Certified Grief Informed Professional

Nationally registered, credentialed or member of the professions/associations listed below:

• Registered Nurse Practitioners
• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Credentialed Mental Health Nurses
• Occupational Therapists

A minimum of 6 CPD hours of training in specific grief counseling topics.

Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CGP certification include:

• Grief Treatment Certification Training: Evidence-Based Approaches to Care Across the Lifespan by PESI AU – Certification Included!
• Grief Informed Professional Certification: Helping Clients Navigate Grief Across the Lifespan by Elevate Continuing Education
• Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) Training: Redefining Grief Work with Up-to-Date Counseling, Support, and Treatment Tools by PESI AU – Certification Included!

Wondering if a course meets the requirements for CGP certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer CPD, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

For your initial 1-year certification, please complete the following steps:

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your initial application payment of 99.99 USD online
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration, credential, or membership
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CPD or completion certificate

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a credentialed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain CGP certification, a renewal is required. After your initial 1-year certification, you have the option to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years. A 1-year renewal requires 6 CPD hours of grief-focused training since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 CPD hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.

Sample CGP renewal trainings include:

• Grief Treatment: Current Evidence-Based Approaches to Care Across the Lifespan online training
• Certification Course: The Ultimate Grief Treatment Toolbox: Over 60 Interventions to Promote Healing & Hope Among Grieving Children, Adolescents & Adults

Renewal CPD content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification

Renewal Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration, credential, or membership
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CPD or completion certificate
3. Remit your CGP renewal fee online
   • $49.99 for a 1-year renewal
   • $79.99 for a 2-year renewal
   • $99.99 for a 3-year renewal

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 3 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification.