Training

1. Recognize common, as well as personally experienced losses and related grief as public health professionals.
2. Identify symptoms and the impact of grief on the professional, personal, and organizational level.
3. Describe different grief frameworks.
4. Explain at least three types of grief and name examples.
5. Articulate common responses to grief that may be disconnecting and less supportive.
6. Practice resonance responses to grief and experience relief in mourning.
7. Understand how to transform blame into underlying needs and allow for mourning.
8. Identify and transform agreements that may keep you from grieving.

Public health professionals regularly encounter loss and grief—whether through client deaths, systemic failures, or professional disruptions—yet often lack space and tools to process these experiences. This course provides a compassionate, practical framework for recognizing and navigating grief in the public health field. Learners will explore different types and symptoms of grief, examine its personal, professional, and organizational impacts, and learn evidence-based approaches to mourning and healing. Through reflective exercises, communication strategies, and grief literacy, the training empowers practitioners to honor their own humanity, foster resilience, and support their colleagues in times of profound change and uncertainty.