This webinar will provide the basic tools to facilitate a grief group for children, teens, and adults. After attending this webinar, participants will be able to feel comfortable facilitating or co-facilitating a grief group. They will be given tools and ways to adapt to a quick-moving group atmosphere.

Target Audience: Students, interns, individuals entering the field of childhood bereavement, new staff members, new counselors, group facilitators, volunteers, anyone who wants to invest in their practice.
Instructional Level: Novice – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way.
Format: Live Interactive Webinar

Please note: CEs are not available for this webinar.

Cost: Free for NACG Members; $20 per session for Guests; $50 for full series for Guests

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This session is part of the Introduction to Grief Support Series. To view the other sessions in the Spring 2025 Series, click on the title below.

Session 1: Grief-Tech: The Intersection of Grief and Technology
This session – Session 2: Basics of Leading a Grief Group
Session 3: More information coming soon… 

Objectives:

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Provide leadership skills in leading a group of grieving children, teens, and/or adults
• Practice and apply the skills of communication, awareness, and reflection
• Apply self-care techniques better provide support for themselves to help others
• Flexibility to adapt to a high-paced group environment

Speaker Bios:

Gabby Gauthier, MA, LPC, a licensed professional counselor and program director at the Children’s Grief Center, has been providing grief support for children, teens, and their families for 8 years. She facilitates groups for all ages to help families navigate their grief journey.

Gabby has a passion for encouraging the expression of grief, and teaching others how to feel comfort in the discomfort. She has provided training to volunteers at the grief center, as well as presenting at the National Alliance for Children’s Grief Conference.

Refund/cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration, please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688. Please note that no refunds will be given.

To request accessibility accommodations: The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org or at (432) 288-4688 to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.