Exploring Anticipatory Grief (3HR) Presented by Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

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Exploring Anticipatory Grief (3HR)

$45.00

Course Description

Grief takes many forms, and one of those is anticipatory grief. This unique grief experience challenges clinicians to increase their knowledge of this phenomenon of grief by supporting clients relationally and clinically. This webinar will explore types of anticipatory grief and common emotions. Symptoms, assessment, and clinical areas of focus will be discussed. Learn about recommended counseling steps, therapeutic interventions such as life review, the patient dignity inventory, and dialectical approaches for anticipatory grief.

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

Define anticipatory grief and identify at least three key emotional and cognitive experiences.
Explain person-centered methods of supporting individuals with anticipatory grief.
Employ at least five clinical recommendations and interventions for supporting clients with anticipatory grief.

Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

Recording Date: 05/17/2025

Course Format

Recorded Live Webinar with downloadable presentation slides and/or handouts, evaluation, and a required quiz. The learner is required to pass with a 70% or higher to achieve the CE certificate of completion. The learner is able to reset the test until a satisfactory score is achieved. CE Training Workshops, LLC, provider #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/2/2022 – 8/2/2025. CE Training Workshops, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. System Requirements: Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari, Edge on any modern operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS). A desktop browser is recommended. We do not provide support resources for issues encountered using a mobile device. For more information about our policies and board approval statements, please visit our FAQS page.

Meet Your Facilitator

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held clinical positions as an outpatient and in-home therapist, and clinical supervisor. Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work for 10 years at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, and a Field Liaison and Field Instructor. She has also held administrative positions as a Program Director and Coordinator.

Diane is a popular local and national trainer on a wide variety of mental health and workplace development topics for clinicians and corporations. Diane is most passionate about providing quality professional development to clinicians, employees, and leaders. For fun, Diane loves to spoil her four Dachshunds and rock out to 80’s music.

Syllabus

Objective #1: Define anticipatory grief and identify at least three key emotional and cognitive experiences.
- What is anticipatory grief?
- Grieving a loss before it happens
- Video
- Common anticipatory grief examples
- Whirlpool of grief
- Common emotions
- Diversity considerations
- Multidimensionality of grief
Objective #2: Explain person-centered methods of supporting individuals with anticipatory grief.
- Screening and assessment
- Tasks of grief (Worden)
- Clinical areas of focus
- Communication skills
Objective #3: Employ at least five clinical recommendations and interventions for supporting clients with anticipatory grief.
- Perspectives from hospice social workers
- Most used methods to support anticipatory grief
- Education and communication
- Life review methods
- Teamwork
- Recommended counseling steps
- Dialectical approaches to dementia
- Self-compassion
- “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch
- Pema Chodron perspectives
- Anticipatory grief in children
- Supporting grievers
- Resources, Q&A