Join us for these upcoming Grief Education Webinars

Grief education is an important component of Dougy Center's mission, reaching more than 10,000 people each year from the United States and around the world. Our education and training opportunities are available to anyone supporting children and families who are grieving.

This year, Dougy Center is implementing a $15 student discount for our Grief Education Webinars. If you are a student and would like to apply for the discount, please email training@dougy.org for more information.

Find out more about these upcoming webinars and register here.

Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education

January 18, 2024

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., PST

presented by Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT

Being grief-informed sets the foundation for understanding and responding to the needs of people who are grieving the death of someone in their lives. Misassumptions lead to misunderstanding and mistreatment. Tune in for more information on this important topic, including the ten core principles of grief-informed practice.

Flawed Foundations, Deconstructing Three Contemporary Grief Constructs

February 8, 2024

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., PST

presented by Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT

Many practitioners in the field of thanatology have moved to embrace the American Psychiatric Association’s pathologizing of human experience through the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders addition of “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” The history of the movement to pathologize grief includes numerous examples of social constructs built on flawed foundations. This workshop will deconstruct three current social constructs (i.e., Inventory of Complicated Grief, Dysfunctional Pandemic Grief Scale, Grief as “Addiction”) and expose the cracks in their assumptions.

It's Complicated: Death, Grief, and Estranged Relationships

March 7, 2024

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., PST

presented by Jana DeCristofaro, L.C.S.W.

When someone dies, it is not uncommon for people to assume that our relationship with the person (or people) was a positive one. Navigating grief after the death of someone in our lives can be inherently complex, because relationships are complex. Just like grief, there can be complicating factors that make a loss even more challenging. Join us in this webinar where we will discuss the challenges people face when grieving the death of someone with whom they had a complex and complicated relationship.