Center for Loss: The Depression of Grief

https://www.centerforloss.com/trainings/

This seminar will explore a variety of important topics related to the depression of grief. Dr. Wolfelt will explore how it is often normal and necessary to experience reactive depression after a significant loss, especially the death of someone loved. However, depression can sometimes be totally disabling and evolve into clinical depression, resulting in a blocked path to healing. Come join us for a much-needed comprehensive examination of this topic.

An outline of the course includes:

• Introduction: the importance of the topic
• Brief review of “normal” symptoms of grief
• Exploring the sadness of grief
• Defining clinical depression and its sub-types
• Understanding the differential diagnosis of clinical depression and normal depressive grief
• Introduction to “complicated” mourning
• Understanding authentic mourning as “treatment”: the six needs of mourning
• Introduction to the concept of “carried grief”
• Overview of biomedical treatments and psychotherapy “treatments”
• Companioning the depressed mourner in five areas (physical, cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual)
• Reconciliation and the transformative nature of grief

Participants will receive a copy of The Depression of Grief: Coping with Your Sadness and Knowing When to Get Help.