This is not an introductory course!

This advanced grief course is designed for participants who already have foundational knowledge or training in grief support, and registration is intended for those with prior experience rather than beginners.

Description

This interactive workshop provides students with a practical understanding of complicated bereavement and how it differs from normative grief. Participants will explore the clinical features that distinguish persistent grief from typical mourning processes, including risk factors, assessment, and cultural context. The session will also introduce structured assessment approaches to help clinicians identify complicated bereavement with confidence. Evidence-informed treatment strategies will be presented, with an emphasis on practical interventions that promote meaning-making and reengagement in life. Students will leave with greater clarity and increased confidence in working with individuals experiencing prolonged or complicated grief.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, participants will:

1.     Differentiate between normative grief and complicated bereavement.

2.     Identify risk factors, family background, and environmental situations that contribute to the development of complicated bereavement.

3.     Demonstrate assessment strategies for complicated bereavement, including the use of structured questions and screening tools.

4.     Apply a minimum of one evidence-informed treatment strategy to case examples involving clients experiencing complicated bereavement.

Location:

University of Nevada, Reno - Redfield Campus 18600 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV 89511

Date/Time:

Monday, June 22, 2026 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Presented by:

Brenda Freeman, Ph.D., CPC, LCPC, NCC

Continuing Education Units:

4 CEUs

Certification Board Information

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here. Additional specifications can be found below.

NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals)

This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for the below # of CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

CEUs: 4

Skills Groups

This course applies to the following Client Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC:

• Treatment Plan

• Counseling Services

NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)

CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. (Continuing education hours and CEU's are synonymous for purposes of issuing CEU's from CASAT Learning)

Qualifies for NBCC Credit: Yes

NCB (Nevada Certification Board)

This course is not approved by the Nevada Certification Board.

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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