International Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology sealInternational Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology
Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice

Grief & Bereavement Counselling

A 20+ hour training in grief and bereavement counselling — theories of grief, complicated grief, and empathetic support through loss.

20 Hours2 weeksAdvanced

Course overview

This 20+ hour course focuses on understanding and supporting individuals experiencing grief, loss and bereavement. Participants explore theories of grief, emotional responses to loss, stages and processes of grieving, complicated grief, coping mechanisms and therapeutic interventions, and the course addresses various forms of loss including death, separation, life transitions and significant changes. Through case studies, counselling tools, activities and practical techniques, participants develop skills to provide empathetic support and facilitate healing, acceptance, resilience and meaning-making during times of loss.

Delivered as 20+ hours of live, interactive online training, the course combines lectures with hands-on live practice in real time, in small groups in breakout rooms, plus role plays, worksheets, therapeutic tools and case-study discussions. On successful completion you receive a certificate, having developed the confidence to apply these approaches in counselling, educational, organisational and community settings.

What you'll learn

  • Explain theories and processes of grief and loss
  • Recognise and support complicated grief
  • Apply counselling tools for bereavement support
  • Facilitate healing, acceptance and meaning-making

Curriculum

Module 1 — Understanding grief

  • Theories of grief
  • Emotional responses to loss
  • Stages and processes of grieving

Module 2 — Working with loss

  • Forms of loss: death, separation and transitions
  • Complicated grief
  • Coping mechanisms

Module 3 — Therapeutic support

  • Counselling tools and interventions
  • Facilitating healing and acceptance
  • Resilience and meaning-making

Accreditation

Advanced training comprising 20+ live hours with a certificate of completion; approximately 20 hours suitable for professional-development portfolios.

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