Each year during the week of ADEC’s annual conference, attendees have an opportunity to participate in one of three professional development courses that provide an in-depth look at the topics and issues of greatest importance in the field of Thanatology.

ADEC invites applications from individuals who wish to teach the Advanced Professional Development Course: Complicated Bereavement & Grief Therapy for the 2023 - 2025 conferences.
 
For information on the course and the application process, please review the information below.
 
Years to be Taught: 2023, 2024, 2025
 
Intended Audience: This course is intended for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, nurses, physicians, pastoral counselors, or anyone with professional training seeking advanced skill development in bereavement intervention with challenging cases.

Course Description:
A significant percentage of individuals who experience the death of a loved one struggle with prolonged and debilitating grief that merits professional intervention. The goal of this course is to draw on contemporary models and research findings that help distinguish between benign (or resilient patterns of grieving) and those that are more complicated, traumatic, prolonged or entail greater risk to the bereaved person’s psychosocial adaptation, health and interpersonal relationships. The course will acquaint participants with specific conceptual and practical tools for evaluating and intervening in such complications.
 
Required Learning Objectives:
1. Distinguish between normal and problematic forms of bereavement in terms of characteristic symptoms and trajectory.
2. Present and evaluate research identifying risk factors for poor bereavement outcome, as well as predictors and correlates of resilience.
3. Review contemporary models of complicated or traumatic bereavement with a focus toward assessment and intervention.
4. Describe procedures for evaluating bereavement complications that merit intervention.
5. Illustrate alternative strategies for complicated or traumatic bereavement intervention, anchoring these in clinical material..

Recommended text:
The selection of texts or readings for this course will be at the discretion of the course faculty.

Application Requirements:
Please complete and submit the online application by Monday, June 20.

Application materials will include:
• ADEC membership information, ADEC committee/activity involvement, experience in the field of Thanatology
• A current resume/CV, brief faculty biography, and desire for a teaching the course
• Teaching history, previous ADEC conference attendance and presentations
All applications will be reviewed by the Professional Development Committee and the committee will be in touch by the end of June. Finalists will be invited to virtually interview with the committee in late June / early July.

Application Deadline: Monday, June 20

Questions?
Please contact ADEC Headquarters will questions regarding the online application.
For course content, requirements and logistics, please contact Janet McCord, Chair of this review committee.

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* Personal Information

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* How long have you been an ADEC member? As you answer this question, can you speak to your consistency of membership with ADEC?

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* With what ADEC committees/activities have you made contributions?

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* How many ADEC Conferences have you attended?

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* Please select all appropriate years since 2015 that you attended the ADEC Conference.

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* What years and topics have you presented at an ADEC Conference?

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* What was the title and year of your most recent ADEC Conference presentation?

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* Have you previously taught a professional development course or a pre-conference workshop at an ADEC Conference? If so, when and where?

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* Describe other full day or longer workshops where you have been the lead presenter and any university thanatology courses you have taught.

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* How would you describe your experience in the field of thanatology? What other work experiences (including grief counseling) do you bring that may be related to thanatology?

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* Describe any areas of emphasis you have promoted in your thanatology work over the years and why these have been important to you.

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* Attach a Brief Faculty Bio (limit to 15 lines)

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* Attach Resume or CV

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* Why do you want to teach this course?

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* What would your required and recommended text(s) and additional readings be for this course?

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* Attach your proposed topical outline for this course

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* Describe research, techniques, and teaching methodologies you will use in this course.

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* Describe your virtual teaching and/or presentation experience.

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* Provide the names and contact information of three ADEC members who can attest to your presentation skills.

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