Grief Counselling: Online CPD

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This is an online CPD course designed to deepen your understanding of the grief process and the models used for counselling purposes. Scroll down th page for full details and curriculum

Cost £49

You will have 180 days to complete the course from your enrolment date. The online course constitues 25 CPD hours

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Course Contents

Model’s of Grief

Dual Process Model of Grief
William Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Five stages of Grief
The Seven Stages of Grief
Tonkin’s Model of Grief

Other Topics

Normal Grief
Anticpatory Grief
Disenfranchised Grief
Complicated Grief
Broken Heart Syndrome
Depression and Grief
Bereavement and Culture

Course Structure

The course is relayed via four recorded classroom sessions or Zoom videos, plus other supporting videos. In addition, there are written theory modules, case studies and several worksheets for working wth clients.

Grief Counselling

Most people experience loss at some point in their lives. Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. Bereavement is a type of grief involving the death of a loved one.

Bereavement and grief encompass a wide range of feelings from deep sadness to anger. The process of adapting to a significant loss can vary dramatically from one person to another. It often depends on a person’s background, beliefs, and relationship to what was lost.

GRIEVING THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOURS

Grief is not limited to feelings of sadness. It can also involve guilt, yearning, anger, and regret. Emotions are often surprising in their strength or mildness. They can also be confusing. One person may find themselves grieving a painful relationship. Another may mourn a loved one who died from cancer and yet feel relief that the person is no longer suffering. People experiencing grief might bounce between different thoughts as they make sense of their loss. Thoughts can range from soothing (“She had a good life.”) to troubling (“It wasn’t her time.”). People may assign themselves varying levels of responsibility, from “There was nothing I could have done,” to “It’s all my fault.”

Grieving behaviours also greatly vary. Some people find comfort in sharing their feelings. Other people may prefer to be alone with their feelings, engaging in silent activities like exercising or writing.

The different feelings, thoughts, and behaviours people express during grief can be categorized into two main styles: instrumental and intuitive. Most people display a blend of these two styles of grieving:

Instrumental grieving has a focus primarily on problem-solving tasks. This style involves controlling or minimizing emotional expression.
Intuitive grieving is based on a heightened emotional experience. This style involves sharing feelings, exploring the lost relationship, and considering mortality.

No one way of grieving is better than any other. Some people are more emotional and dive into their feelings. Others are stoic and may seek distraction from dwelling on an unchangeable fact of living. Every individual has unique needs when coping with loss.

MODELS OF GRIEF

Grief can vary between individuals. However, there are still global trends in how people cope with loss. Psychologists and researchers have outlined various models of grief. In this CPD we will take a look at four of them (listed above).

If you wish to enrol on the course, simply click the ‘Take this Course‘ button and you will be directed to registration and payment. Once you have registered and made payment, you will be logged in and directed to your profile page, which contains the links to your course(s). You can do the course at your own pace and in your own time.

You will use the email address and password you created at registration as your login credentials for all subsequent access, so please make a note of them. Login page is: https://alc2alc.com/course-login/

Welcome from course director: Paul Henderson