Grief and Bereavement Counselling

Grief and Bereavement Counselling

About the Grief and Bereavement Counselling Certificate

Bereavement is the time people spend to adjust to the loss of loved ones. Grief is an expected reaction to any form of loss. Both vary hugely on an individual basis. This grief and bereavement counselling course is specifically designed to help you recognise and respond to the nature and scope of bereavement and helps you explore different approaches for coping with loss.

This online course will offer insights towards attitudes to death, the four different phases of grief, addresses bereavement in children separately, and it examines when expressions of grief become unhealthy. Key takeaway: there is no right or wrong way to deal with loss, but there are tools and techniques to make the process easier.

Who should study this course?

This is an essential course for anyone working with the grieving. It also complements nursing training for those working on an end-of-life ward, or in hospices.

You do not need any prior experience or qualifications to enrol on the grief and bereavement course online. All you need is an interest in this topic, a way to access our course materials, and the motivation to engage in independent home study.

What happens after the course?

At the end of the grief & bereavement counselling course you will have learnt skills such as coping with bereavement, identifying unhealthy behaviour patterns and support techniques for those dealing with grief and loss. You could be studying this in addition to any nursing or healthcare training. On the other hand, you may want to specialise your studies further with a course in child psychology, or counselling skills.

Once you successfully completed this course you may choose a career working in the public sector with people who may face death on a daily basis such as police officers, paramedics or fire officers. You could work with children.

• Occupational PTSD therapy
• Hospice nurse
• Grief and bereavement therapist

For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464

Modules

• Attitudes towards death
• Bereavement & the client
• What is grief - what can be done to help
• Working with children
• Grief v. depression
• Adjusting to violent death
• Exploring grief & the letting go
• Rights of the bereaved

For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

Professional Membership

On completion of this course students can apply for membership to 'Counselling' - a registered charity - and they will be able to use the initials 'CCC Reg.' after their names. (See website: http://www.counselling.ltd.uk)

On successful completion of your course you will receive the learndirect Certificate of Completion of Training in Grief and Bereavement Counselling.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

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