Grief Counseling Certification
Continuing Education Courses
The American Academy of Grief Counseling offers four online CE courses for those who have met the criteria of an earned degree, and would like to complete the requirement for 100 additional hours of continuing education in grief counseling.
Applicants may register for any of the courses provided below. Upon completion of each course, you will be awarded the corresponding continuing education contact hours and receive the CE certificate verifying course completion and the award of education credits. Registration may be completed online, by accessing the links below.
Certification Program
Those seeking Certification in Grief Counseling must successfully complete the four core courses as detailed below. To review information on the Certification program please view this page: click here
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Grief COunseling
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
Course Fees
Below are listed the required courses for this curriculum. At the end of each course description you will find the course cost listed.
AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595.
1 - DEATH, DYING & MOURNING
This
online CEU course provides a very comprehensive overview
of studies, research, and dynamics related to death
and dying. Students study many facets of death
and dying, as well as major theories, process models,
cultural issues, religious issues and other related
content. Progression in the course then focuses on
processes of mourning and grieving, including effective
strategies for assisting the bereaved. Death, dying
and mourning is presented also according to various
age groups. This course provides for scientific inquiry
into death and dying and care of the bereaved. Upon
successful completion of this course, students are
awarded 30 contact hours of continuing education
credits. Course Code: GC 400
Course Information
Course cost: $150.00
• Register for Course
• Enter Classroom
2 - GRIEF
COUNSELING FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS
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. AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595.
Course Information
Course
cost: $150.00
• Register
for Course
• Enter
Classroom
3 - GRIEF THERAPY
This online CEU course provides students with a
comprehensive study of Grief Therapy as used today
in counseling modalities. Students will study attachment
theory, loss and the experiences of grief and the
process of mourning. This leads into an in-depth
presentation of abnormal grief reactions, complicated
mourning processes, and when to use more advanced
modalities of care and counseling. Students will
study grief therapies and learn when to refer clients
for such. Issues of the counselor's own grief and
burn-out syndromes are also addressed. Special
situations of grief and mourning are also explored.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
are awarded 30 contact hours of continuing education
credits. Course Code: GC 420. AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595.
Course Information
Course cost: $150.00
• Register for
Course
• Enter Classroom
4 - WORKING WITH GRIEVING CHILDREN
This online CEU course focuses on working
with children suffering a loss. Students learn
best methods for working with and talking to children
and adolescents about loss and how to provide therapeutic
interventions. This course will present learning
related to children and adolescents suffering loss
of death, divorce, suicides, disabilities and more.
The tasks of mourning will be examined from this
age groups' perspective. Students will learn a
comprehensive set of communication techniques in
working with children and in assisting them to
more fully express their feelings of loss. Students
will examine children's fears, how to help them
face funerals and memorials and other related dynamics.
Content also focuses on abnormal grief reactions
and when to refer for therapies. Upon successful
completion of this course, students are awarded
20 contact hours of continuing education credits. Course
Code: GC 430. AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975. The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595.
Course Information
Course cost: $150.00
• Register
for Course
• Enter Classroom
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Additional Information:
- Pre-requisite to enrolling in the continuing education program: registrants must meet at least one of the following; 1.) a registered nurse currently licensed to practice nursing, 2). a licensed social worker, 3). a health care licensed professional, 4). a professional counselor, 5). a licensed psychologist, 6). an ordained minister, 7). a licensed funeral director, 8). a pastoral counselor in active ministry, 9). a graduate degree in educational counseling, 10). a licensed physician, 11). a college degree in human services, psychology, or human behavior, 12). a school counselor 13). other college degrees may be applicable if they are in a related area or if the candidate can verify significant job experiences working with grief/bereavement.
- All courses are continuing education courses and are provided in online classrooms via our website. Upon enrollment a unique identification and password is provided for classroom access. The online classrooms provide full syllabi and course information, including the course exams and evaluations. Students must a achieve a minimum score of 70% on the course examination to pass the continuing education courses.
- Participants are given two (2) years from the date of enrollment into the first course, to complete the entire program of four (4) continuing education courses.
- Upon completion of each course, you will be awarded the corresponding continuing education contact hours and receive the CE certificate verifying course completion and the award of education credits. Registration may be completed online, by accessing the links below.
- Participants must complete the entire 100 contact hours of education and meet the pre-requisite as above, to be eligible to apply for Certification.
- AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595.
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Updated: January 2013