Death may end a life, but not necessarily a relationship.  Drawing on attachment-informed and Two-Track models of bereavement, we will begin by considering grieving as a process of reconstructing rather than relinquishing our bonds with those who have died, and the circumstances that can interfere with this natural process.  Clinical videos bearing on a range of losses will sensitize learners to various impediments to reorganizing the “back story” of the ongoing relationship with the deceased, as we also note several techniques that can help move such work forward.  Participants will practice a creative technique for mapping their “secure base” relationships and leave with a framework for conceptualizing attachment issues complicating adjustment to bereavement and a tool for assessing features of the “back story” of their experiences with the deceased that merit attention in grief counseling and therapy.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify dimensions of insecure attachment that complicate adaptation to the death.

• Summarize the Two-Track Model of bereavement and its use in identifying problems meriting clinical attention.

• Utilize a validated measure of the quality of the relationship with the deceased to pinpoint a focus for intervention.

• Apply Secure Base Mapping to trace sustaining bonds over time to identify internal and external resources to promote adaptation to life transitions.

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Note:  Completion of this module and return of the Responsive Journal satisfies half of the Core Course on Attachment-Informed Approaches to grief therapy required for All PI Certification Programs.

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PROGRAM CONTENT

This program contains the following video segments:

1. Attachment and Impermanence:  The Role of Internal Working Models (43 mins)
2. Caring and Daring:  Drawing the Secure Base Map (53 mins)
3. Object Stories:  Reaffirming the Continuing Bond (35 mins)
4. Working with the Relationship:  The Two-Track Model of Bereavement (32 mins)

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COURSE PACK CONTAINS...

• Instructions for Secure Base Mapping and Object Stories.

• The Quality of Relationship Inventory - Bereavement version (QRI-B): the full validated scale with scoring instructions and permission to use it in clinical and research contexts.

• Responsive Journal that, upon completion, confers 0.5 credit of Core Course leading to All PI Certification Programs.

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The module materials will be emailed to the learners upon completion of purchase.