COURSE INFORMATION
Perinatal loss—including miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and termination for medical reasons—creates a uniquely complex and often misunderstood grief experience. This course provides counselors, social workers, and other helping professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the emotional, relational, cultural, and developmental dynamics surrounding perinatal grief.
Grounded in current research and trauma-informed, culturally responsive practices, the course explores the multifaceted impact of perinatal loss on individuals, couples, and families. Students will examine theoretical frameworks, attachment- and meaning-making models, risk factors for complicated grief, and the diverse ways grief is expressed. Emphasis is placed on cultivating empathy, presence, and clinical confidence when supporting bereaved parents.
Course Code: GC 785
Contact hours of continuing education = 35.
Instructor/Course Author: Kailey Bradley Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, FT
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TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.
At A Loss: Finding Your Way After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death, by Donna Rother, PHD
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TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete this course. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time. If you do not complete the course within the two-year time-frame, you will be removed from the course and an “incomplete” will be recorded for you in our records. Also, if you would like to complete the course after this two-year expiration time, you would need to register and pay the course tuition fee again.
GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to complete this course and receive the 35 hours of awarded continuing education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the minimum of 70% will be contacted by AIHCP and will be permitted one more attempt to retake the online examination.
BOARD APPROVALS: The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is an Approved Provider for Continuing Education by the South Carolina Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists licensing board, Provider # 4637.
AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals (The Provider) is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider number # CEP 15595 for 35 Contact Hours. Access information
This course, which is approved by the Florida State Board Of Nursing (CE Provider # 50-11975) also has the following Board of Nursing Approvals, for 35 contact hours of CE
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Arkansas Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Georgia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Professional Registered Nurses. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the New Mexico Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
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ONLINE CLASSROOM RESOURCES AND TOOLS
- Examination Access: there is link to take you right to the online examination program where you can print out your examination and work with it. All examinations are formatted as “open book” tests. When you are ready, you can access the exam program at anytime and click in your responses to the questions. Full information is provided in the online classrooms.
- Student Resource Center: there is a link for access to a web page “Student Resource Center.” The Resource Center provides for easy access to all of our policies/procedures and additional information regarding applying for certification. We also have many links to many outside reference sites, such as online libraries that you may freely access.
- Online Evaluation: there is a link in the classroom where you may access the course evaluation. All students completing a course, must, without exception, complete the course evaluation.
- Faculty Access Information: you will have access to your instructor’s online resume/biography, as well as your instructor’s specific contact information.
- Additional Learning Materials: some faculty have prepared additional “readings” and /or brief lecture notes to enhance your experience. All of these are available in the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Differentiate among types of perinatal loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and termination for medical reasons) and describe their unique psychological, relational, and cultural impacts.
- Analyze major theoretical frameworks relevant to perinatal grief, including attachment theory, continuing bonds, meaning-making models, and contemporary grief theories.
- Identify risk factors and protective factors associated with complicated or prolonged grief following perinatal loss.
- Demonstrate trauma-informed and culturally responsive skills when assessing and supporting individuals, couples, and families experiencing perinatal grief.