gC 410
GRIEF COUNSELING FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS
Course Information
This online CEU course provides students with a continuation of course content, based on learning from the above course "Death, Dying & Mourning." Students continue to study other theories and model processes of grieving, as well as more scientific inquiry into these processes. Case studies are provided which allow students the opportunity to better equate theory into practice. The student continues in this course to study and learn many interventions and modalities for use in grief counseling and bereavement education. Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 20 contact hours of continuing education credits. Course Code: GC 410
This course is particularly designed for those who would like to apply for Certification as a Grief Counselor with the American Academy of Grief Counseling; have a college degree already that qualifies them for waiver of 100 hours of continuing education; and, need to complete the additional 80 hours of continuing education to meet the requirements for certification. This course can not be used for future CEU's toward recertification.
Instructor/Course Author: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,BC, GC-C
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TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course. Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for Helping Professionals. By: katherine Walsh-Burke. Boston; Pearson Education Inc:2006. ISBN # 0-205-39881-2.
You are required to order your own copy of the textbook. Please be sure to order your book as soon as possible so that you can begin your course of study.
You may order the textbook directly on line from Amazon.com by accessing the link below in red. Or, you may order the book from your local bookstore, or any online bookstore of your choice.
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TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete this course. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time.
Additional CE Option: this course is approved by CCMS, Inc., which is an approved provider with NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors). CCMS, Inc., is also a continuing education provider with NAADAC,, CASAC (California), OASAS, the states of Wyoming, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho and many others. CCMS, Inc. offers our students the option of applying for and receiving a CE certificate for this course. Their CE certificate means that your course will show evidence of NBCC approval, as well as the other approvals which CCMS, Inc. provides. The fees for CE certificates with course approvals from CCMS, Inc. are very reasonable. Full information is provided in our online classrooms for enrolled students.
ONLINE COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARDS: Enrolled students have full access to our online Student Community Message Boards. These message boards allow students in our CE courses to meet each other, communicate online, share information, discuss topics of study and interest and much more. Full access is provided via the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand and discuss basic facts about grief and loss,
as well as their foundational theoretic basis.
2). Define and discuss "symbolic losses."
3). Discuss various issues related to loss and grief in many
different contexts.
4). Identify and discuss your own experiences related to grief
and loss.
5). Learn to assess a client's readiness to work through grief.
6). Identify and discuss key issues related to self-preparation
and training for professionals encountering loss and grief.
7). Identify competencies for those professionals caring for
grieving clients.
8). Discuss major issues related to supervision, consultations
and professional collaborations.
9). Identify and discuss major issues and theories related to
loss and grief across the lifespan.
10). Identify and discuss theories and strategies related to
normal and complicated grief reactions.
11). Identify and discuss preventative and therapeutic interventions
in grief counseling.
12). Discuss issues related to psychiatric referrals and the
use of psychotropic medications.
13). Understand and discuss cultural and spiritual influences
in coping with loss and grief.
14). Identify common misconceptions about grieving.
15). Define and discuss the use of empathetic communication in
working with grieving clients.
16). Identify ways and means to access information and resources
useful in grief counseling.
17). Discuss common theories of grieving related to organizations
and communities.
18). Define how to establish a grieving protocol for interventions.
19). Identify and discuss self-care strategies and professional
support systems for health professionals caring for grieving
clients.
20). Identify and discuss common losses that occur across the
life span.
21). Define and discuss the most helpful strategies for helping
others cope with grief.
COURSE CONTENT:
A brief abstract of content:
1). Normal and complicated grief reactions.
2). Actual and symbolic losses.
3). Factors that positively and negatively influence grief.
4). Resources and interventions that are effective in helping those who grieve.
5). Loss and grief in different contexts.
6). Self experiences and attitudes related to grief.
7). Assessing readiness to work through grief.
8). Supervision, consultation and collaboration with other professionals.
9). Loss and grief across the life span.
10). Theories for understanding grief.
11). Interventions for normal and complicated grief.
12). Grief counseling and grief therapies.
13). Influence of cultural and spirituality in coping with loss and grief.
14). Misconceptions about grief.
15). Empathic communications.
16). Utilizing information and resources in grief counseling.
17). Leadership roles in grief counseling.
18). Establishing bereavement protocols.
19). Creating remembrances and memorials.
20). Self-Care strategies and professional continuing education, and professional support systems.