What Not to Say: Navigating Holiday Grief in Clinical Practice
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
Workshop Description
Death is a part of life, and everyone experiences loss. Yet, many clinicians lack training in the area of grief counseling. How can you build the confidence and skills to support and help your patients? If you are looking for a place to start, consider joining this 3-hour course. It will provide you with a strong foundation to confidently and effectively work with death and non-death loss. Also included—navigating grief reactions, complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, and when grief becomes a DSM-5-TR diagnosis. There is a focus on navigating the holidays. This course covers contemporary theory, practice tools, and therapy techniques. We will use a case example to allow for the opportunity to practice your new clinical skills. You will leave with concrete strategies you can apply immediately with your clients.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the different types of grief.
- Differentiate potential loss events occurring throughout the lifespan, including non-death situations and secondary losses.
- Apply contemporary grief counseling theory.
- Identify three grief counseling interventions to implement in session.
Continuing Education Credits: 3.0
This workshop is approved for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed psychologists.
Fees
- NASW-NY Member - $45.00
- Other Chapter Members (e.g., NASW-NJ, etc.) - $75.00
- Non-Member - $90.00
- NASW-NY Student and Transitional Member (Non-CE Eligible) - $0.00
Presenter(s): Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R
Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Health Coach, and Certified Clinical Anxiety and Trauma Treatment Professional. She is also certified in Brainspotting and trained in EMDR. Erena has twenty-one years of practical and professional experience as an active clinician, teacher, and supervisor. She has worked in a variety of community, psychiatric, in-home, and private practice settings with hundreds of complex cases.
Erena is a sought-after writer, speaker, and consultant and has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, Women’s Health, and MEL magazine. She has reviewed book proposals for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and is an Advisory Board Member for the CPTSD Foundation. Erena serves as the Founder and Continuing Education Director of EngagedMinds, a national Continuing Education business providing training for Counselors, Social Workers, and Therapists.
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