Ambiguous Loss: Strategies for System Involved Youth & Families to Manage Loss that Remains Unclear & Without Resolution

Wendy Kessler, MSW, FT

Training Description

Ambiguous Losses are non-death losses that lack clarity, definition, or finality. They also lack official or social verification, and often complicate grief for system-involved youth and their families. This training will educate participants about Ambiguous Loss and provide education on how to effectively support system-involved youth and their families. Participants will be informed through presenter instruction, a slide presentation, self-reflection, and grounding practices. To increase participant engagement and content retention, presenter will also utilize the chat box, reaction emojis, annotation features, guided participant discussion, and Questions & Answers.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

● Explain ambiguous loss as a unique form of grief to system-involved youth and their families.