Children's Grief, Loss, and Healing

This course helps cultivate grief-informed practices and preparations that support children's mental health and wellness. Expand your understanding of grief literacy and the ability to apply grief-sensitive approaches to confidently tend to children's grief, loss, and healing. This course distinguishes professional preparations to apply before, during, and following various types of loss children may face to meet the developmental and coping needs of young children. (2 hours)

Illustration of a person crossing their arms and holding themselves with tears going down their face. "Grief impacts our professional/outer world" is written above them. "And our personal/inner world" is written on their body. The words collective impacts, physical health, mental health, and other impacts are on gray clouds surrounding the figure.

Illustration of a person crossing their arms and holding themselves with tears going down their face. "Grief impacts our professional/outer world" is written above them. "And our personal/inner world" is written on their body. The words collective impacts, physical health, mental health, and other impacts are on gray clouds surrounding the figure.

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Course objectives

  1. Identify three foundational areas to expand grief-informed understanding to better prepare for and support children's healthy development and well-being.
  2. Cultivate healing-centered approaches and practices to help facilitate children's grief and loss and promote children's effective coping skills.
  3. Develop ways to draft informal grief and loss procedures to proactively prepare for the impacts of grief and loss.