Presented by Amy Hyun Swart, LMFT
6 CE credits
Last day to register: October 10
In this experiential workshop, the presenter guides clinicians through an integrative exploration of grief - both personal and collective - drawing on somatic therapy, expressive arts therapy, and a social justice framework. Participants will examine how modern culture's left-brain dominance and grief-phobic tendencies can inhibit the natural grieving process. They will develop a richer understanding of the six core forms of heartache that underlie most manifestations of grief. Through hands-on exercises, embodied practice, and ritual, clinicians will build useful relational, somatic, and expressive arts skills to work effectively with grieving individuals and groups.
The workshop is designed to expand clinicians' practical toolkit and deepen their capacity to sit with grief - both in the therapy room and in their own lives. Participants will leave with concrete, applicable techniques: expressive arts interventions for individual work, somatic approaches to grief processing, and facilitation strategies for communal grief settings. By the end of the training, clinicians will be able to articulate the clinical rationale for grief-informed, body-based practice and will feel more confident and resourced as grief facilitators.
Presentation Goals
- Understand why doing our own grief work as therapists benefits our clients
- Learn about how the window of tolerance and somatic therapy apply to grief work
- Learn somatic approaches to working with grief
- Understand a variety of emotions woven into grief and learn exposure therapy techniques for companionship with grief
- Learn the difference between grief and traumatic grief
- Learn the importance of somatic awareness and examining the power (and detriment) of story telling in working with traumatic loss
- Address social justice, collective/world grief, the value of grieving from an activism standpoint and cultural competency in grief.
- Participate in a grief ritual to experience the power of being with grief in a group setting
Measurable objectives
- Identify six core forms of heartache that underlie most manifestations of grief
- Apply two somatic interventions for grief
- Apply two techniques to facilitate grief in a communal setting
About the Presenter
Amy Hyun Swart, LMFT is a somatic and expressive arts-based grief and trauma therapist, group facilitator, educator, author, and visual artist. For over a decade, she has offered individual grief therapy, grief groups, gatherings, rituals, and trainings - both locally and virtually with clients around the globe. She has been under 1:1 mentorship with Francis Weller since 2017 until his retirement.
She is the illustrator of the children's book "Where is My Daddy" and a contributing writer to the anthology "The World Walks with You in Therapy".
Amy came to this work through her own experience of traumatic loss at an early age, and deeply believes in the transformational and healing power of group work - especially in these divisive and uncertain times. To learn more, visit amyswart.com, griefmedicine.love, or Instagram @griefmedicine.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Licensed psychologists, licensed social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage & family therapists, and pre-licensed professionals.
CE Credit Certificates
The course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
East Bay Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #52488) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. East Bay Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Note: Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants who attend the entire workshop and complete the course evaluation.
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Member pricing:
Licensed Membership/Community Partner Fee: $75/annually
Pre-Licensed Associate/Student/Retired Membership Fee: $50/annually
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