Coping with Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan During COVID-19
$65 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
$65 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
Grief due to loss is part of all human experience, yet the losses during the COVID-19 pandemic range from small to incomprehensibly large. People who attempt to understand all grief as following set rules will find themselves stymied. Theoretical understandings that make these experiences more comprehensible and can guide intervention will be described.
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DELIVERY: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom
Grief due to loss is part of all human experience, yet the losses during the COVID-19 pandemic range from small to incomprehensibly large. People who attempt to understand all grief as following set rules will find themselves stymied. Theoretical understandings that make these experiences more comprehensible and can guide intervention will be described. Disenfranchised grief (Doka, 2002) is a particularly useful concept and refers to grief that is not recognized by others as valid, thereby isolating the griever. Losses occurring across the lifespan will be discussed- including children’s loss of caregivers and school, teens’ losses of peer interactions, and people’s loss of trust in the government to assure safety. The role of the Assumptive World will be addressed. Ideas for self-care during these times will be generated.
Participants of this course will be able to 1) delineate at least two theories and their utility for assessment and intervention with multiple populations during the COVID-19 crisis; 2) describe at least three life phases and typical losses experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic; 3) apply the concept of disenfranchised grief to COVID-19 losses and understand implications for practice; and 4) draw upon the concept of the assumptive world to help intervene with grievers to promote hope.
This workshop is appropriate for all levels of post-master's degree practitioners.
Judith L.M. McCoyd (Judie), PhD, LCSW, QCSW is an associate professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work. She has worked in hospitals in perinatal, oncological, and emergency/ trauma settings. She is co-author of Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan (Springer, now 3rd edition) and Social Work in Health Settings (Routledge, now 4th edition). She maintains a small clinical practice and her research relates to medically complicated pregnancies and grief theory.