Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center, LLC Presents

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 from 1 - 4pm
Live Webinar 
 

Enhancing the Psychosocial-Spiritual Well-Being of Bereaved Older Adults

Older adults’ prior life experiences, coping mechanisms, health changes, and social network affect their perspective taking and response to a loved one’s death manifestly different than younger generations. This interactive, case-based session describes the 65 plus population’s predominate distinct death-related losses and their respective effects on psychosocial-spiritual well-being. Drawing on the Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement, the session outlines practical strategies and best practices for enhancing bereaved older adults’ health and minimizing bereavement overload utilizing person-centered assessment and treatment methods.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the distinct death-related losses that older adults experience and the psychosocial-spiritual effect on well-being in relation to bereavement assessment and treatment.

    

2. Discuss practical strategies for enhancing bereaved older adults’ well-being specific to each distinct death-related loss across therapeutic processes.

    

3. Analyze case studies utilizing older adult distinct person-centered assessment and treatment methods and best practices.

     4. Apply the Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement and strategies to practice using a case study.

Presenter: Julie A. Guistwite, PhD, LSW, FT, CSWM

CEU Offered: 3 

Fees includes certificate:
NASW Members $75             Non-Members $90

To register for training visit Enhancing the Psychosocial-Spiritual Well-Being of Bereaved Older Adults

For more information visit https://rolbereavementresourcecenter.com/

Disclaimer: 

Please note these credits are accepted for PA State license only:
NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapist and professional counselors by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapist and Professional Counselors, call your state licensing  board to verify CEU's