How Couples Grieve (Child Death & Serious Illness)

About the course

This course will explore the nature of the grief process in the couple where both are ‘primary mourners' in a loss which may be almost impossible to bear. How do couples mourn together?

Course content and Objectives

The workshop will put forward a bereavement model which explores how the couple may help or hinder one another in both a conscious and unconscious way. How do they present in therapy? Participants are encouraged to bring a clinical material, as it relates to the topic, for group discussion. This course will be predominantly psychodynamic, a systemic approach will be integrated and no specialist knowledge of psychodynamic theory is required.

The course will highlight a variety of specific learning styles including:

• Teaching theory
• Group discussion
• Case presentation by the trainer and those in the group, should they wish
• Small and large group discussion and group presentation
• Experiential exercises and some role play
• Presentation of DVD material to prompt discussion