Grief and Bereavement Counselling

This short 6-module distance learning course explores the theory and practice of counselling for grief and bereavement. It is designed for qualified counsellors who have already completed their counselling diploma and would now like to develop additional skills in this specialised area. The course is designed to meet the needs of counsellors working within a range of counselling models and approaches. It is ideal as part of a programme of continuing professional development. Subjects covered include: death and grieving as a process; working with the bereaved client; traditions and cultural difference around the experience of death; research and theories on the grief process; Worden's model of grief work; untangling the emotions of grief; bereavement and traumatic loss; supporting clients through crisis; children and grief; preparing for the future; attachment theory and grief; compound and complicated grief; loss in everyday experience. exploring the impact of grief following other losses. The course fee includes all required course material, course book, Counselling for Grief and Bereavement, extensive supplementary reading, and full tutorial support. Students have up to three years to complete this course, allowing them to work through the modules at their own pace. On average, however, it takes students around 4 - 6 months to complete the course, based on 4 - 5 hours study time per week.