Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved

The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing^® is honored to bring internationally recognized scholar, author, speaker and practicing psychologist, Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD to Arlington, Virginia for this 2-day experiential workshop. Continuing education credits are available for professionals.

Featuring

Robert A. Neimeyer, PhDRobert Neimeyer is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has published 30 books, including Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved. Robert is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences. The recipient of the MISS Foundation’s Phoenix Award: Rising to the Service of Humanity, Robert served as Chair of the International Work Group for Death, Dying, and Bereavement and President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. He has been granted the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given Lifetime Achievement Awards by both the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the International Network on Personal Meaning.

Program Details

Continuing education (12 hours) is available for a variety of boards through the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®. CE fee is included in the registration fee. Attendance is required both days to obtain CE certificate. Instructions for obtaining CEs will be provided at the event.

Schedule

Day 1: Processing the Event Story of the Death

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. — The Power of Presence: Orienting to Client Needs and Resources

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. — Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. — Restorative Retelling: Mastering the Narrative of the Death

12:15p.m. -1:15p.m. — Lunch

1:15p.m. - 2:45 p.m. — Analogical Listening: Exploring Sensed Meanings of Grief

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Chapters of Our Lives: Rewriting Stories of Loss
Day 2: Accessing the Back Story of the Relationship

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. — Continuing Bonds: Tracking Through Bereavement

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. — Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. — Remembering Conversations: Re-introducing the Deceased

12:15p.m. -1:15p.m. — Lunch

1:15p.m. - 2:45 p.m. — Encountering Resistance: Working with Pro-symptom

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Enacting Emotion: Reopening Dialogues with the Dead

Registration Details

Space is limited. Registration fee is $150 and includes continuing education and lunch both days.

About the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing^®

The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing^® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military, veteran and civilian families. The Institute serves as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration among professionals working in the field of grief and loss.

The Institute is where practical information on coping with loss are accessible for all who seek current strategies, the most effective tools, and best practices for supporting those who are grieving and those who serve the grieving.

The Institute provides workshops, seminars, panel discussions, and more to educate caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, casualty officers, the bereaved themselves, and so many others on the best ways to travel the grief journey.

TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing^® is located at TAPS Headquarters, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor, Arlington, VA 22201

Email us at Institute@taps.org or give us a call at 800-959-8277 (TAPS) with any questions.