Helping Bereaved Children (Home Study)
8 Credit Hours | $42.00 | Author: eLearning Essentials based on the book written by numerous experts in the field and edited by Nancy Boyd Webb
Skill Level: Beginner

This home study course is based on the book Helping Bereaved Children, edited by Nancy Boyd Webb. This handbook offers a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions that are grounded in developmental psychology and focus on children from preschool through adolescence who have experienced loss. This handbook will remain a valuable resource to clinicians/counselors well after the completion of the course. The book utilizes case examples throughout the text to illustrate how theory translates into practice. The case examples are presented in a format that allows readers to see the dialogue between the child and practitioner as well as the thoughts of the clinician, including his/her rationale for the interventions used. The examples reflect a broad range of situations and experiences that result in loss by a child. This course is designed for practitioners who are new to working with bereaved children as well as educators and nurses who would like a better understanding of these children.

Participation in this course requires a separate purchase of the book. Click here for purchase information.

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eLearning Essentials, provider #1123, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Social Workers participating in this course will receive 8 continuing education clock hours.

eLearning Essentials, provider # 6235, is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education credit for National Certified Counselors. National Certified Counselors participating in this course will receive 8 continuing education clock hours.

eLearning Essentials, provider #RCS050601, is recognized by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board to be a provider of continuing professsional education (CPE) for social workers and counselors. Social Workers and Counselors participating in this course will receive 8 continuing education clock hours.

eLearning Essentials, provider # 50-8572, is recognized by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to offer continuing education for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. eLearning Essentials adheres to the Florida Board's guidelines and maintains responsibility for all programs. Participants will receive 4 continuing education clock hours.

eLearning Essentials, provider # PCE 4004, is recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to offer continuing education to meet MFT and LCSW licensure requirements. Participants will receive 8 continuing education clock hours.

eLearning Essentials adheres to the standards of each board and maintains responsibility for the program.

Course Objectives

• Identify the three groups of interacting factors integral to thoroughly assessing bereaved children.
• Identify and weigh six family life cycle factors to determine the degree of disruption in a family following a death of any family member.
• Identify play therapy techniques especially useful for working with bereaved children.
• Apply the four major sibling responses related to the grief of siblings as a guide for helping grieving children.
• Identify the five factors contributing to complicated grief reactions in children following a suicide.
• Distinguish between normal grief reactions and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder according to the criteria of the DSM-IV-TR.
• Apply protocols for informing students in a school setting about a sudden death.
• Identify and apply the advantages, disadvantages, and special indications for family, group, and individual therapy to determine the appropriate intervention for bereaved children.
• Identify and apply specific coping strategies for practitioner's working with bereaved children.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

This book was written by numerous experts in the field and edited by Nancy Boyd Webb.

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S is a board-certified diplomate in clinical social work and a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss. Dr. Webb has been a professor on the faculty of the Fordham University School of Social Service since 1979, and in 1997 was named University Distinguished Professor of Social Work. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Webb maintains a clinical practice and lectures in the United States and abroad. She is widely published in professional journals and her books are considered essential references for clinical courses and with agencies that work with children. For more information about Dr. Webb, please see About the Editor in Helping Bereaved Children.
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