Beyond the Behavior: Relationship-Based Behavior Management for Children Grieving

Beyond the Behavior: Relationship-Based Behavior Management for Children Grieving

This training provides participants with practical strategies for understanding and managing the range of behaviors exhibited by children who are grieving. Grief can manifest differently in children than in adults, often presenting as behavioral changes that can be challenging for caregivers and educators. This training will explore the unique ways children process grief at different developmental stages, common behavioral manifestations of grief (e.g., aggression, withdrawal, regression), and effective techniques for providing support. Participants will learn how to create a safe and supportive environment, utilize communication strategies that promote emotional expression, and implement behavior management techniques tailored to the specific needs of grieving children. The training will also address self-care strategies for adults supporting grieving children, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and managing their own emotional responses. By the end of this training, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to compassionately and effectively support grieving children through their behavioral challenges, fostering healthy emotional development and resilience.

 

 

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Target Audience: Counselors, Social workers, Bereavement support professionals, school professionals
Instructional Level: Basic – 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

 

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Summarize the importance of building strong, trusting relationships with grieving children and demonstrate at least one technique for fostering such relationships.
  • Identify at least two communication and support strategies to create a safe and supportive environment for grieving children.
  • Formulate intervention and de-escalation techniques, matched to the intensity of the situation, using a tiered response.

 

Speaker Bio:

Kristen Huber MS, LPC, FT, became the Volunteer Services Coordinator at the Highmark Caring Place facility in Erie in April of 2014. Since 1996, Kristen has been working with and advocating for children who have experienced trauma in their lives. She has trained and supervised master level clinicians and has done numerous trainings on helping people understand how trauma effects a child’s development and their ability to effectively interact with those around them. Kristen has her own private practice and has been a licensed professional counselor since 2006. She has worked with children and adults that present with a variety of mental health issues.  Most of her work is focused on helping people with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, bereavement/loss and trauma. In addition to being an LPC, she has been a Certified Thanatologist since 2018. She then received her Fellow in Thanatology in 2022.

Melissa Reagan, MSW, LSW, CT, has a Bachelor’s of the Arts degree in psychology from Goucher College and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a licensed social worker in the state of Pennsylvania and has a Certificate in Thanatology. Melissa currently works at the Highmark Caring Place in Camp Hill as the Volunteer Services Coordinator and Senior Grief & Clinical Services Specialist. Prior to her current role, Melissa worked in children’s behavioral and mental health in various roles and capacities — case manager, outpatient therapist, quality services and clinical care management.  Her experience encompasses direct care provision alongside collaborative work with treatment teams, to ensure that each child’s mental and behavioral health needs were met. In her current role, she continues to use clinical and practical skills gained through previous experience to meet the unique needs of children who are grieving.

 

 

Supported by the philanthropic investment
of the New York Life Foundation.