Digital Seminar
Forever in My Heart: Expressions of Continuing Bonds in Childhood and Adolescent Grief
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- Faculty:
- Erica H Sirrine, PhD, LCSW, FT
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 10 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Jul 31, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150302
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Death ends a physical relationship, but our emotional connections remain. Many grieving children and adolescents express this continued attachment by maintaining continuing bonds with the person who died. Continuing bonds are a normal part of the grief process, yet they often raise questions or concerns from those unfamiliar with the concept. In this workshop, you’ll gain insight into how children and adolescents maintain and express these bonds. Assessment and intervention strategies that promote adaptive bonds and healthy ongoing connections will also be explored.
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Forever In My Heart (1.7 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Forever in My Heart (154.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forever In My Heart - French (1.7 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Forever in My Heart - French (154.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forever In My Heart - Italian (1.7 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Forever in My Heart - Italian (154.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forever In My Heart - German (1.7 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Forever in My Heart - German (154.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forever In My Heart - Spanish (1.7 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Forever in My Heart - Spanish (154.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Erica H Sirrine, PhD, LCSW, FT Related seminars and products
Dr. Erica Sirrine is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience in the field of death, dying, and bereavement. She earned a PhD in social work and has been awarded the distinction of Fellow in Thanatology by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Dr. Sirrine has conducted and published research on grief and bereavement, including a study on college student experiences of loss amid the COVID-19 pandemic that was published in OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying and featured in TIME magazine. She maintains a blog on grief and is the author of Sammy’s Story, an anticipatory grief counseling book for young children experiencing the serious illness of a parent.
Dr. Sirrine has extensive expertise providing individual and group therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing illness and loss. She has implemented numerous interventions and programs aimed at improving the emotional health of clients and currently serves as the director of social work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Sirrine frequently presents seminars on bereavement and loss throughout the United States and is known for her interactive and engaging workshops.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Erica Sirrine has employment relationships with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She receives royalties as a self-published author and a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Erica Sirrine is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, and the National Association of Social Workers.
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Objectives
- Identify common expressions of continuing bonds among grieving children and adolescents.
- Evaluate the factors that influence the type of continuing bonds children and adolescents maintain.
- Employ developmentally appropriate assessment and intervention strategies to promote the maintenance of adaptive bonds following a death.
Outline
- Examine the construct of continuing bonds and its relevance to childhood and adolescent bereavement
- Apply knowledge of attachment theory to assess continuing bonds in your clients
- Explore how continuing bonds change over time
- Identify commonly expressed continuing bonds and consider the factors that make those expressions unique
- Consider how family differences in continuing bonds impact grieving children and adolescents
- Explore assessment and intervention strategies that support the establishment of healthy continuing bonds
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Social Workers
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Addiction Counselors
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