Instructor: Laurine Voltaire, EdD

This interactive workshop explores the multifaceted nature of grief and provides a supportive space to understand and navigate the grieving process. Participants will be guided through the emotional journey of mourning, with a focus on how to "grieve well"—honoring their loss while moving toward healing and eventual purpose. The session will compare and contrast key models of grief, including Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief, The Dual Process Model, and Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning. Each model will be examined for its strengths, practical applications, and limitations within counseling and real-life scenarios. Participants will gain insight into how these frameworks can support healthy grieving, while also understanding that grief is not linear or uniform—what works for one person may not work for another. (2 CEUs)