Grief and Bereavement Counselling Certification

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