This training series is a collaboration between the Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and First 5 Alameda County.
Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Families with Grief and Loss Series
Part 2: Ambiguous and Multiple Losses — Migration, Separation, and "Living Grief"
PRESENTER
Vilma Reyes, Psy.D.
Associate Director, UCSF Child Trauma Research Program
Wednesday, November 18 10AM - 12PM Pacific Time
Register by November 16
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DESCRIPTION
This four-part series supports early childhood and family-serving professionals in understanding and responding to the experiences of grief and loss that may affect immigrant and refugee families. The series will also highlight strengths and sources of resilience within children, families, cultures, and communities. Participants will gain practical strategies for creating supportive environments, honoring family and cultural practices, and building rituals, routines, and connections that can help children and families navigate loss and move forward.
In session 2 we will discuss how migration and displacement can bring complex and ongoing experiences of loss for immigrant and refugee children and their families. These may include separation from loved ones, loss of home and community, cultural transitions, and uncertainty about the future. Participants will also learn trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies to support children and families navigating ongoing or unresolved grief while honoring their strengths, experiences, and cultural identities.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Providers working with immigrant and refugee families; providers working with young children ages 0-5 and their families.
2.0 CEs available for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Participants will be able to:
+Define ambiguous loss and multiple loss
+Identify at least two ways these experiences may affect young children and their caregivers
+Identify at least three potential losses or disruptions children may experience through migration, family separation, displacement, or major life transitions
+Apply at least two trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies to support young children experiencing ongoing or unresolved loss
AGENDA
10am Welcome & Introduction to the Series and to Each Other
- Connection to Part 1, Introduction to Session
- Understanding Ambiguous Loss, Multiple/Cumulative Loss, and “Living Grief” Migration, Separation, Displacement, and Major Transitions: What Can Be Lost? How Ongoing and Unresolved Loss May Show Up in Young Children and Caregivers
- Trauma-informed and Culturally Responsive Strategies for Early Childhood Providers
- Applied Case Discussion and Practice
- Key Takeaways, Questions, and Looking Ahead Evaluation Reminder
12pm Adjourn
Save the Dates!
Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Families with Grief and Loss Series
February 10, 2027
Part 3: Talking to Young Children About Death and Loss Across Cultures
May 5, 2027
Part 4: Building Resilience — Rituals, Routines, and Community Support Moving Forward
View the recording Part 1: Understanding How Young Children Experience Grief & Loss
First 5 Alameda County and UCSF welcome all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Aura Aparicio or Lea Yancey as soon as possible.