South Africa: Learn evidence-based courses on supporting clients through grief and loss. Understand grief models and interventions for all ages.
This clinically focused course gives South African psychologists, social workers and mental health practitioners theoretical and practical tools for supporting people through grief and loss. Social worker Carin Marcus draws on established grief models and her clinical experience to explain how grief affects people across the lifespan. She pays particular attention to how children grieve at different developmental stages and offers guidance on age-appropriate interventions. Therapeutic approaches for bereaved clients are outlined, with a focus on meaning-making, emotional resilience and long-term adjustment. The course is accredited by the HPCSA for CPD points and suits anyone supporting grieving clients and families.
In this clinically focused talk, social worker, Carin Marcus offers a comprehensive exploration of grief from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Drawing on well-established grief models and over two decades of clinical experience, Carin provides mental health professionals with a nuanced understanding of how grief impacts people across the lifespan.
The talk pays particular attention to how grief manifests in children at different developmental stages, offering guidance on age-appropriate interventions. Carin also outlines therapeutic approaches to working with bereaved clients, with a focus on meaning-making, emotional resilience, and long-term adjustment following loss.
This talk is ideal for psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals seeking evidence-based tools to support clients navigating grief and bereavement.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to: