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The Academy for Community Behavioral Health: Grief in Children: Supporting Grieving Young People and their Carers

November 6 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Free

One of the challenging aspects of working with bereaved children is how different grief in children and adolescents looks from adult grief. This two-part series is designed to help care providers develop a foundation from which you can support grieving young people and their families or carers with cultural humility and caring presence.

Part 1

In Part 1 of this course, we discuss the hallmarks of grief in children and explore the grief experience through the lens of child development, along with tools for supporting bereaved youth. We also review how to distinguish between typical grief experiences in children and those that may signal a need for further evaluation or support.

Part 2

This course moves from understanding grief in children and adolescents to supporting it in real situations. Through role-play, skills practice, and group discussion, we will deepen our support for grieving young people and their parents or caregivers.

We will also review unique considerations to reach caregivers and grieving teens who may be living with a range of losses, including traumatic, anticipatory, and non-death losses. Learners will practice strategies to make space for grief in conversations, be present with hard questions, and determine when to refer, hold, or support someone who is grieving.

While Part 1 is recommended, it is not a prerequisite for Part 2.

We ask that learners attend these brief courses on camera and from a desktop computer. As these courses focus on grief and loss, learners are welcome to pause or step away as needed.

Part 1 involves didactic instruction, reflection, and group discussion.

Part 2 includes instruction, reflection, discussion, and practice activities, including in breakout rooms.

ELIGIBILITY

Academy courses are open to non-profit care providers who deliver social services or behavioral health care in New York City.

This includes, but is not limited to, staff of: community-based organizations, government agencies, and public hospitals, along with members of mutual aid groups, community gardens, NYCHA resident committees, and more.

The Academy for Community Behavioral Health, part of the CUNY School of Professional Studies, launched in June 2021 with funding from the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health and Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity. The Academy puts behavioral health tools in the hands of community-based organizations and others who have meaningful opportunities to start conversations and provide help.

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