This workshop explores intergenerational grief—the ways loss, trauma, and unresolved mourning can be carried across families, communities, and cultural histories. Participants will examine how grief is shaped not only by personal experiences, but also by inherited stories, silence, traditions, and systemic events such as migration, displacement, discrimination, or collective loss. Participants will learn practical tools for naming inherited grief, understanding its impact, and engaging in healthy remembrance and meaning-making.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Define intergenerational grief and explain how it differs from individual or acute grief.
- Identify common ways grief and loss are transmitted across families, cultures, and communities.
- Recognize personal, familial, or societal patterns that may reflect inherited grief.
- Explore culturally responsive and ethical approaches to honoring grief without retraumatization.
Syllabus:
Introduction
Objective #1: Intergenerational Grief
- Definition and differentiation
- Importance on clinical work
- Examples of historical grief
Objective #2: Transmission
- Pathways of Transmission
- Recognizing Patterns of Inherited Grief
Objective #3: Interventions
- Evidence-based Assessment Tools
- Clinical considerations
- Case Vignettes
Q&A
Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 Clinical continuing education training.
Instructor: Rolanda Raymond, LCSW, ACS, CGP
Recording Date: February 28, 2026
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3hrs Clinical continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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