Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Adele Lafrance, PhD, C.Psych.
This training is suitable for:
Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers
Level of training: Intermediate
Client age category: For professionals who work with clients 12 years to adulthood.
Trigger warning: Participating in our programming may evoke powerful feelings and can trigger participants who have experienced personal trauma.
Description: Someone who loses a loved one to suicide is referred to as a survivor of suicide loss. Similar experiences are found in the context of accidental overdose/injury and illness. When survivors of such losses - whether a parent, family member, partner or friend - carry self-blame, the grief process can be complex, problematic or become stuck. Survivors can lose their internal connection with their loved-one and engage in problematic behaviors as a form of punishment or belief of reparation. When self-blame is deep, as is often the case with these types of losses, reassurance to lift self-blame is likely to be ineffective and can contribute to feelings of shame and isolation related to the experience.
In this training, participating clinicians will be offered theory to guide their practice as well as step-by-step instructions and a script for an individual chair-work intervention for these purposes. A video demonstration will also be included in the workshop.
Learning objectives:
- Identify markers of self-blame narratives.
- Explain cognitive and emotional drivers of self-blame.
- Apply tools and techniques to transform problematic self-blame that is post-loss using experiential chair-work.
Given the sensitive nature of the subject matter, the training will not be recorded, ensuring a safe and confidential learning environment for all participants.
This training meets the criteria towards certification through the International Institute for EFFT.
Registration fee: General $150 | Student $135
Learn more and register at: https://cvent.me/3MMxn7
