Working with the bereaved is a specialized and important area in counseling work requiring empathy based on knowledge of the stages and characteristics of bereavement. The sense of loss, intense grief and depression that follow bereavement can be almost unbearable, and the need for counseling is often a desperate one.
STUDY TIME 30 hours - Subjects included in this 6 lesson course:
Attitudes towards Death
What Can be Done to Help?
Bereavement
Adjusting to Violent Death
What is Grief?
Exploring Grief and "letting go"
Working with Children and the Male Client |