Adolescent Grief

Adolescents are not supposed to experience death. Although it should never happen, the harsh reality is that it does, and when it does, it is a terrible shock for the adolescent. This course will help you, as the caring adult, be a guide through this troubling time by helping you understand what the adolescent is going through and giving you comprehensive techniques to address the situation. This is a time when a caring, unassuming adult can make a positive difference in a young person by fostering growth and maturity.

Brief Description of Instructional Format:

Didactic and interactive instructional format provides information, framework and discussion related to Adolescent Grief Intervention. Multiple handouts provide checklists and Intervention strategies.

Goal:

To provide participants with a working knowledge of factors commonly associated with the adolescent grief process so as to better recognize these individuals, assess the risk involved and then intervene using strategies designed to help ameliorate the individual’s grief reactions.

Session Objectives:

To identify the unique needs in caring for the grieving adolescent, and specific interventions to be used with this population.

Learning Objectives:

Learner will be able to:

• Identify unique needs of the grieving adolescent.
• Identify specific intervention strategies to use with the grieving adolescent.
• Identify the advice needed for parents/adults/professionals caring for the grieving adolescent.