Grief and Bereavement Counselling
Every person experiences grief and bereavement at some time in their lives. Grief affects people in different ways. While some are able to process loss in a healthy manner and move on with their lives, others remain trapped in the grief cycle without being able to make a healthy transition to the new reality. Grief counselling can help uncover unresolved emotions and process complicated feelings.
All you need to complete the course is a willing and open mind. The course includes detailed written content and an easy-to-understand video script.
What you will learn:
- Introduction to grief, loss, bereavement and attachment
- Different aspects of the grief experience
- The different stages of grief according to the Kubler-Ross model
- How negative emotions like denial, anger and depression unfold during the grieving process
- The tasks of mourning and how they provide a sense of control
- How grief counselling helps and the different techniques you can use during counselling sessions
- The companionship model and dual model of grieving theories
- Factors that affect the mediation process
Benefits of Taking the Course:
- Understand the relevant techniques to help clients process their feelings of grief and loss
- You will be able to explore and identify the different stages of grief and the corresponding tasks that need to be resolved
- You will be able to help someone going through the different stages of the grief experience, including denial, anger, depression and acceptance
- You will be able to recognise signs of unprocessed grief and help the person work through relevant mourning tasks
