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Understanding Grief

Foundation for Professionals

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November 4, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $10 full members; $25 partial members and nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 2.0
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Course Description

In this session, participants will learn about the foundations of grief, including the variety of losses and grief reactions, grieving styles, specific types of grief, ways to cope with grief and the importance of self-care when supporting grievers.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand types of losses and grief reactions
  • Differentiate between grieving styles
  • Explain strategies to cope with grief
  • Recognize the important of self-care approaches

About the Trainer

Erica Srinivasan, PhD

Erica Srinivasan, PhD

Dr. Erica G. Srinivasan is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, where she also serves as the Director for the Center for Grief and Death Education, and is Co-Chair for the Gerontology Emphasis. Additionally, she is the lead instructor in the University of Wisconsin—Madison’s Grief Support Specialist Certificate Program. She conducts research on loss, grief, dementia, aid-in-dying and death education and has a passion for normalizing conversations about death and grief, which serves as a foundation for all of her professional work.