Practitioner Tools

Toolkit Guide

How the toolkit is organized and how to use each tool within your scope.

Pages 2 to 7 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• GGN Certified Somatic Grief Support Practitioner (scope of practice and ethics)
• GGN Advanced Applied Grief Practice (ethics, boundaries and dual roles)

1. Intake and Assessment

Client intake form, grief history timeline and loss inventory.

Pages 8 to 16 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• Trauma-Informed Grief Support (choice, voice and pacing)
• GGN Cumulative Grief and Multiple Losses (untangling many losses)
• GGN Complex and Prolonged Grief (warning signs to notice)

2. Session Tools

Session notes and an opening and closing check-in.

Pages 17 to 21 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• GGN Certified Somatic Grief Support Practitioner (consent, pacing and a steady ending)
• Trauma-Informed Grief Support (safety and predictability)

3. Safety

Crisis and risk screening guide, safety planning template and referral checklist.

Pages 22 to 30 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• GGN Suicide Prevention (asking directly and safety planning basics)
• GGN Lantern (connecting to professional help and crisis lines)
• GGN Complex and Prolonged Grief (when to seek specialized clinical support)

4. Client Handouts

Grief in the body, coping practices for hard days, talking with children about grief, and an anniversary and hard days plan.

Pages 31 to 36 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• Nervous System Regulation While Grieving
• GGN Childhood and Adolescent Grief
• Article: Grief and the Body
• Article: Children and Grief

5. Practice Worksheets

Memory map and a letter to my loved one.

Pages 37 to 42 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• Ways We Carry Love (carrying the name and the story)

6. Practitioner Care

Practitioner self-care check-in.

Pages 43 to 45 of the complete toolkit.

Where this is taught

• GGN Secondary Grief and Compassion Fatigue
• Trauma-Informed Grief Support (caring for helpers)

Professional Education

Learning paths for practitioners, helping professionals, educators and employers.

Grief First Aid

The four-pillar pathway for showing up well when someone is grieving.

Certified Grief Accomplice

Program tiers and group enrollment for people who walk alongside the grieving.

Educator Directory

Meet the people who teach GGN courses and write GGN resources.

Resource Library

Trusted places to turn for crisis support, grief support and help with specific kinds of loss.

Glossary

Plain meanings for grief words you will hear in GGN learning.

Educational Use Disclaimer

What GGN learning is and is not, plus where to find crisis help.

GGN Legal and Policies (Complete PDF)

All GGN terms, privacy, disclaimers and policies in one file.