Course Overview

In this webinar, Suzanne Marmo, Ph.D., LCSW, APHSW-C and Patricia Carl-Stannard MSW, LCSW detail the implementation of an MSW level elective entitled "Life, Loss and Transition," taught in an online asynchronous class. Two professors with over 45 years of combined practice experience in palliative care, hospice, grief, and loss work will present their experiences with course development and connection with students in the online educational environment. Using their depth of experience, they review the different types of loss and grief (not just related to death) and how social workers can use the methods they use in the classroom to provide safe space online, establish presence amidst emotionally-charged content, and deliver sensitive content in a fully online setting will be presented, They discuss strategies such as using peer cafes and self-care plans to help students deal with issues around grief and loss learning.

Target audience: Social Workers and Social Work Instructors

Content level: Intermediate

About the Instructors

Suzanne Marmo, Ph.D., LCSW, APHSW-C is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.  She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2001 and has clinical expertise in medical and oncology social work, hospice, palliative care and working with older adults.  She is a member of the educational committee of Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network and helps to coordinate the Sacred Heart University Interprofessional Palliative Care Committee.  She has co-developed and teaches a graduate-level course entitled Life, Loss & Transition to social work students and serves as a mentor to new palliative care social workers.  Her research interests include job satisfaction of hospice and palliative care social workers, interdisciplinary collaboration, social justice and equity in palliative care and the role of social work in hospice, palliative care, and health care organizations.

To register:

CE requirements:

To earn CE credit, social workers must log in, attend the entire course and complete an online course assessment and evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following completion of both the assessment and evaluation.

Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network aka SWHPN, #1716, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network aka SWHPN maintains responsibility for the program.  ASWB Approval Period: 7/18/2020 – 7/18/2023. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this course will receive 1 continuing education clock hours.