Training

We offer professional educational courses on all aspects of grief and loss for those who work with the bereaved.

All of our trainings include CEU credits where applicable.

“This training feels like the most comprehensive approach to facilitating a grief support group.”

TRAINING ATTENDEE

Free Grief and Loss Training Series

2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) per course are offered to counselors, social workers, and nurses. Sessions are free to attend, but registration in advance is required.

Microaggressions
September 18, 2025
2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Cornerstone of Hope
5905 Brecksville Road
Independence, Ohio 44131

In our ever-changing culture, funeral practitioners must become proficient in many areas of difference. This program will look at points of diversity, including microaggressions, and how funeral directors can navigate the changing landscape to have successful outcomes in their organizations.

Grief and Spirituality
September 25, 2025
2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Cornerstone of Hope
5905 Brecksville Road
Independence, Ohio 44131

Grief and Spirituality are two everyday realities on the human journey. We need to embrace both to reach our full potential. In this seminar, we will discuss how to develop a lifestyle that accommodates both grief and spirituality. We will look at the inevitable intersections and how to process them in healthy ways. We will discuss what healthy grief and spirituality can look like.

The Affects of ACEs on Grief
October 2, 2025
2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Cornerstone of Hope
5905 Brecksville Road
Independence, Ohio 44131

The CDC-Kaiser Permanente adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study is one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and household challenges and later-life health and well-being.  The conclusions found a strong graded relationship between the breadth of exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults, including increased suicide risk.

Grief Support Group Facilitation Training

Interested in Learning About Grief or Facilitating a Support Group?

Cornerstone of Hope is the leading provider of bereavement services in Ohio. Aside from the programs we offer to grieving children, teens, and adults, we also offer grief facilitator training for school counselors, clinical counselors, social workers, psychologists, administration, organization leadership, and community members.

This training provides the necessary knowledge and skills that will allow you to conduct grief support groups and in-school grief support groups at Cornerstone of Hope as a member of our PRN staff, or at your own organization. The course is designed to be educational and interactive, with opportunities to explore personal loss histories, and is facilitated by licensed professionals.

Cost: $295

12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) offered to counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and nurses. Participation is mandatory from 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. on both days of training to receive credits.

* Please note that registration opens 60 days before each training.

Upcoming Trainings in Cleveland

Cornerstone of Hope - Cleveland
5905 Brecksville Road, Independence, Ohio 44131

Thursday, August 28, 2025 and Friday, August 29, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025 and Friday, November 14, 2025

Upcoming Trainings in Columbus

Cornerstone of Hope - Columbus
253 N. State Street, Suite 200, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Thursday, August 14, 2025 and Friday, August 15, 2025

Hosted by Busch Funeral and Crematory Services

Disenfranchised Grief with Ken Doka, PhD
August 6, 2025  |  8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Busch Funeral and Crematory Services
7501 Ridge Road, Parma, Ohio 44129

Clinicians are familiar with serving bereaved individuals and families.  Less common are families who are experiencing disenfranchised grief – a grief that is so taboo it can’t be discussed.  This program will look at the definition of disenfranchised grief, how it manifests in family members, and how to provide interventions to those experiencing it, moving them from a position of complicated grief, to a position of healing.

Learned Bias
November 5, 2025 |  8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Busch-Romito Funeral and Crematory Services
99 West Aurora Road, Northfield, Ohio 44067

To know the true reality of yourself, you must be aware not only of your conscious thoughts, but also of your unconscious prejudices, bias and habits.  Research shows us that bias begins in the womb, and continues throughout life.  Left unchecked, this hidden bias can affect our work with clients.  This program will discuss the hidden, learned biases that we each have, how to recognize them, and how to not let them affect our work with diverse clients.

Free to attend, but registration in advance is required. 
2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) offered to counselors, social workers, nurses, and funeral directors.

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