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At a Distance: Grief in the Age of COVID-19
Original Recording Date :
Course Format
Recorded webinar.
During this workshop we will discuss the impact COVID-19 has upon us both professionally and personally in relation to the layers of loss we have experienced. When families experience a death during this age of distancing and isolation in which they may not be able to be with their loved one or begin the mourning process through ritual, they may experience delayed bereavement and complicated grief. During this workshop we will address ways to assist individuals mourning during this age of uncertainty.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how uncertain times impacts us personally and professionally.
- Identify losses inherent to COVID 19 and their impact on the bereaved.
- Identify the uniqueness of death and bereavement in the age of COVID 19.
- Apply effective strategies for helping those impacted by bereavement that have occurred during this period.
Research: The American Psychological Association has published an article on grief during the age of physical distancing. Additional information can be found on Google Scholar.
Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, case managers, and other interested individuals.
Customer ServiceADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
Customer Service: We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
Day Cummings, LCSW, RN
Day Cummings, LCSW, RN, is in private practice in Hamburg New York, and has extensive experience working with children and families coping with grief and loss. She entered the field of social work after being a registered professional nurse for 25 years in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. While working as a nurse she was driven to begin working in the field of bereavement, Day began a support group for women who had lost their mother’s as children which led to a career move into social work. While attending graduate school at UB, she took her desire to work in the area of bereavement one-step further and founded Circle of Daughters Inc., a non-profit organization that offers support services and individual therapy to children, adolescents and adults who have experienced a loss. Today, along with her dog Isabella, she serves a variety of individuals and families with loss related issues. Day previously worked at the Lee Gross Anthone Child Advocacy Center in Buffalo as a therapist with sexually abused children and severely physically abused children. She also works as part-time faculty at the UB School of Social Work as well as a group facilitator with Stone’s Buddies at Oishei Children’s Hospital. In 2015, NASW NYS recognized her as Social Worker of the Year.
