Jessica Hotchkiss, PhD, LPC/LPCC, CCLS, NCC, GC-C Presents: When Grief and Medical Trauma Intersect: Strategies for Effective Clinical Care
(Live Presentation via Zoom August 28th at noon central time)
Join Jessica Hotchkiss for our August LIVE Free CE!
This presentation will explore the intersection of grief and medical trauma in both children and adults, offering practical, evidence-based strategies for counselors. Attendees will gain insight into how medical experiences can compound grief across the lifespan and how to provide effective, trauma-informed support. Emphasis will be placed on techniques, ethics, resilience-building, and age-appropriate interventions.
Learning objectives:
1. Identify the unique ways medical trauma can impact the grieving process in both children and adults.
2. Differentiate age-specific responses of grief and trauma to tailor counseling approaches effectively.
3. Explore trauma-informed strategies to support clients coping with grief and medical experiences.
This event is to be presented LIVE via Zoom on August 28th, 2026, from 12-1pm (Central Time). You must attend at this time to receive the CE credit, and you must attend the entirety of the session to obtain your CE certificate. This CE will NOT be recorded for playback later.
Please sign into Zoom with the name that you registered with to obtain your CE certificate. Information, including the Zoom link, will be sent via your registration email. One CE credit hour will be available for this presentation. CE certificates will be sent out at the conclusion of the presentation after participants pass a quiz (8/10).
Interested in presenting? Contact us at nca@necounseling.org or complete this form: https://forms.gle/dWXMYAdQJHZaV3Y68
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