Certified Grief Informed Professional

To be eligible for certification, the applicant must be independently registered/credentialed as listed below, and hold a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession.

• Psychologist
• Psychiatrist
• Psychotherapist
• Nurse Practitioner
• Registered Nurse
• Physician
• Physician Assistant
• Occupational Therapist
• Provisional, qualified or student registration level mental health professionals

By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics

A minimum of 6 hours of continuing education in specific grief counseling topics.

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

• Certified Grief Informed Professional Training: Redefining Grief Work with Up-to-Date Counseling, Support, and Treatment Tools by PESI Canada – Certification Included!
• Grief-Informed Schools: Strategies for Supporting Grieving Students by EngagedMinds – Certification Included!
• Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course: Expert Treatment of Loss, Acute and Complex Trauma, and Co-Occurring Issues by PESI Canada – Certification Included!
• Grief-Informed Professional Certification: Tools and Techniques for Effective Therapy by EngagedMinds Continuing Education – Certification Included!
• Grief Informed Professional Certification: Helping Clients Navigate Grief Across the Lifespan by Elevate Continuing Education
• Complexities of Grief, Loss and Trauma by ITTI – 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 CE, 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:
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of completion certificate
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of competency. As a registered/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 clock hours of grief-focused CE since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock 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 by PESI
• The Ultimate Grief Treatment Toolbox: Over 60 Interventions to Promote Healing & Hope Among Grieving Children, Adolescents & Adults online training by PESI
• Infertility Grief and Trauma: Integrative Strategies for Working with Individuals and Couples to Decrease Mental Health Symptoms and Move Through Grief by Psychotherapy Networker
• The Missing Stage of Grief: Clinical Strategies to Overcome Anxiety in the Wake of Loss by Psychotherapy Networker

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

Renewal Process

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

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.