Techniques of Grief Therapy: A Meaning Focused Approach

1050 Union University Dr,Jackson TN 38305

17 November, 2022

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Day 1: Attachment-Informed Grief Therapy LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify dimensions of insecure attachment that complicate adaptation to the death.Summarize the Two-Track Model of bereavement and its use in identifying problems meritingclinical attention.Apply Secure Base Mapping to trace sustaining bonds over time to identify internal and externalresources to promote adaptation to life transitions.Please bring an item for "show and tell" that Reminds you of a loved one, such as photos of a special occasion you shared or a gift the person gave you,Belonged to the loved one, such as a keepsake or a precious memento, or Symbolizes the loved one, like a tool that reminds you of a father's carpentry, or a wooden spoon that represents a grandmother's cooking, even if it did not belong to that person.Day 2: Trauma-Informed Grief Therapy LEARNING OBJECTIVES Distinguish between therapeutic “presence” and “absence” in the process oftherapySummarize the essential features of Meaning Reconstruction and trauma-informed models of grief and outline their implications for grief therapyImplement Restorative Retelling procedures for mastering the story of the lossDirections to the Carl Grant Event Center: https://www.uu.edu/grantcenter/directions-parking.cfm *Registration Deadline: November 7th*