Basics of Grief

January 31st at 8am-12pm PST via Zoom

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.

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The Basics of Grief:
A 4-Hour Foundational Training for Therapists

Live Online • January 31st • 8:00 AM–12:00 PM PST • 4 CE Hours
Self-paced training will be available in February

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.”

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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:

Live Training Format

  • Live, real-time instruction via Zoom

  • Interactive learning with space for Q&A

  • 4 CE hours for eligible professionals

  • Recording available for registered participants

A self-paced course will also become available in February for those unable to attend.

Register Today

📅 January 31st, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
💻 Live, Online Training (Self-paced training also available)
⏳ 4 CE Hours

Strengthen your practice. Expand your skillset.
Support your clients through life’s most difficult transitions with confidence and care.

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Continuing education

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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.