Registration Fee:Free: SPN Members (pre-registration required)
$40: Non-Members
Description: This session will describe the distinction between trauma and grief and provide practical advice on how to support grieving children and their families. A range of topics will be covered, including what not to stay, considerations related to grief across different cultures, identifying and addressing guilt, misconceptions and literal misinterpretations, children’s conceptual understanding of death and the unique challenges for grieving children with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Free resources for addressing these issues and many others from the Coalition to Support Grieving Students will be shared.
Outcome: 75% of the participants of this webinar will implement at least 1 new strategy to feel comfortable and prepared to offer support to grieving children and/or families based upon the knowledge gain
Relevant Financial Relationships: The planners and faculty for this activity report no relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest in the development and presentation of this course.
Continuing Education:Society of Pediatric Nurses is accredited a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
Contact Hour Expiration Date (Recording): September 28, 2025