Course Overview
About the Course
This course explores the often-overlooked grief of siblings, grandparents, and non-birthing partners after perinatal loss. Learn to recognize disenfranchised grief, initiate age-appropriate conversations, and offer inclusive support that validates all grieving family members across different settings.
Learning Objectives
• Describe the importance of including siblings in the grieving process after perinatal loss. • Identify age specific grief responses and appropriate communication strategies for toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged children, and teens. • Demonstrate effective approaches for guiding parents in preparing and supporting siblings before, during, and after hospital inclusion. • Apply developmentally appropriate, honest, and compassionate language when discussing death, burial, and cremation with children.
Who Should Attend
Healthcare professionals working with families in the perinatal period. This includes mental health providers, social workers, nurses, physicians and midwives, doulas and birth workers, chaplains, lactation consultants, health educators, and more.
Meet Your Instructor
Speaker Jill Kottmeier, RN & Thanatologist, has dedicated her career to providing compassionate bereavement care and crisis response to patients, families and staff. Her ultimate goal is to transform workspaces and create a safe space for all people that are grieving.
Compassionate Care Starts With You
Where compassion meets competence—providing grief-informed support with empathy and skill.
$35.00