PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Workshop Announcement “Good Grief: How to cope and move forward”
Workshop Details
- Facilitator: Angela Haig
- When and where: November 21st or January 31st at the Manitoba Teachers' Society (191 Harcourt St) from 9 to 4.
- Cost: Cost is $100.00 unless you are an active member of the Society ($75.00).
- Registration: Register online at MTS PD-Workshops. Need help registering? Download the How to register PDF, call Ashley for help at (204) 837-4666 ext 234, or email me (Angela Haig) at haig.angela@gmail.com.
- Download: Good Grief Workshop 2022.pdf
Workshop Description
I am doing a full day workshop! I hope you will join me. In my practice as a clinical psychologist, I have learned so much about grief that I would like to share. We will study:
- the difficulty of grieving when we live in a death phobic and grief illiterate society
- what we learn about grief from our families, culture, communities and religious institutions
- myths that we are taught about grief
- the idea that love and grief are inextricably linked. Grief and loss are the price of living a connected life
- what is normal in grief (because most people worry that they aren't doing grief right)
- how grief affects your body
- how grief affects your brain
- the process of grief — it is more than the 5 stages of grief
- the new diagnosis called Prolonged Grief Disorder, and the controversy around it
- the concept of ambiguous losses: those which are unclear, and difficult to resolve, and how that connects to racism
- ways to cope with grief and loss, and the role of self-compassion and empathy
- the myth of closure, and what we get instead of closure.
I have practical handouts about the worst and best things to say to someone in grief.
In this workshop, you will not be asked to share your personal stories of grief.
All this happens in one day, and is filled with discussion, exercises, and stories to optimize your learning. Hopefully, some laughter too. I would love you to join me! Register online at MTS PD-Workshops.
~ Angela Haig, workshop facilitator
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