MAHEC #75583 Open

Essential Grief and Loss Skills for Companioning Mourners

Essential Grief and Loss Skills for Companioning Mourners

Location

Live Webinar
Webex
Quiet Location with Reliable Internet Connectivity

Dates & Times

Sep 4, 2025 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Contact

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This comprehensive presentation is designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of grief and its multifaceted nature. Through interactive discussions, we will explore the emotional and physical responses to grief, recognize its manifestations at different stages of life, and address common misconceptions that often accompany loss.

Participants will also learn to identify various types of grief and the specific challenges they present, such as feelings of guilt, depression, and anxiety. Through this process, participants will acquire skills for effectively supporting and companioning mourners as they navigate their grief.

Presenter

David McLawhorn, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical social worker in the Memory Counseling Program (MCP) at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (AHWFB) hospital, counseling people living with dementia and their care partners. He also develops and facilitates training for AHWFB geriatric and palliative care fellows, focusing on grief and dementia-related topics. David volunteers his time educating staff, interns, and volunteers with NC non-profit, Arts For Life, which provides art programming to pediatric cancer patients at hospitals throughout North Carolina. He received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Before entering the field of clinical social work, David worked as a designer and website developer in the marketing and advertising industry. While pursuing his graduate degree, David served as the Anderson Endowment Social Work Intern with MCP where he gained valuable experience providing individual and group therapy services to people living with dementia and their care partners. His post-graduate clinical focus has been on providing mental health services for adults with an emphasis on grief and loss.

This presenter is being supported through a partnership between UNC-CH, School of Social Work and the NC AHEC Program.

Group Registrations

Registering 5 or more participants from the same agency with one payment?

Group Rates Available: $81 per registrant
(Add $15 to fee if registering after August 28th.)

Please call MAHEC Registration Team at 828-257-4475 to request a special registration code.

Audience

Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, mental health providers, and all healthcare professionals interested in this topic

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

check Discuss the basics of grief including emotional and physical responses
check Articulate common misconceptions about grief and loss
check Discuss cultural considerations in supporting the grieving
check Demonstrate the ability to implement techniques for supporting the grieving
check Recognize grief throughout the lifespan
check Identify types of grief and loss
check List common grief responses (guilt, depression, and anxiety)

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Early Registration Fee

$99.00

Peer Support Specialist Fee

$54.00

Registration Fee

$114.00

Speakers

David McLawhorn, MSW, LCSW

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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