Best Practices in Grief Counseling

Price range: $25.95 through $135.00

This course explores current best practices in grief counseling with clear examples of how to support youth and adults through complex, evolving loss experiences. The presenters discuss their research study and clinical implications to elevate professionals’ grief-informed work.

Continuing education included with registration.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe core grief counseling best practices (knowledge, skills, awareness) as identified through empirical research by the Grief Counseling Competencies Task Force—and adopted by the American Counseling Association—and explain how they apply across the lifespan (youth and adult clients).
  2. Identify research-supported interventions for grief and bereavement (e.g., cognitive-behavioral, online, and group-based approaches) and discuss how to integrate these into professional practice ethically.
  3. Recognize common gaps in counselor preparation related to grief and loss and propose actionable strategies to foster grief-informed training, supervision, and clinical application.