Good Grief for School Professionals

This full-day, in-person workshop is designed for school professionals wanting to build their skills to effectively support bereaved students. Content is intended for those who are trained and experienced in providing social/emotional support to students. Through this training, school professionals will gain an understanding of children’s grief at different developmental stages, identify indicators of grief, and learn about current grief theory. Attendees will be provided with tips for talking to students about grief and death and guidance on forming and facilitating a grief support group. Thi...Read mores workshop will include interactive exercises and attendees will be provided with educational handouts, samples of grief-based activities, and student support plans.

Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish children’s understanding of death at different developmental stages and describe several indicators of grief as a full-body experience
• Apply supportive techniques and tools to support students in a group/individual setting.
• Discuss considerations for planning and forming a grief support group in the school setting.

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Learning Objectives

  • Distinguish children’s understanding of death at different developmental stages and describe indicators of grief as a full-body experience.
  • Apply supportive techniques and tools to support students in a group/individual setting.
  • Discuss considerations for planning and forming a grief support group in the school setting.

Friday, February 09, 2024

Bo’s Place
10050 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX, 77054

09:00 AM CST - 04:00 PM CST

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EARN 6 CE Credit Hours

About the speakers

Arlette Rodriguez, LCSW

Arlette Rodriguez, LCSW

School Program Manager, Bo’s Place
Arlette Rodriguez co-manages Bo’s Place school-based programs and facilitates grief support groups in various schools in the Houston area. She joined Bo's Place in March 2019. Arlette joined the Executive Board of the Latino Social Workers of Greater Houston in September 2020. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in Spanish and Business from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 and a Master of Social Work from The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work in 2017. Before joining Bo's Place, she was a Case Manager at Spring Branch Community Health Center.
Lori Bokone, M.Ed., LPC

Lori Bokone, M.Ed., LPC

School Program Manager
Lori Bokone co-manages the School-Based Program, overseeing grief support groups provided to students in grades K-12 in the greater Houston area. Lori earned a Bachelor of Psychology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Education in Counseling from the University of Houston. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified School Counselor, and Certified Classroom Teacher in General and Special Education. Lori has 10 years of experience in the classroom setting and served as a volunteer facilitator at Bo’s Place for 8 years before joining the staff in 2016.

Agenda

9:00-10:00 About Bo’s Place

                  Introduction to grief  

10:00-11:00 Understanding children’s grief

                    Grief is a full body experience

                    Grief and developmental stages

11:00-12:00 Supporting bereaved students

                    Talking to children about grief and death

                    Student support plans

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:30: Special circumstances                   

1:30-2:00 Considerations for forming grief support groups

2:00-3:00 Activity breakout sessions

3:00-4:00: Group facilitation skills

CE Information - Earn 6 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CE Process Info

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