Description
This course covers the clinical and pastoral aspects of bereavement counselling and is of special interest to those who use counselling skills with bereaved clients. It will also be very appropriate for any carers whose clients may be trying to cope with the issues of bereavement and loss.
This is a two module Diploma course which, although it is expected to take one year to complete, students may study over two years if they choose.
The first module covers the basic skills of counselling with an emphasis on the person-centred approach. The Grief and Bereavement module will lead you to understand the major theorists of bereavement care and counselling and demonstrate how practical skills can enhance the counselling care you offer.
This course is enriched by the training resources you receive.
The guidance and help you receive from your tutor will ensure that you make the most of this challenging course.
What you will learn
The Diploma course comprises one foundation module, Certificate in Counselling (Course 121) and one advanced module, Certificate in Grief and Bereavement (Course 500).
Module 1, Certificate in Counselling includes the following topics:
Introduction to Counselling Theory
The Psychodynamic Approach
The Behavioural Approach
The Person-Centred Approach
The Cognitive Approach
The Pastoral Approach
The Counselling Process
Basic Counselling Skills
Core Skills of "The Skilled Helper"
Professional Practice
Module 2, Certificate in Grief and Bereavement includes the following topics:
Attitudes towards death
The individual nature of grief
Stages of grief and other grief models
Grieving rituals
The role of the bereavement counsellor
A child and adolescent view of death
The principal components of grief
Complicated grief
Counselling the dying
Ending long term counselling
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