Community Support & Education
Free community training
Our general education course in grief work and language, with information about Calm Waters services and other community resources. Grief Trainings are free to attend thanks to generous support from sponsors. All Calm Waters volunteers attend this training before becoming support group facilitators.
The next Grief Training date is being scheduled. Call 405-841-4800 to ask about upcoming sessions.
Professional offerings — fees may apply
Interventions, techniques and best practices for providing clinical services to clients ages 3 and up, using the Dual Process Model of Bereavement and Worden's Tasks of Mourning, including traumatic and complicated grief. Available on request; fees to cover CEU coordination may apply.
Guidelines and best practices for leading grief groups for ages 3 and up, including a required observation component. Free for Calm Waters volunteers and staff of partner agencies; a fee applies for others. Call 405-841-4800 to schedule.
Participants learn the support group model and approach, how to lead a group, and how group work offers community and understanding after a significant loss. Prospective volunteers can review the support group facilitator training steps.
For your organization
Our grief experts can come to your business, church or organization — or host your group at our center — with a training tailored to help your team talk about grief.
Request a group training: details coming soon
In the meantime, call 405-841-4800.
The general Grief Training course teaches grief-work language and techniques, introduces Calm Waters services, and shares community resources. All Calm Waters volunteers attend this training before becoming support group facilitators.
General community Grief Training is free thanks to sponsor support. Specialist offerings differ: Clinical Grief Training may have fees for CEU coordination, and facilitator training is free for Calm Waters volunteers and partner-agency staff but has a fee for others. Ask the team about current fees and CEU requirements.
Yes. Calm Waters can tailor Group Grief Training for a business, church or organization, at the organization's location or the Calm Waters center. Call 405-841-4800 to discuss your group's needs.
