Disenfranchised Grief

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Speaker

Tiffani Dilworth, LPC, CAGCS, FT Related seminars and products

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Tiffani Dilworth, LPC, CAGCS, FT, is a successful psychotherapist, author, and sought-after speaker on topics related to grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. Ms. 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.

Ms. Dilworth is an international speaker who’s worked 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 facilitating trainings for the United States Air Force Chaplain Team, Ms. Dilworth also maintains a private practice.

Drawing on her rich clinical experience, Ms. 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 is the host of Managing My Grief podcast.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tiffani Dilworth has an employment relationship with Pristine Advancements, LLC. and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Tiffani Dilworth has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Differentiate disenfranchised grief types to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions 
2. Examine common triggers of disenfranchised grief in diverse subcultures to improve treatment outcomes 
3. Identify migratory grief experiences in immigrants as it relates to case conceptualization 
4. Utilise validating language for disenfranchised grief symptom management in session 

Outline

Categories of Disenfranchised Grief 

Ways subcultures experience Disenfranchised Grief 

• Minimising 
• Gaslighting 

Research on common Immigrant experiences that can lead to Migratory Grief

• Immigrants vs. Refugees  
• Acculturation     
• Economic Uncertainty 
• Ethnic Discrimination  
• Resources-Mental Health Challenges     
• Migratory Grief 
• Migration Trauma  

An eclectic approach to identify validating language to combat Disenfranchised Grief 

The value of a healthy support system 

Target Audience

• Psychiatrists   
• Psychologists  
• Counsellors   
• Social Workers  
• Marriage and Family Therapists   
• Addiction Counsellors  
• Nurses   
• Physicians  
• Other Mental Health Professionals