Upcoming Dr. Alan Wolfelt Seminars The Center for Loss and Life Transition announces the publication of their 2022-2023 Educational Seminars catalog.
Dr. Wolfelt’s seminars have evolved out of a demand for concise yet comprehensive information in the area of death education and counseling. During these four-day training sessions, you will learn practical ways to “companion” people in grief. These seminars are designed to meet the needs of people from a variety of backgrounds, including hospice staff and volunteers, mental health care providers, social workers, clergy, school personnel, funeral directors, nurses and physicians, students and lay people.
2022 course offerings and dates: January 24-27
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
April 4-7
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
May 9-12
Companioning the Mourner from Hello to Goodbye, Dark to Light, and Backward to Forward
June 6-9
Support Group Facilitator Training
July 11-14
Grief Companioning Skills Training
July 25-28
Becoming an Effective Grief Educator
August 8-11
Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning
August 22-25
PTSD: Companioning the Traumatized Griever
Dr. Alan Wolfelt has been recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators and grief counselors. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. He founded the Center for Loss in 1984 to offer education and support both to grievers and bereavement caregivers. He is known around the world for his compassionate messages of hope and healing as well as his companioning philosophy of grief care. Dr. Wolfelt speaks on grief-related topics, offers trainings for caregivers, and has written many bestselling books and other resources on grief for both caregivers and grieving people.
September 12-15 Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training November 7-10 Companioning Bereaved Parents Training
2023 course offerings and dates: January 23-26
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
April 17-20
Companioning in Special Circumstances: Exploring the Hope and Healing Series (New!)
May 15-18
Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Death, Grief, and Mourning
June 12-15
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
July 17-20
Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Grief
August 14-17
Support Group Facilitator Training
The Educational Seminars catalog is available in both physical and digital formats. To view and to learn more about these learning opportunities, visit www.centerforloss.com/trainings or call (970) 226-6050.
September 18-21 Becoming an Effective Grief Educator October 16-19
Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner
November 13-16 Companioning Bereaved Parents Training December 4-7
Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning
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