2026 Symposium on Death and Bereavement Studies
In this unique online seminar, you’ll work interactively with some of today’s most respected leaders at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
We will explore how religious belief as a strategy for coping with painful life events can be both helpful and harmful, and how spiritual bypassing as a form of negative religious coping has been linked to increased distress.
Spiritual Bypassing:
Counseling and Support Perspectives
Saturday July 25, 2026 – ONLINE
Six CE credit hours available for nurses, social workers, counselors and more
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE:
https://deathgriefandbelief.com/2026-symposium-on-spiritual-bypassing/
What You Will Experience in This Symposium:
- Discuss definitions of spiritual bypassing
- Compare a variety of spiritual responses to loss and grief
- Utilize assessment tools for identifying indicators of spiritual bypassing
- Discuss current research on spiritual bypassing
- Analyze the impact of spiritual bypassing on long-term mental health
Who Should Attend:
- Counselors, psychologists and social workers
- End-of-life professionals
- Chaplains, clergy and religious scholars
- Spiritual seekers and mystics
- Bereaved individuals and caregivers
Presenters and Topics
Carrie Doehring PhD
SPIRITUAL BYPASS AS LAMENTATION
Craig Cashwell, PHD –
THE SCIENCE AND ART OF WORKING WITH SPIRITUAL BYPASS
Rev. Mary Myoku Remington
SPIRITUAL BYPASS IN BUDDHISM
Sonya Lott, PhD
SPIRITUAL BYPASSING, COMPLICATED GRIEF,AND PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER
Andrew Jasko, MDiv, MPhil, MA
SPIRITUAL BYPASSING: TRAUMA-INFORMED PATHWAYS TO AUTHENTIC HEALING
Janice Selbie, MPCC
DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF AND SPIRITUAL BYPASSING