The purpose of the presentation is to educate other OTPs, caregivers, and educators about the need for pediatric grief intervention by addressing the impact of how grief affects children’s occupational performance. Children’s grief, if not addressed effectively, has historically contributed to an increase in suicides, poor academic performance, incarcerations, and a decline in future successful relationships.
Live Webinar
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 12:00 pm ESTUnder Review: AOTA/0.1 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize the role of occupational therapy in addressing and providing intervention to children who have experienced grief/loss of a parent, family member, pet, or sibling.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe knowledge and an understanding of the incidences of grief with children in the U.S. and the lack of available resources for intervention.
- After completing this course, participants will be able to identify helpful resources, suggested treatment techniques, and specific interventions from an occupational therapy perspective, with the goal of carrying these over into children’s daily living skills.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction to the topic of addressing children'sgrief from an OT perspective |
| 5-10 Minutes | Background |
| 10-20 Minutes | Definition of grief, statistics, and prolonged grief diagnosis. |
| 20-40 Minutes | OT interventions |
| 40-55 Minutes | Video recommendations and OT survey |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Elizabeth Reymann
OTR/L
Elizabeth Reymann, OTR, has been an Occupational Therapy Practitioner since 1983, practicing in areas such as pediatric schools and hospital settings, as well as adult rehabilitation with specialties in brain injury, low vision, and home health. She developed a Low Vision program in 1996 and educated OTPs in Florida and at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix. She has certifications in Early Intervention, Yoga for the Special Child, Windbridge Institute, Forever Family Foundation, and Handwriting Without Tears. Elizabeth is the author of published books, Daysee, Last Wishes, Practical Advice From Your Angels, and There’s a Man Standing Next To You. I have developed and provided seminars on the Intuitive Tools 4 Kids Dealing with Grief, Meditation, and the Therapeutic Benefits of Journaling.
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Financial: Elizabeth Reymann received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Elizabeth Reymann has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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