Helping Clients Cope with Grief After Death by Suicide
David Kessler shares tools and strategies to help clients cope with sudden loss and the stigma that comes with death by suicide
But you don't have to feel unprepared to help your clients process and heal their trauma and grief. In this video, you'll get tools and strategies for coping with sudden loss from renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler.
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These new approaches have evolved the 5 Stages Model, as well as other models, and are designed to help you meet your clients where they are in the grieving process鈥攚ithout classifying them or putting them on a timeline. They give you the tools and language to talk with your clients about grief and grieving in deeper, more meaningful ways鈥 So your clients can feel free of internal judgment and shame, thinking they should be 鈥済rieving better鈥 than they are because they鈥檙e making others uncomfortable.
David Kessler, is one of the world鈥檚 foremost experts on healing and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life. An accomplished speaker and author, David鈥檚 new book, , received wonderful reviews from critics as well as those in grief. His previous books have been praised by Saint (Mother) Teresa and Elisabeth K眉bler Ross.
David has written five bestselling books and the popular . His first book, The Needs of the Dying, is a #1 best-selling end-of-life book. He co-authored two bestsellers with the legendary Elisabeth K眉bler-Ross: On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons. He also co-authored You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After Breakup, Divorce or Death, with Louise Hay.
David has worked with Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Carrie Fisher after their loved ones died, as well as late actors Anthony Perkins and Michael Landon at the end of their lives. He serves a Specialist Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and as a volunteer for the American Red Cross, responding to tragic events including aviation disasters and 9/11. In addition, he has met with parents of Sandy Hook Elementary and survivors of the Las Vegas shooting in 2017. He also serves on the board of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides funding for cancer research. David鈥檚 work has been discussed in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, and Life Magazine, and has been featured on CNN, NBC, Fox, PBS, Dr.Oz and Entertainment Tonight.
David earned a master鈥檚 degree in healthcare bioethics from Loyola Marymount University after completing his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a certified AMA/EPEC (Education for Physicians) trainer. David is the founder of Grief.com, an invaluable resource to those who are grieving that has had over 5 million visitors. When he鈥檚 not speaking around the world, David calls Los Angeles home.
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