This session will help participants look at the grief process through a new lens and do a bit of re-energizing too! The grief experience will be explored with an emphasis on understanding grief as a non-linear, personal journey with some common experiences. People who come to this conference will leave with new, impactful ways of thinking about grief and meaning - both as a grieving individual and as a person who supports those journeying through grief. Specific tools and grief management ideas will be shared. Handy hacks for managing personal energy and relationships while grieving will be discussed. Conversation will also include how world changes have affected grief in the last few years and specific ideas to manage these changes. Besides the keynote speaker, participants will hear from an energizing resource panel that includes four speakers sharing fresh ideas and useful tools for managing our physical beings, our creative selves, our communicating/social selves, and our spiritual selves as we deal with grief. Participants will leave the presentation with new techniques to use for patients, volunteers, and themselves.

SIUE is an approved CEU provider by the State of Illinoisfor social work continuing education. If you are licensed/certified in anyother state or province, please refer to the regulations in that state orprovince or the national board requirements to determine whether this willqualify for CEU credits.