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Digital Seminar

Reproductive Grief Specialization Training

Skills and Interventions for Working with the Grief of Miscarriage, Infertility and More

Speaker:
Stephanie Pearce, LCSW, FT, CGP, PMH-C
Duration:
Approx 12 hrs
Copyright:
Apr 23, 2026
Product Code:
POS150649
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Live Webinar

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Description

Reproductive loss is a heartbreak many endure – but few feel allowed to name.

Because while miscarriage, infertility issues, stillbirth and other losses are common, they’re often only talked about behind closed doors, whispered conversations, and hidden tears.

… and the profound grief left from these silent experiences remain misunderstood, minimized, or overlooked.

Clinicians have the power to bring this invisible grief into the light – validating the pain, breaking the silence, and helping clients find meaning after unimaginable loss.

That’s why I developed this 2-day Reproductive Grief Specialization Training with PESI.

I’ll show you how to offer skilled and compassionate care to this population. Together we’ll deepen your understanding of the hidden emotional landscape of reproductive loss PLUS learn to use a complete toolbox of interventions to support clients from the very first session.

You’ll end this training ready to:

  • Assess your clients grieving style and understand their reproductive story
  • Validate and honor their unique grief
  • Use powerful tools from narrative therapy, parts work, and expressive intervention
  • Provide compassionate, client-centered care starting in your very next session

Every client’s story deserves to be witnessed with skill, sensitivity, and care.

Purchase now and gain the confidence and tools to guide clients through one of the most profound – and often unseen – grief journeys they’ll ever face.

PLUS – you’ll earn an exclusive digital badge upon completion to let clients know you’ve trained with me on this critical and often-overlooked area of grief care.

Stephanie Pearce, LCSW

Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C) & Fellow in Thanatology (FT)

Credit

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



* Credit Note - Self-Study CE Information Coming Soon

Continuing education credit information is coming soon for this non-interactive self-study package.

CE hours may be available for select professions, as listed in the target audience. Hours will be dependent on the actual recording time. Please check with your state licensing board or organization for specific requirements. 

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**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.



Speaker

Stephanie Pearce, LCSW, FT, CGP, PMH-C's Profile

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Stephanie Pearce, LCSW, FT, CGP, PMH-C has over 25 years in the social worker field and focuses on maternal mental health, infertility, pregnancy and perinatal loss, reproductive and birth trauma & navigating perimenopause & menopause. She’s a licensed clinical social worker, certified perinatal mental health professional and certified grief-informed professional who has been awarded the distinction of Fellow in Thanatology by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Stephanie is also certified in EMDR and Brainspotting. In addition to her private practice, she is an adjunct instructor through Grand Canyon University and provides continuing education for groups like PESI, the Pennsylvania chapter of the NASW, and the Nurturing Mamas Network. She’s the author of The Waiting Companion Coping Skills Workbook written to assist individual & couples while they are navigating family building waiting periods.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephanie Pearce maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Grand Canyon University and Marywood University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stephanie Pearce is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Objectives

  1. Identify the range of reproductive losses and the individualized grief experiences they generate.
  2. Distinguish reproductive losses from other forms of loss.
  3. Choose evidence-based grief assessment methods & diagnostic standards that respect and reflect the personal nature of reproductive grief.
  4. Utilize the Dual Process Grief & the Two Track Model of Grief to the Reproductive Loss Grieving Process.
  5. Evaluate the impact of healthcare professionals’ communication and care practices on a client’s sense of agency within their grieving process.
  6. Examine the respective roles of Palliative Care, Perinatal Hospice, and Bereavement Doulas in supporting individuals and families through the grieving process.
  7. Utilize strategies and interventions tailored to specific populations such as twin loss, second trimester loss & infertility.
  8. Choose Narrative Therapy and storytelling interventions to support individuals through reproductive loss and grief.
  9. Utilize the principles of trauma-informed care & expressive arts with clients who are navigating reproductive grief & loss.
  10. Formulate an inner dialogue in clients using Ego State Therapy, guiding them to access, communicate with, and integrate conflicting internal parts related to grief or loss.
  11. Develop support for clients to cultivate meaning, purpose, and transformational insight during their grief journey.
  12. Examine the practical application of the continuing bonds theory to assist clients with honoring their pregnancy & babies.

Outline

Day 1: Grief and Reproductive Loss Foundations

 

Types of Reproductive Loss & Emotional Implications

  • Miscarriage
  • Stillbirth
  • Second Trimester Loss
  • Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
  • Neonatal Loss
  • Ectopic & Molar Pregnancies
  • Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)
  • Abortion
  • Infertility
  • Fertility-affecting Medical Conditions
  • Adoption Breakdowns
  • Surrogacy & Embryo Donation Concerns

Core Concepts of Grief and Reproductive Loss

  • Dual Process Grief Model & Two-Track Model of Grief
  • DSM-5 TR™ Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Reproductive Grief Screen (RGS) & Perinatal Grief Scale
  • Differentiation from other Grief Processes – “Grief Bounders’
    • Ambiguous Loss
    • Delayed Grieving
    • Disenfranchised Grief
    • Non-Finite Losses
    • Primary & Secondary Losses

Engaging in Reproductive Grief Work

  • Helping Professional Grief Assessment & Grieving Styles
  • Loss of the Assumptive World & Reproductive Story
  • Attachment Wounds & Styles
  • Couples Reproductive Stories
  • Client Intake Question Considerations
  • Complex Grief Layers-Grief within Grief

Influence of Healthcare Encounters of Grief Process

  • Impact of Provider Care & Interactions
  • The Impact of Disempowerment and Stigmatization in Clinical Settings
  • Client Silencing and Diagnostic Dismissal
  • Role of Palliative Care, Perinatal Hospice & Bereavement Doulas
  • Role of Death Education
  • Bereavement Leave Policies & Legislation

Exploring Protective & Resiliency Factors

  • Social Support Network & Support Groups
  • Accessing of Spiritual Domain
  • Assessment of Resilience in the Face of Past Losses and Adversities
  • Relational Terminology
  • Waiting Period Supports

 

Day 2: Specialized Interventions, Finding Meaning & Continuing Bonds

 

The Reproductive Grief Intervention Toolbox

  • Exploring Negative Beliefs, Messages & Client Authentic Beliefs
  • Creative Self-Regulation Resources
  • Examples of Recharge & Replenish Grief Support Plans
  • Research, Risks & Limitations

Specialized Grief Interventions

  • Customization of Expressive Arts Interventions
  • Applying Story Telling to Bereavement Care
  • Revising & Editing Reproductive Stories Through a Narrative Therapy Lens
  • Utilization of a Parts Dialogue to facilitate Grieving & Growth
  • Research, Risks & Limitations

Meaning-Making & Transformation

  • Exploring Concept of Meaning Making
  • Transformation & Growth Process
  • Legacy Considerations

Honoring & Continuing Bonds

  • Application of Continuing Bonds Theory to Reproductive Losses
  • Concrete Examples of Establishing Continuing Bonds
  • Enduring Connections Without Shared Memories
  • Honoring & Increasing Internal Connection

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Registered Psychotherapists
  • Grief & Loss Professionals
  • Thanatologists
  • Perinatal Mental Health professionals
  • Nurses
  • Other helping professionals

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