The Challenge of Caring: Working with People Facing Grief, Loss, and Death

Course overview

Working with people confronting grief, loss, trauma, and tragedy is an intensely personal endeavor--one that carries well-documented risks for practitioners, including burnout, moral distress, and compassion fatigue. Yet current research and clinical wisdom show that the demands of this work can be managed effectively and may even promote personal and professional growth. Drawing on recent developments in positive psychology, neuroscience, and contemporary psychotherapy, this session presents evidence-based strategies to strengthen emotional resilience, sustain meaningful self-care, and enhance clinical effectiveness.