Join GAMFT for a 2 hour core CE presentation on the disenfranchisement of grief in Western society

Whether following the death of a loved one or a non-death loss, grief is highly disenfranchised in our society. Join us as we explore the processes that lead to the disenfranchisement of grief in contemporary life and their implications on individuals and families. Using examples and practice, the presenter will invite the audience to be agents of change in those processes, both as clinicians and in their private, everyday lives.

Objectives

• Identify grief and define disenfranchised grief
• Explore the cultural contexts of how grief is disenfranchised
• Develop ways of holding safe spaces for people in grief
• Acquire strategies to change societal disenfranchisement

Investment

• GAMFT members: $40 
• General admission, non-members: $50

Presented by: Shirley Shani Ben Zvi, CT®, MA, AMFT

Shirley holds a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from Northcentral
University, with a specialty in Medical Family Therapy. She also holds a certification in
Thanatology (CT ® ) from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Lastly, she is a
Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP). Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in
Marriage and Family Therapy with National University (formally, Northcentral University).

Shirley believes that even if things are not okay, we can be. She believes that we can all be the
best version of ourselves under any circumstances. Shirley sees all her clients as superheroes, no
less. However, every superhero has a sidekick to bring their strengths into the light – and she is
honored to be her clients’ sidekick. Shirley works with individuals, couples, and families
integrating grief, be it following the death of a loved one or after non-death losses. She also
specializes in suicide prevention and in working with families who manage family members’
suicide ideation or who lost someone to suicide.

She is able to provide services in Hebrew we well as in English, online or in person.