Understanding Grief and Loss and Associated Anger and Depression

Please click the link above to SUBSCRIBE and click the bell to be notified of new videos CEU Purchase Link a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Fmember 2Fcart 2Findex 2Fproduct 2Fid 2F582 2Fc 2F a Sponsored by TherapyNotes com Manage your practice securely and efficiently Two free months of TherapyNotes with coupon code CEU Define grief Conceptualize grief in terms of any loss Identify how failure to deal with grief can impact a person Explore the stages of grief Denial Numbness dream alternate explanations Anger The unknown loss of control death isolation failure shouldas and couldas Bargaining If I then I will wake up and realize this was only a really bad dream Depression Helpless hopeless Acceptance Radical acceptance that the loss occurred and determining how to proceed from there Anger is the power play Push people away to avoid getting hurt again Blame others as an outlet for helplessness---somebody somewhere could have prevented this Blame self to try to regain some control prevent it from happening again make themselves suffer Question belief system and world schema Guilt is a form of anger Depression Hopelessness and helplessness Reality that the loss occurred AND it cannot be changed Action Steps Develop hope and empowerment Begin exploring all aspects of the person s life to which they are committed Explore how they can use their energy to continue to nurture the important things in their life loss of a child victimization cancer Encourage knowledge acquisition Identify what cannot be changed Identify what can be changed Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations It is important to explore feelings and reactions in terms of their functionality---how are they benefiting the person It takes at least a year to deal with significant losses Many times there are multiple ancillary losses that need to be addressed How people deal with grief and loss varies widely Grieving is a form of crisis The body is on high alert which likely impacts sleep eating and energy to work or socialize Minimizing vulnerabilities is important to reduce unnecessary frustration and avoid confirming helplessness Ultimately it is hoped that the person can identify how they are stronger or better off from the experience Also check out our other podcasts Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery and Addiction Counselor Exam Review AllCEUs provides multimedia counseloreducation and CEUs for LPCs LMHCs LMFTs and LCSWs as well as addiction counselor precertification training and continuing education Live Interactive Webinars 5 Unlimited Counseling CEs for 59 Specialty Certificates starting at 89 including AddictionCounselor RecoveryCoach PeerSupportSpecialist TraumaInformedCare BHT Etherapy AllCEUs courses are accepted in most states because we are approved as an education provider for NAADAC the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health Professional Counseling the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions the Australian Counselling Association National Counsel for Therapeutic Recreation Certification NCTRC CRCC PA Certification Board Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and more and more DrDawnEliseSnipes provides training through allceus that are helpful for LPCCEUs LMHCCEUs LCPCCEUs LSWCEUs LCSWCEUs LMFTCEUs CRCCEUs LADCCEUs CADCCEUs MACCEUs CAPCEUs NCCCEUS LCDCCEUs CPRSCEUs CTRSCEUs and more hpcsa

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