s
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- list the diagnostic criteria for prolonged grief disorder.
- describe fundamental differences in how children, adolescents and adults experience grief.
- identify essential differences between attachment styles and how each manifests differently amidst experiences of complicated bereavement in clinical work.
- identify techniques that research shows to be more effective for complicated bereavement depending on the patient’s attachment style.
Location
This event meets virtually. Please register to receive the links to join.
Cost
$120
This training is Free for KYC Staff
