Continuing education credits are available for a wide variety of professional boards for all of HFA's webinars and annual Living with Grief® program. With a single purchase your organization can provide CEs to your entire viewing audience for all programs. 

Current research is showing links between trauma in childhood and poor lifetime physical and psychological outcomes, including at the end of life and during bereavement. Dr. Crunk and Dr. Burke will discuss their research findings and clinical implications of the relation between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and complicated grief in bereaved adults and offer some recommendations for intervention. They will also provide ways to incorporate trauma assessment and intervention into bereavement settings.

Expert panelist: Laurie Burke, PhD and Elizabeth Crunk, PhD

Widowed parents face unique and often overwhelming challenges as they cope with the loss of a spouse/partner, while helping their children grieve and adapting to life as a sole parent. Dr. Yopp co-leads the Widowed Parent Program at the University of North Carolina, which exists to support and learn about this subset of the grieving population that has been overlooked and underserved. Dr. Yopp, who also authored The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life (Oxford University Press), presents on recent research efforts that focus on treatment, care, and communication choices that parents make at the end of life and how those choices impact the dying experience and the bereavement of the surviving parent.

Expert Panelist: Justin Yopp, PhD

NOTICE OF SPEAKER CHANGE:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Judith Stillion is unavailable for this program. Her program materials will be presented by Dr. Bethany Stillion, and Dr. Ken Doka will moderate the program. Dr. Bethany Stillion is a visiting professor at Arkansas State University, has taught death and dying courses at the university level and has served as a presenter and panelist for the Association for Death Education and Counseling.


In the United States, persons aged 65 and older make up 13% of the population but account for 18% of all suicides. Dr. Stillion will examine trends and hallmarks of elderly suicide and suggest approaches for working with seniors experiencing suicidal ideation. She will also discuss supporting family and friends when a suicide occurs.

Expert panelists: Bethany Stillion, PhD and Kenneth J. Doka, PhD (moderator)

Death doulas, individuals who provide non-medical care and support, are playing an increasingly important role in helping dying persons and their families. Alua Arthur, founder of Going with Grace, will examine this growing field and how trained death doulas can complement the care that hospice and end-of-life professionals provide.

Expert panelist: Alua Arthur

Dr. William Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning model is a significant addition to the field of grief and bereavement. Join Dr. Worden, a pioneering researcher and clinician, in conversation with Dr. Kenneth Doka to discuss how this model has evolved over time and how professionals can utilize the model in a wide range of bereavement situations.

Expert panelist: J. William Worden, PhD and moderated by Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv

Expert Panelists: Frances DeRook, MD, FACC
On Demand: available for 6 months after purchase
Length: 90 minutes

This program was first presented in September 2015. Since that time, California has passed a law legalizing physician-assisted death, and it is under consideration by a number of other state legislatures and the District of Columbia Council.
 
This program is recorded. There is no opportunity to ask questions, which was available during the live program.

**Please note, CEs are not available for this program**

Pioneering researchers Dr. Maggie Stroebe and Dr. Henk Schut will elaborate on the development and building of the Dual Process Model of coping with bereavement (DPM), a foundational concept in understanding the grieving process. In conversation with moderator Dr. Kenneth Doka, Stroebe and Schut will critically assess the DPM in relationship to other grief models. The program will also discuss practical applications of the DPM for clinical practice and research.

Expert panelists: Maggie Stroebe, PhD and Henk Schut, PhD; moderated by Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv