May 21, 2025 at silver bay ymca retreat center
Grief-Informed Schools: Strategies for Supporting Grieving Students
This one-day training provides the knowledge and tools needed to recognize and address the varied responses to grief, including emotional, cognitive, and physical, among students. Participants will explore current grief models, such as the Dual Process Model and Worden's Tasks, and learn how to apply these frameworks effectively in a school setting. The training focuses on practical communication techniques and individualized support strategies, enabling educators to create a compassionate and inclusive environment for grieving students. It empowers school professionals to offer practical, empathetic support, ensuring that grieving students' emotional and academic needs are met. This training is ideal for school counselors, school social workers, psychologists, teachers, and other school personnel.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common reactions and behaviors of grieving students, including emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
- Recognize current theories and models of grief and how they apply to support grieving students.
- Describe the potential impact of grief on academic performance, attendance, and social interactions, and recognize the importance of creating a supportive environment for grieving students.
- Develop effective communication skills to engage with grieving students and families.
- Identify strategies for supporting grieving students in the classroom, including individualized bereavement plans, grief support groups, and educational accommodations.
- Determine ways to collaborate with school staff and families to create a cohesive support network for grieving students, ensuring consistent care and understanding throughout the school community.
Target Audience
All mental health professionals welcome. (ie.school personnel, educators, school psychologists, school counselors, school social workers)
Attendees will gain practical skills in assessing and supporting clients’ ongoing connections through lectures, experiential activities, and case studies. The training covers essential topics such as differentiating types of grief, incorporating cultural and spiritual considerations, and addressing ethical issues in grief work.
By the end of this training, participants will be equipped with actionable tools to help clients find meaning and maintain connections, fostering resilience and emotional well-being in their grief journey. This training is ideal for therapists, counselors, social workers, grief coaches, nurse practitioners and other mental health professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of grief and enhance their therapeutic practice.
Learning Levels
Beginner and Intermediate, all levels welcome
Hybrid Event - Register to attend in person or virtually!
Obtain Continuing Education Credits When You Attend In-Person or Virtually
Target Audience: All mental health professionals are welcome. Learning Levels Beginner and Intermediate, all levels welcome.
In-person
Includes, CE Credits and meals. Lodging not included
Silver Bay Lodging
If you plan to stay at Silver Bay the night before, please call them directly. Lodging not included.
Virtual
Includes CE credits. You will attend via zoom
Evergreen Certification
Upon successfully completing the training, attendees meet the criteria* to become Certified Grief-Informed Professionals through Evergreen Certifications. To learn more about eligibility for this certification, please click here. *Professional standards apply.
Continuing Education Credits
Upon completing the training, you will receive 14.5 Continuing Education Credits through EngagedMinds Continuing Education. You must sign in and sign out for each module and your video camera must remain on at all times if you attend virtually. Credits awarded to LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, PHD
Free Access to the YMCA
Your registration also included full access to all of the YMCA amenities and classes. You can enjoy these when you are on break, before and after our trainings. Have fun exploring the grounds!
Lodging and Accommodations (*not included in price) Click here to reserve your room in the William Boyd Hotel. If you would like to book a different room on campus, please call Silver Bay directly.
About the Speakers and Continuing Education Credits
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Kelly is a seasoned social worker with over two decades in the clinical field, is a Fellow in Thanatology, specializing in death, dying, and bereavement. Anchored in Malta, NY, she owns Greater Life Grief Counseling, LCSW, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC. Kelly co-owns Healing Strides, LLC, where emotional and physical well-being i
Kelly is a seasoned social worker with over two decades in the clinical field, is a Fellow in Thanatology, specializing in death, dying, and bereavement. Anchored in Malta, NY, she owns Greater Life Grief Counseling, LCSW, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC. Kelly co-owns Healing Strides, LLC, where emotional and physical well-being intersects in a unique 7-week program for grieving women. Kelly is also a contributing author of Holistic Mental Health and Brave Kids and the lead author of the collaborative book The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. She is dedicated to revolutionizing grief support by offering tools and insights to individuals and professionals alike.
Continuing Education
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Our mental health professional retreats offer continuing education (CE) credits for licensed providers in New York State, including LMHCs, LCSWs, PHDs and LMFTs. Available both in-person and virtually, these retreats support professional growth and development.
CE credits are provided in partnership with EngagedMinds and Erena DiGionis, an
Our mental health professional retreats offer continuing education (CE) credits for licensed providers in New York State, including LMHCs, LCSWs, PHDs and LMFTs. Available both in-person and virtually, these retreats support professional growth and development.
CE credits are provided in partnership with EngagedMinds and Erena DiGionis, and participants may also earn the Grief Informed Professional certification through Evergreen Certifications.
Our retreats are held at the Silver Bay YMCA Retreat Center located in the beautiful Adirondacks of NY.
April Hannah MS.Ed. LMHC, CPC, RMT, SHP
Kelly Daugherty LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
April Hannah MS.Ed. LMHC, CPC, RMT, SHP
April Hannah is the founder of Hannah's Healing Wellness Studio and the co-founder of Path 11 Productions, with more than 22 years of experience as a licensed mental health therapist. She is a bestselling author of The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. As a Reiki Master Teacher, she has taught more than 2
April Hannah is the founder of Hannah's Healing Wellness Studio and the co-founder of Path 11 Productions, with more than 22 years of experience as a licensed mental health therapist. She is a bestselling author of The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. As a Reiki Master Teacher, she has taught more than 200 students and performed over 12,000 Reiki sessions since 2005. As a dedicated researcher of consciousness and after-death studies, April has explored life beyond physical existence, producing three documentaries on these topics to offer insights into the mysteries of the human experience and hosting a podcast with over 400 distinguished guests. Her unique blend of clinical expertise, energy healing, and spiritual coaching makes her a trusted guide for those seeking healing.
Agenda
No CEs awarded for breaks or lunch.
Schedule: In-Person and Virtual
8:00AM-9:00AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Welcome, Grief-Informed Care, Current Grief Models, Continuing Bonds- Kelly Daugherty and April Hannah
- Types of grief and their implications for treatment/intervention
- The process of death, dying and mourning
- Differentiate between grief counseling vs. grief therapy
- Intake assessment of grieving clients, including assessment for depression and suicide
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Examining Your Losses– April Hannah
11:30 - 12:15: Developmental Stages & Normal Grief Reactions- Kelly Daugherty
- Special considerations for grief and loss across all developmental and life stages
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Break/Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Grief Support at School – Kelly Daugherty
- Boundaries of professional competence
- Ethical considerations, including working with the terminally ill, minors, families and end-of-life decisions
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Supporting Grieving Students, Therapeutic Techniques- Kelly Daugherty
- Interventions and strategies for grief therapy or counseling
- Regret, forgiveness, and reconciliation
- Multicultural and spirituality considerations
4:00 - 4:15: Break
4:15 PM- 5:00 PM: Use of Rituals/Closing Ritual- Kelly Daugherty and April Hannah
- Self-care for the grief professional
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CE Information - Earn 6.5 CE Credit Hours including 6.5 Clinical Hour CE Approvals
In-Person
New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.
Association of Social Work Boards
EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 14.5 continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as anapproved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0270.
Virtual
New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.
Association of Social Work Boards
EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 14.5 continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
DISCLOSURE
Erena DiGonis and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.