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This webinar explores the application of narrative therapy in grief work, focusing on how clients can reconstruct identity and meaning following significant loss. Presented by Dr. Paul M. Martin, the session will examine how bereavement can disrupt core aspects of self and personal narrative. Drawing on contemporary research in personality psychology, the webinar will also highlight how individual differences—particularly traits such as neuroticism, conscientiousness, and other dimensions of the Big Five—can influence the grieving process. Through clinical illustrations and interactive techniques, participants will learn how to support clients in re-authoring their narratives to foster resilience, growth, and renewed purpose. Attendees will leave with practical tools to help clients navigate identity shifts and engage in adaptive meaning-making in the aftermath of grief.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify how grief and loss can disrupt core aspects of identity and self-narrative, and understand the role of narrative therapy in facilitating psychological integration after bereavement.
• Examine the influence of individual personality traits—such as neuroticism, conscientiousness, and other Big Five dimensions—on the grieving process and therapeutic engagement.
• Apply narrative therapy techniques to help clients re-author their life stories in ways that promote resilience, adaptation, and the reconstruction of meaning following loss.