September Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute Information

GSVLI session links for our September Institute are available!

September 10 & 11, 2020: Grief Sensitivity Institute Part 1:
Grounding ourselves in the basics (frameworks, definitions, and foundational concepts)

Please click on the following for the Zoom links to join each individual session of the Institute: Session Links

You can choose to attend as many sessions as you would like, and each session will be available to join 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. Additionally, we have included links to each session's survey, which you can complete after each session. This is extremely important to us, as our funding comes from SAMHSA, which requires us to evaluate our services.

Please click on the following for complete session descriptions, date and time slots of sessions, and biographies of speakers: full brochure here 

GSVLI Session speakers & descriptions for our September Institute are available!

September 10 & 11, 2020: Grief Sensitivity Institute Part 1:
Grounding ourselves in the basics (frameworks, definitions, and foundational concepts)

Please see the full brochure here for complete session descriptions, date and time slots of sessions, biographies of speakers, and more.

Tracked Learning- Both Institutes (September & November) have four sessions with three learning tracks (you are open to attend any session in any track). The speakers are duplicated for both Institutes and the sessions will be connected but different.

Below, we have the line-up for September’s Institute

September 10 & 11, 2020

9:00 am-2:45 pm PT • 10:00 am-3:45 pm MT 11:00 am-4:45 pm CT • 12:00-5:45 pm ET both days

The Institutes include:

• Tracked Learning: Each Institute has four sessions that each have three learning tracks: Grief Sensitivity, Evidence-Based Practices for Clinicians, and School Mental Health. You are invited to join whichever track most fits your learning interests!
• Reflective Discussion: On both days of each Institute, we’ll host optional breakout discussions for participants to join, listen and learn from each other’s expertise and experience.
• Opening Keynote & Closing Activity: On Day 1, we open with a keynote to set the tone; on Day 2, we close with an integrated activity to support our learning outcomes.

The Institutes are for Community Mental Health Practitioners, Social Workers, Psychologists, Therapists, School Mental Health Personnel, School Counselors, Educators, School Administrators, and anyone interested in enhancing their grief sensitivity. You can find the agenda for our Institutes below.

If you are interested in more grief resources, the MHTTC Network has released a series of five fact sheets that cover various topics, such as defining grief, responses to grief across the lifespan, preventive strategies and protective resources for grief, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based treatments for grief.

Grief and Self-Care

• We recognize that for some people, attending sessions on grief can activate our own feelings and grief responses.
• Be sensitive to your own reactions throughout the Learning Institute. Take breaks, stretch, drink lots of water, etc.
• If you need more support, please contact:
  • National Suicide Hotline - 1-800-273-8255
  • NAMI - 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or [email protected]
  • Mental Health America- 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text MHA to 741741
  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline - referral and information - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
  • SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline - 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746

Note: Recordings for all sessions of the Learning Institutes will be made available in the MHTTC Products and Resources Catalog. Certificates of completion will be available. CEUs are not available for these Learning Institutes.

Looking for additional grief resources? Visit our webpage: Responding to COVID-19 | Grief, Loss, and Bereavement

Questions? Contact the MHTTC Network Coordinating Office at [email protected]