I really liked the session and learned a lot about myself throughout this experience. I learned a lot of practical skills and strategies that I can use for myself or even for my clients in between and during sessions.
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Grief therapy isn’t just about helping someone mourn a loss but also about aiding in the reconstruction of meaning, healing attachment wounds, and fostering resilience in the face of profound change. Portland Institute is dedicated to offer our Level 1 Certification Program in Grief Therapy, an introductory training course using the Tripartite Model of Meaning Reconstruction as an overarching framework for understanding and addressing grief, and integrating various approaches to enhance therapeutic effectiveness.
Grief is a multifaceted experience and, while most grievers go through a healing process that leads to adjustment, some may experience complicated or prolonged grief. This foundational certification program review recently established diagnostic criteria for prolonged grief and various validated screening measures for assessment. Going beyond identifying mourners who suffer from prolonged grief, learners will learn essential concepts and useful intervention strategies to practise a comprehensive therapy approach that facilitates grievers’ sense-making of the event story of the loss, realignment of the back story of relationship, and rewriting the personal story of self.
This certification program is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more about meaning reconstruction framework and wanting to be equipped with fundamental understanding of grief and loss and the relevant intervention approaches to support grievers in the aftermath of a significant loss in life. It serves as a foundational course for Level 2 Certification Programs with different specialties. Join us in this meaningful quest as we examine the complexities of grief and strive to become a better companion for others in the dark moments of their lives.
By no means. Although PI organizes major training events in its home city, it also sponsors training in every major world region, and you can choose workshops in the location or locations that work for you. And of course online training modules are available anywhere, at any time.
Absolutely. You can participate in any component of PI training simply as a professional continuing education experience, without pursuing certification.
Yes. Payment of the Enrollment Fee is required to establish you as a Certification learner, and to set up a personal Progress Tracker to help you monitor completed requirements toward certification. If you decide to pursue multiple Certification tracks sequentially or simultaneously, Enrollment is required separately for each.
No. You can take nearly any course or module you wish, in any order, with the exception of a few Practicum Studio modules that presume completion of a specified Techniques Module as a prerequisite. Although many learners find the Core Courses a logical and helpful place to begin regardless of the Certification Track they are pursuing, others prefer a different path through the curriculum.
That depends on the specific training event of interest, as well as your professional discipline. Just see pages devoted to the specific events on the PI site for the relevant details.
Not at the present time. All of our Onsite events routinely carry APA CE approval, but APA does not directly certify programs that it does not own or co-own. So, you would need to check with your state board about its CE status, as many states have Category 2 credits or a similar designation that readily confer credit for high quality training even when it does not carry the APA imprimatur.
I really liked the session and learned a lot about myself throughout this experience. I learned a lot of practical skills and strategies that I can use for myself or even for my clients in between and during sessions.
It was great learning and reinforcement of the value of making meaning for one’s posttraumatic growth. I really like the way you model validation and reframing in your case studies. Meeting a client where they are and then facilitating with one of interventions you’ve given, in their moment of readiness. Teaching and modeling this is very helpful to watch unfold.
I appreciate so much how Dr. Neimeyer and Dr. Ng explain, present and model the use of the techniques throughout the workshop. Both Drs. Neimeyer and Ng are top in their field. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many other faculty at the retreat–all of whom are experts in this field. I look forward to participating in the certificate program.
I enjoyed the whole seminar – very informative and well organized.
Deeply moving, well-supported with theory and research, extremely useful and inspiring. The slides were beautiful and engrossing. I’m sure we were all looking closely and deeply, in a parallel process with the screen and within ourselves.
I was very moved by the instructor sharing her personal experience as well as her art. Having her client present to share her loss and her art was also powerful and impactful. The learning from this class was deep and sustaining.
I truly loved everything. I particularly enjoyed the combinations of lecture and experientials.
The entire retreat was amazing. It was perfectly paced for learning and creating. It was both personally powerful and professionally. I loved the Lunch and Learn.
I am extremely impressed by this conference. The topics, the presenters. It was well worth the time and money.
Thank you for a beautiful retreat. I was moved to tears several times and it has set me on a course of deeper discovery. The presenters were all top notch, knowlegeable, and engaging. The activities allowed us to discover many things about ourselves and sharing the experience with others was invaluable. Those interactions will stay with me for a long time.
Honored & grateful for the PI team. Such a wealth of knowledge, expertise & compassion for humanity & healing suffering. I cannot wait to engage further with the PI trainings!
This is my first experience with PI and now I have found my go-to place for ongoing learning, mentoring & connection! I’m so excited for more!
Well done! Appropriate breadth & nice depth of skills covered. Appreciate the experiential approach. Knowledgeable & supportive faculty. Looking forward to doing more with PI in the future.
PI’s Grief Therapy Learning Retreat offered a safe holding space for grief professionals to gather in a beautiful setting & learn with prominent leaders in the field of thanatology. Professional yet warm, rigorous yet invigorating — I’m leaving with a sense of renewal to meeting clients where they are.
The retreat, the attendees, the faculty, the leaders and the offerings (learning opportunities) were really off-the-charts amazing. Thank you for creating an event that has been transformational for me.