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Traumatic Grief Case Conceptualization: From Intake to Treatment

CE Hours 1.5 1.5 Clinical

About this course

This 1.5-hour training is designed for therapists looking to enhance their ability to conceptualize grief in the therapeutic context, from intake to diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention. This training equips therapists with the knowledge and tools to recognize and treat traumatic grief, and when the experience of death and trauma intertwine, complicating the grieving process. Participants will examine the intersection between trauma and grief through the lens of assessment, diagnosis, and intervention.

The session will provide clinicians with practical approaches for differentiating traumatic grief from PTSD and other trauma-related disorders, building safety and stabilization, and integrating trauma-resolution and grief-processing interventions.

Slide deck, detailed handout, and numerous training resources are included. 


Please note: participants will be watching a recorded video.

Learning Objectives

  • Assess traumatic grief through structured intake and symptom mapping, identifying trauma-related disruptions in the grief process.
  • Differentiate between traumatic grief, PTSD, and other comorbid presentations.
  • Create treatment plans that address both trauma and grief responses using evidence-informed frameworks.
  • Apply two targeted interventions that promote regulation, integration, and continued connection to the deceased.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner and Intermediate, all levels are welcomed

Target Audience

All mental health professionals welcome.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Kelly Daugherty, LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH

    Kelly Daugherty, a seasoned social worker with over two decades in the clinical field, is a Fellow in Thanatology, specializing in death, dying, and bereavement. Anchored in Malta, NY, she owns Greater Life Grief Counseling, LCSW, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC. Kelly co-owns Healing Strides, LLC, where emotional and physical well-being intersects in a unique 7-week program for grieving women. Kelly is also a contributing author of "Holistic Mental Health" and "Brave Kids," and lead author in the collaborative book "The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience and Connection" set to release in February. She is dedicated to revolutionizing grief support by offering tools and insights to individuals and professionals alike.
    Connect with Kelly: https://linktr.ee/kellydaugherty

Disclosure

EngagedMinds Continuing Education, Erena DiGonis, and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.

References

  • Ahluwalia, S. C., Bandini, J. I., Maglione, M., Miles, J., O’Hollaren, K. M., Zhang, D., Tobin, K. S., Rector, K., Khan, A., Hughes, J., Yedavalli, M. S., Li, S. S., Alrashed, E., Alkabbani, N., Divadkar, S., Park, W., Shaw, B., Swanton, B., Truong, A., . . . Hempel, S. (2025). Interventions to improve care of bereaved persons. https://doi.org/10.23970/ahrqepcsrbereaved
  • Colvin, C., & Ceide, M. (2021). Review of grief therapies for Older adults. Current Geriatrics Reports, 10(3), 116–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13670-021-00362-w
  • Eddinger, J. R., Hardt, M. M., & Williams, J. L. (2019). Concurrent Treatment for PTSD and prolonged grief Disorder: Review of outcomes for Exposure- and Nonexposure-Based treatments. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 83(3), 446–469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222819854907
  • Ennis, N., Bottomley, J., Sawyer, J., Moreland, A. D., & Rheingold, A. A. (2022). Measuring grief in the context of Traumatic loss: A Systematic review of assessment instruments. Trauma Violence & Abuse, 24(4), 2346–2362. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221093694
  • Harrsen, K., Tølbøll, M. M., & Larsen, L. H. (2022). Effects of an integrated treatment program on grief and distress among parentally bereaved young adults. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 89(1), 155–171. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211069713
  • Killikelly, C., & Maercker, A. (2023). The cultural supplement: A new method for assessing culturally relevant prolonged grief disorder symptoms. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.7655
  • Lee, S. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2022). Grief Impairment Scale: A biopsychosocial measure of grief-related functional impairment. Death Studies, 47(5), 519–530. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2113605
  • Peña-Vargas, C., Armaiz-Peña, G., & Castro-Figueroa, E. (2021). A biopsychosocial approach to grief, depression, and the role of emotional regulation. Behavioral Sciences, 11(8), 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11080110
  • Reed, G. M., First, M. B., Billieux, J., Cloitre, M., Briken, P., Achab, S., Brewin, C. R., King, D. L., Kraus, S. W., & Bryant, R. A. (2022). Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. World Psychiatry, 21(2), 189–213. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20960
  • Szuhany, K. L., Malgaroli, M., Miron, C. D., & Simon, N. M. (2021). Prolonged Grief Disorder: Course, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. FOCUS the Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 19(2), 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20200052

CE Process Info

Content

  • Materials
    10 parts
    • Slide Deck
    • Training Handout
    • Grief vs. Depression Handout
    • Stages of Grief Article by Dr. Terri Daniel
    • PG-13
    • PCL-5
    • The Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report plus (TGI-SR+)
    • Grief Impairment Scale
    • PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Form
    • Grief Resources
  • Recordings
    1 parts
    • Training Video

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for SW (NYSED SW)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, 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: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC (NYSED LMHC)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners (NYSED LMFT)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYSED PSY)

    Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0270.

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is hereby recognized as a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider. Provider number: 1032895

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    Mar 23rd, 2026

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