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Understanding Grief as an Anxiety Response, not a Mood Disorder, & How to Support Affected System-Involved Youth

Tue, Mar 04

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Online Event

Wendy Kessler, MSW, FT

Understanding Grief as an Anxiety Response, not a Mood Disorder, & How to Support Affected System-Involved Youth
Understanding Grief as an Anxiety Response, not a Mood Disorder, & How to Support Affected System-Involved Youth

Time & Location

Mar 04, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST

Online Event

About the Event

Wendy Kessler, MSW, FT


Training Description

All loss - death as well as non-death loss - is processed as grief; and the normative grief we experience is often misunderstood as a mood disruption rather than an anxiety response. But for many grievers when a loss we feared has become our reality, managing anxiety is a more intense support need than our feelings of sadness as we are processing and adapting to loss. This training will offer insight into the confluence of grief and anxiety, and offer supportive techniques to help grieving youth self-soothe. Participants will be informed through presenter instruction, a slide presentation, case study analysis, and explanation of supportive techniques. To increase participant engagement and content retention, the presenter will also utilize the chat box, reaction emojis, guided participant discussion, and Questions & Response.


Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to :

●       Identify 1 common reason grief responses…


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