ONLINE CEU COURSES FOR RECERTIFICATION
GRIEF COUNSELING
- COMPLICATED MOURNING- this online course covers a comprehensive
overview and review of normal grief reactions and the grieving
process. It then explores in depth the issues of complicated
and abnormal grief reactions and processes. Students learn
the signs/symptoms of complicated and abnormal grief as well
as criteria for referrals and counseling interventions that
support clients needing more intense and higher level therapies.
Upon successful completion of this course, students earn 25
continuing education contact hours toward recertification.
Course cost: $ 60.00. Course Code: GC 500
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2. SPIRITUAL
INTERVENTIONS IN GRIEF COUNSELING- this online course
presents
a newer approach to grief counseling and explores the spiritual dimensions
of interventions that assist in healing the bereaved. Students
learn to assist
clients in finding support in spiritual practices and also
learn to use a mindfulness meditation that is helpful to clients.
Upon successful completion of this course, students earn 25
continuing education contact hours toward recertification.
Course cost: $ 60.00. Course Code: GC 510
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3. ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION STATEGIES FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN- This course provides the student already familiar with grief theory and children, a storehouse of hands-on assessment and creative intervention methodologies aimed at helping children who are experiencing loss and grief. Through a description and comprehensive presentation of a variety of strategies that identify and assess where children are in the grieving process, the student will develop skill in how and when to apply interventions at various developmental stages in a child's growth. The student is provided with the theory behind an intervention, the rationale for the intervention, and the grief task it addresses. Full instructions are provided for the effective practice and application of the intervention. Strategies are presented for individual counseling settings, family sessions and peer support groups.
The interventions explained include play therapy, art therapy, story telling and the use of children's commemorations. Utilizing research from the Dougy Center for Grieving Children, the course also includes a review and description of essential attitudes and communication skills care givers should practice when dealing with the grieving child. Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 30 contact hours of continuing education credits by the American Academy of Grief Counseling. Course Cost: $ 75.00 Course Code: GC 520
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4. MEANING RECONSTRUCTION IN GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT-
This comprehensive course explores the principles and propositions of the revisionist theory of "meaning reconstruction" as it applies to grief and bereavement. The course examines the current body of research that argues for a more dynamic concept of loss that goes beyond stage or task theory. Meaning reconstruction positions the concept of grief on the constructivist process of meaning making and on a reworking of the griever's assumptive world. The course elucidates this grief theory as a highly subjective and social process in which the bereaved - rather than withdrawing energy from the deceased - constructs a new world of meaning as a result of the experience of loss. As the student appraises this contemporary paradigm, he/she will develop a fresh understanding of the role of grief and loss in changing the life perception of the griever. The student will also assess meaning making strategies and therapist dialog in order to apply the theory of meaning reconstruction as a technique in grief counseling.The reading in this course is extensive and presumes that students have a good understanding of the process of grief as described in stage and task theory. Readings have been chosen from a variety of grief theorists in order to furnish the student with a thorough understanding of the rich dimensions of this approach. Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 40 contact hours of continuing education credits by the American Academy of Grief Counseling. Course Cost: $ 125.00 Course Code: GC 530
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5. BEREAVEMENT AFTERCARE PROGRAMS: DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
This course is designed as a resource for those who are interested in establishing - or enhancing an already existing - Aftercare Program for the bereaved. It demonstrates the ever growing need for organized Aftercare Programs, and offers detailed information on how to meet those needs. In addition to Funeral Home based programs, information on establishing programs in other settings, including schools, hospitals and the military is provided. Both ethical and practical issues will be discussed. Students study a wide range of topics related to the development and implementation of a comprehensive and quality bereavement aftercare program.
The text for this course, “When All The Friends Have Gone - A Guide For Aftercare Providers”, is a groundbreaking guide for anyone interested in helping the bereaved on their journey through grief. This course is designed to educate and prepare providers with the tools they need to accompany their clients on that journey. Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 30 contact hours of continuing education credits by the American Academy of Grief Counseling. Course Code: GC 535. Course Cost: $75.00.
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