Recognizing Grief in Children: Guidance for Healthcare Professionals

In this webinar, Dr. Julie Kaplow will explore how grief can manifest in children across developmental stages and how pediatricians and others working with children in primary care settings can recognize signs that may be overlooked or misinterpreted. 

Drawing from her extensive clinical, research, and policy leadership in childhood trauma and bereavement, Dr. Kaplow will share practical, grief-sensitive strategies for recognizing and responding to grieving children. The session will also highlight ways healthcare professionals can foster connection, communication, and continuity of care for children navigating loss.

Presenter:

Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, Executive Vice President of TAG Programs and Policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Executive Director at the TAG Center at the Hackett Center for Mental Health, Executive Director at the TAG Center at Children's Hospital New Orleans, Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine, CEO of the Lucine Center for Trauma and Grief

Dr. Julie Kaplow (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist, board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She serves as Executive Vice President of Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Executive Director of the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health in Houston. Dr. Kaplow is also Executive Director of the TAG Center at Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine. She is also CEO of the Lucine Center for Trauma and Grief, a group practice that provides no-cost teletherapy to youth exposed to traumas and losses across the states of Texas and Louisiana. In these roles, she oversees the development and evaluation of treatments for traumatized and bereaved youth and disseminates trauma- and bereavement-informed “best practices” to community providers nationwide. Prior to joining the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dr. Kaplow served as Chief of Psychology and Vice Chair for Behavioral Health at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Duke University. She completed her internship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School followed by postdoctoral training at the Center for Medical and Refugee Trauma at Boston Medical Center.