Understanding Grief and Loss in Correctional Facilities

Course Code: REL-PSC-0-GLCS

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify how loss and grief affect people in custody.
Identify signs and symptoms of grief and how to respond to people in custody experiencing loss and grief.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Loss and Incarceration

Laura’s Story

Experiences of Loss

Review

Summary

Section 3: Grief and the Grieving Process

Experiences of Grief and Proposed Stages of Grief

Role of the Correctional Officer

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

Subject Matter Expert: Jennifer Niles, LCSW, LCAS, CCS-I

Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Master’s degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing psychotherapy, counseling, and case management to a variety of populations. Her experiences and clinical interests are centered around addiction treatment, harm reduction, severe mental health conditions, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, integrated care, and clinical supervision.

Reviewer: Kimberly Cobb, MS

Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Correctional Officers; in the following settings: Adult Corrections.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.