Basics of Grief
Self-paced training
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Grief touches every corner of clinical work. Whether your clients are navigating death loss, relationship endings, identity shifts, trauma, chronic illness, or non-death losses, grief shows up — and it rarely looks the same twice.
This 4-hour, evidence-informed training gives therapists the foundational understanding and practical tools needed to meet grieving clients with clarity, confidence, and clinical competence.
The Basics of Grief:
A 4-Hour Foundational Training for Therapists
Self-paced training
Cost: $175
Why This Training Matters
Most graduate programs offer little formal training in grief, leaving clinicians to learn on the job — often while sitting with clients experiencing some of life’s most painful transitions. The Basics of Grief fills that gap with a comprehensive, clinically grounded introduction to how grief works, how it shows up, and how to support clients through it.
This course is ideal for:
Therapists at any stage of practice seeking a stronger grasp of grief theory
Clinicians who want to understand the full range of grief responses and presentations
Providers who work with children, teens, adults, families, or couples
Anyone who has ever thought, “I wish I had more tools to help this grieving client.”
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Understand the spectrum of grief experiences — anticipatory, ambiguous, disenfranchised, traumatic, cumulative, complicated, secondary losses, chronic sorrow, and more.
Gain clarity on how to assess what your client is experiencing and why it matters clinically. -
Explore foundational and contemporary models including:
Dual Process Model
Continuing Bonds Theory
Meaning-Making and Reconstruction Frameworks
Worden's Tasks of Grief
Learn how to integrate these theories into treatment planning, pacing, and session structure.
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Grief is not just emotional. Learn to assess its impact across:
Cognitive
Emotional
Physical
Social
Spiritual
Occupational
Behavioral
Psychological
You’ll receive tools and language to help clients understand what they’re experiencing — and reduce the self-judgment that often accompanies grief.
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Support clients in recognizing regrets, resentments, and unspoken appreciations.
Learn interventions to help them bring compassionate closure, develop meaning, and move toward healing without forcing “letting go.” -
Walk away with practical tools you can use immediately, including:
Psychoeducational language, worksheets, and activities
Narrative and expressive interventions
Resource lists for ongoing support
These tools help clients access grounding, expression, ritual, and stabilization — all essential for grief work.
What You’ll Learn
This training blends research, real-world case examples, and clinical application. By the end, you will be able to:
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💻 Self-paced training
⏳ 4 CE Hours
💲 $175
A certificate of completion is provided when the course, exam, and evaluations are finished.
Strengthen your practice. Expand your skillset.
Support your clients through life’s most difficult transitions with confidence and care.
Refund policy: All sales are final. Due to the immediate access granted upon purchase, we do not offer refunds. Please ensure you are committed before completing your purchase. If you have any questions before enrolling, feel free to reach out.
Accommodations: To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Program Administrator at debifrankle@gmail.com
Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email debifrankle@gmail.com or call (818) 222-3895
Target Audience: This course is designed for mental health professionals.
Continuing education
Counselors: Private Practice Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7071. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Private Practice Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Licensed in Another State: Private Practice Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) #7071, so all of our workshops should satisfy your CE requirements, but please check your state rules regarding live webinars vs. live workshops.
Social Workers: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631).
Licensed in California: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631). Now in California, Live Webinars count the same as a Live In-Person Workshop.
Licensed in Another State: Please see the red section below.*
Marriage & Family Therapists:
Licensed in California: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631) and will count for 4 CE hours for Marriage & Family Therapists Now in California, Live Webinars count the same as a Live In-Person Workshop.
Licensed in Another State: Please see the red section below.*
*Licensed in another state as a social worker or marriage & family therapist? Many states will accept CEs for Social Workers & MFTs if that workshop has approved status from another state, which this one has been CAMFT (Approval # 134631). Additionally, we have national approval for all our courses through NBCC. Many states accept NBCC approved workshops, but please check your specific state rules & regulations.