Grief doesn’t follow a timeline—and neither should your clinical approach. As grief presentations become increasingly complex, clinicians need a deeper, more structured understanding of how to identify, assess, and treat diverse grief responses across the lifespan.
Whether you’re supporting a client with disenfranchised grief, a child experiencing ambiguous loss, or an adult showing signs of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), this self-paced certificate course equips you with practical tools and evidence-based strategies to meet clients where they are in their grief journey.
Taught by nationally recognized grief specialist Tiffani Dilworth, MA, LCPC, this course blends clinical depth with real-world application. A Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Fellow in Thanatology, Ms. Dilworth is the author of Types of Grief and 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma, and host of the Managing My Grief podcast. Her work has transformed how clinicians across the U.S. approach grief, trauma, and loss.
Through an integrative, lifespan-based approach, Ms. Dilworth delivers clear, research-informed insights into the types and expressions of grief—especially those often misunderstood or overlooked. Her trauma-informed lens provides compassionate yet structured frameworks for both assessment and treatment.
This comprehensive self-study course explores more than a dozen grief types, including traumatic, ambiguous, delayed, disenfranchised, and cumulative grief. Participants will review grief models like the Dual Process Model, Worden’s TEAR Tasks, and the Companioning Model; gain exposure to validated assessment tools such as the Core Bereavement Items and Inventory of Complicated Grief; and learn culturally responsive interventions that clinicians can apply immediately.
Key Takeaways:
Master the spectrum of grief presentations: Understand how grief can manifest across the lifespan, including in complex or hidden forms.
Apply best-fit models and assessments: Confidently select the grief model and assessment tool best suited to each client’s situation.
Implement targeted interventions: Use practical, evidence-based tools to help clients process grief, honor loss, and foster healing.
Why This Course?
Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from a leading voice in grief counseling who brings clinical, educational, and lived experience to her teaching.
In-Depth, Practical Content: Go beyond theory with real-life case examples, intervention strategies, and ready-to-use clinical resources.
Comprehensive Certificate Training: Earn 7 CE hours and a certificate that affirms your ability to competently support grieving clients in any setting.
Learning Objectives:
List and explain different types of grief and their symptoms.
Explain how the different types of grief can impact the progression of treatment.
Recall 2-3 grief models to conceptualize grief and the clinician’s role
Assess which grief model will be most impactful for their client
Illustrate how grief can have an impact across the lifespan
Recall 3-4 interventions for grief to better care for clients
This is more than a grief overview—it’s a clinician’s toolkit for one of the most delicate and critical areas of care. Let this course guide you in offering skillful, compassionate support to clients navigating the terrain of loss.
Add this training to your professional toolkit today.
This is a non-interactive, self-study program. Instruction consists of 7 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
Tiffani Dilworth, MA, LCPC
Tiffani Dilworth, LPC, FT, is a successful psychotherapist, author, and sought-after speaker on topics related to grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. Miss Dilworth received her Master’s in Community Counseling from Oklahoma State University. She’s a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who specializes in PTSD, Grief, and Sexual Trauma. She’s a Fellow in Thanatology and a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist.
She has worked across the US with various organizations, schools, universities, and corporations to bring awareness to the grieving process and to teach countless people how to live alongside their grief. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Ms. Dilworth is an affiliate of PsychExperts & Associates, Inc, located in Baltimore, MD.
Drawing on her rich clinical experience, Ms. Dilworth incorporates the most current information on the process of grieving with evidence-based and innovative treatment techniques that clinicians can immediately use in their practice. She’s the author of the books 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief, and the host of Managing My Grief Podcast.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
Credit Hours: This course consists of 7 continuing education hours of credit.
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This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
This course was recorded 4/21/22 and 4/22/22 and updated 4/20/23.
