Good Grief for School Professionals

This online training is designed for school professionals wanting to build their skills to more effectively support bereaved students. This training includes an overview of current grief theory, various indicators of grief, and children’s understanding of death at different developmental stages. Through this training you will gain a greater understanding of your student’s experience of grief through the lens of the pandemic, as well as worksheets and online resources to support your work with bereaved students both in-person and virtually. Upon completion of this webinar, you will have a toolb...Read moreox of activities to support your work with the bereaved, including mindfulness-based exercises and a school support plan. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Distinguish children’s understanding of death at different developmental stages
  • Construct a school support plan for bereaved students using tools from today’s training
  • Describe several indicators of grief as a full-body experience

Friday, April 23, 2021

Live Interactive Webinar

09:00 AM CDT - 12:00 PM CDT

Register for this Webinar
EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speakers

Lori Bokone, M.Ed., LPC

Lori Bokone, M.Ed., LPC

School Program Manager, Bo’s Place
Lori Bokone co-manages the school-based programs, facilitates grief support groups in various schools in the Houston area, and oversees the Little Friends program for pre-school aged children at Bo’s Place. She holds a Master’s in Counseling from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Psychology from The Ohio State University. Lori served as a volunteer facilitator at Bo’s Place for 8 years before joining the staff in 2016 and has 10 years of experience as a classroom teacher.
Arlette Rodriguez, LCSW

Arlette Rodriguez, LCSW

School Program Manager, Bo’s Place
Arlette Rodriguez co-manages Bo’s Place school-based programs and facilitates grief support groups in various schools in the Houston area. She joined Bo's Place in March 2019. Arlette joined the Executive Board of the Latino Social Workers of Greater Houston in September 2020. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in Spanish and Business from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 and a Master of Social Work from The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work in 2017. Before joining Bo's Place, she was a Case Manager at Spring Branch Community Health Center.

Agenda

9:00-9:30    Introduction to grief 

     •  Vocabulary, Worldview

     •  Four Tasks of Mourning

9:30-10:50   Understanding children’s grief

    • Grief as a full-body experience 

    • Children’s understanding of death at different developmental stages

10:50-11:20 Supporting bereaved students

    • Helpful/Not Helpful

    • Creating a support plan

11:20-11:45 Special circumstances

    • Suicide death, COVID death

    • Social media, memorialization 

11:45-12:00 Self-care

    • “Release” activities, “embrace” activities/tools

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

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American Psychological Association
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