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Supporting Grieving Clients in Their Pain and Guilt

Fri, Jun 12th, 2026
11:00am – 1:00pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

Pain and guilt are common experiences in grief. For some clinicians, it can feel overwhelming to support clients who are stuck in intense pain and guilt related to loss. By understanding concepts from diverse pain theories, including Terror Management Theory and the Window of Tolerance, clinicians can gain a framework for better understanding and supporting clients experiencing grief-related pain.

Participants will explore the different roles clinicians may take when supporting grieving clients and examine approaches for working with guilt in the grief process. This training will introduce practical interventions and strategies to help clinicians effectively support clients navigating pain, regret, guilt, and shame within their grief experience.

Live Event This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Tiffani Dilworth

Tiffani Dilworth

Tiffani Dilworth, MA, LCPC, FT, is a successful psychotherapist, author, and sought-after speaker on topics related to grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. Miss Dilworth received her Master’s in Community Counseling from Oklahoma State University. She’s a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who specializes in PTSD, Grief, and Sexual Trauma. She’s a Fellow in Thanatology and a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist. Miss Dilworth has worked across the US with various organizations, schools, universities, and corporations to bring awareness to the grieving process and to teach countless people how to live alongside their grief. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Miss Dilworth is an affiliate of PsychExperts & Associates, Inc, located in Baltimore, MD. Drawing on her rich clinical experience, Miss Dilworth incorporates the most current information on the process of grieving with evidence-based and innovative treatment techniques that clinicians can immediately use in their practice. She’s the author of the books 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief, and the host of Managing My Grief Podcast.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Behavioral Health professionals. It is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe key concepts from pain theories that inform understanding of grief.
  2. 2 Differentiate between the roles clinicians may take when supporting grieving clients.
  3. 3 Identify three to four approaches for addressing guilt when working with grieving clients.

Disclosure to Learners

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

2 CE credit hours Clinical
Eligible until Jun 13th, 2026
CE Learning Systems designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Joint Accreditation (JA)

2 Psychologist CE credit hours General
2 Social Worker CE credit hours Clinical
Eligible until Jun 13th, 2026
In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems, LLC, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11:00 – 11:10 AM

Introductions and Overview


11:10 – 11:30 AM

Experiencing and Anticipating Loss


11:30 – 11:55 AM

Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Grief

  • Terror Management Theory
  • Window of Tolerance


11:55 AM – 12:15 PM

Understanding Profound Connections and the Companioning Model


12:15 – 12:35 PM

Clinical Roles in Supporting Grieving Clients


12:35 – 12:50 PM

Regret, Guilt, and Shame in the Grief Process


12:50 – 12:55 PM

Strategies for Addressing Guilt in Clinical Practice


12:55 – 1:00 PM

Q&A and Closing

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