Online CE: Grief

Topics in Grief and Grief Therapy

Title:   Topics in Grief and Grief Therapy

Presenter:   Dale Wisely, Ph.D.

Recommended for:  Psychologists, counselors

Independent Study Workshops are approved  for aPA Credit only and are not available for NBCC credit.

FORMAT: Video lectures, reading.

Description:    Grief is a universal human experience. Mental health providers often work with the bereaved, particularly when it is complicated by the circumstances of the loss or when it is experienced by those who are already in psychological treatment. In this presentation, clinical psychologist Dr. Dale Wisely discusses stages of grief, special problems associated with traumatic bereavement, the relationship between love and grief, and therapeutic considerations for working with the bereaved.

Fee: Free to aPA members. $10.00 to others. Contact aPA if you are not a member and wish to register. Kelly Durance:

Kelley Durrance execdir08@bellsouth.net

About the Presenter: Dale Wisely Ph.D. is Director of Family Life at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Formerly, he was Director of  Student Services and Community Education at a public school district, Mountain Brook Schools (Alabama), and has been a child and adolescent clinical psychologist for 37 years. Dr. Wisely earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis. He served his clinical internship in psychology at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine in Charleston, West Virginia. He also holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from Spring Hill College where he serves on the adjunct faculty and co-teaches a graduate course in Psychology and Spiritual Direction.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. name the stages in a 3-stage developmental theory of grief
  2. articulate the relationship between love and grief and how it might be applied to working with the bereaved
  3. describe special problems associated with traumatic bereavement
  4. describe the 3 components of treatment of traumatic bereavement

The Alabama Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.  The Alabama Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.  This program is approved for 1.5 CE Credits.

To complete this activity:

  • Bookmark this page so you can come back to it as needed.
  • Watch the main video below.
  • When Dale Wisely gets your online post-test scores and evaluation, he will email you and Kelly at aPA so she can send your certificate.

REFERENCES

Gire, J. (2014). How Death Imitates Life: Cultural Influences on Conceptions of Death and Dying. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1120

Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.) (2015). Techniques of grief  therapy: Assessment and intervention. New York: Routledge Press.

Neimeyer, R. A. & Cacciatore, J. (2015). Toward a developmental theory of grief. In Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.) (2015) Techniques of grief  therapy: Assessment and intervention. New York: Routledge Press.

Oliver, M. (1983.) In Blackwater Woods. In Oliver, M. (1983). American Primitive. New York: Back Bay Books.

Pearlman, L. A., Wortman, C. B., Feuer, C.A., Farber, C.H., & Rando, T. A. (2014). Treating traumatic bereavement: A practitioner’s guide. New York: Guilford.

Shear, M. K. (2015.) Grief is a form of love. In Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.) (2015). Techniques of grief  therapy: Assessment and intervention. New York: Routledge Press.

Wortman, C. B. & Pearlman, L.A. (2015). Traumatic bereavement. In Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.) (2015). Techniques of grief  therapy: Assessment and intervention. New York: Routledge Press.

Additional:

Doty, Mark (2007.) Dog years: A memoir. New York: Harper