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Separation, Grief, and Loss


Description


[This is a National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) course.]


This theme helps participants understand the impact of separation and ambiguous loss, and the different ways children grieve. Life-long grieving and the importance of providing opportunities for grieving is explored. Strategies to help children deal with grief and loss are identified. Participants will understand loss and fractured attachments with birth family members and previous placements; recognize the importance of establishing and maintaining essential relationships with and for children; understand the impact of frequent moves and the importance of managing transitions for children; and understand the separation, grief and loss experienced by all members of the adoption network.


Course length: 90 minutes
Certificate: This course offers an attendance certificate only.

PLEASE NOTE - This course does not provide continuing education credits.

Content
  • Welcome
  • Emotions Check
  • Introduction
  • Key Content 1
  • Podcast - Understanding Grief and Loss
  • Unresolved Loss 1
  • Podcast - Ambiguous Loss
  • Unresolved Loss 2
  • Activity - Imagining Profound Loss
  • Reflection Journal
  • Children's Losses
  • Grief, Loss, and Behavior
  • Video - Separation, Grief, and Loss in Children and Adolescents
  • Key Content 2
  • Podcast - Separation Grief and Loss
  • Addressing Grief and Loss
  • Skill Building
  • Reflection Journal
  • Closing
  • Wrap Up and Recommended Resources
  • Final Quiz
  • Conclusion
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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