Understanding How 8-Sessions Grief Support Groups Can Support System-Involved Youth with Complex Histories

Shoshana Phoenixx

Training Description

This training will explore a design of grief group that supports improved outcomes for system-involved youth. As complicated as the grief experience can be, for system involved youth who have experienced multiple losses of many kinds, the structure developed for grief groups needs to be thoughtful and have measured activities for focusing the participants, guiding them through the week-by-week process, and learning to develop trust with the facilitator and the other group members for best results.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to

● Identify at least 3 criteria for effectively identifying suitable participants of system-involved youth who are grieving.