Join us for: Exploring "Acceptance" in ACT for Grief and Loss
When: Friday November 8th at 12:00pm EST (New York Time)
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Presenter: Olga Montgomery, LCSW
Audience: Clinical, any setting in medical or behavioral health which provides care for people with life-limiting illness or grieving people, ACT knowledge level beginner at minimum
Overview: This webinar seeks to deepen and actively explore "acceptance" as a concept in grief and loss care. We will walk through definitions, theoretical lenses of understanding, and in-session client-facing approaches to "acceptance" in session with plenty of time to discuss and engage in live practice. This webinar is a good fit for anyone in a medical or behavioral healthcare setting that meets with people receiving care for grief or are facing loss. Clinicians and social workers who value practicing ACT with authenticity will especially draw value from this webinar as we engage our understanding of "acceptance" as providers and fellow humans on a human journey.
Learning outcomes:
- Identify several definitions of "acceptance" and their underlying contextual factors and assumptions.
- Learn practices to skillfully explore definitions of acceptance and workability thereof with clients/patients.
- Learn practices to identify and engage with own conception of and engagement with acceptance as a social worker and clinician.
About the presenter: Olga Montgomery, LCSW, specializes in women's grief and loss care in Richmond, Virginia. She has practiced ACT in a variety of settings related to grief and loss as a hospice social worker, grief center group facilitator, palliative oncology social worker, and private practice clinician. She graduated with her Masters in Social Service from the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research where she was a Named Scholar of Gerontology. She is passionate about de-pathologizing grief, a basic human experience, and provides radically compassionate care for grievers learning to feel and connect through imperfect moments in this mortal, imperfect life. She holds that as we open ourselves to love and hope, we open ourselves to loss and grief, and holds special heartspace for clinicians walking the path of grief work.