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Counseling Grief Clients Certification Training: Functional Interventions for Everyday Use

Average Rating:
   47
Faculty:
Joy R. Samuels, DMin, LPC-MHSP, NCC
Duration:
6 Hours 05 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 13, 2020
Product Code:
POS053920
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Digital Seminar
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Description

Clinicians often struggle to develop an effective approach to counseling grief clients due to the uniqueness of each individual’s grief. The last 10-15 years have seen an explosion of new research in the field and many new studies have turned what we thought we knew on its head.

Purchase this recording, and explore this new research about appropriate diagnosis of grief clients, ideas for how to assess grief severity and related constructs, and clarification about what is meant by “complicated grief.” Review the most commonly used current models for understanding grief and leave with tools, including 20 interventions, to more confidently assist clients in navigating the adaptive, yet confusing and difficult, grief process. The program will end with a focus on self-care, discussing how to appropriately manage and care for ourselves in this demanding, yet fulfilling, work.

Best of all, upon completion of this training, you’ll be eligible to apply to become a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and caregivers know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of grief counseling. Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/cgcs for details.

*We partner with Evergreen Certifications to include certification with some of our products. When you purchase such a product we may disclose your information to Evergreen Certifications for purposes of providing services directly to you or to contact you regarding relevant offers.

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Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual - Counseling Grief Clients (2.89 MB) 79 Pages Available after Purchase
PDF Counseling Grief Assessments Handout (1.02 MB) 13 Pages Available after Purchase

Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  1. Articulate current models for conceptualizing grief and how these influence treatment planning.
  2. Analyze and differentiate clinical symptoms to diagnose grief clients appropriately.
  3. Implement functional interventions for grief counseling adaptable to use with any clients.
  4. Demonstrate three new interventions to use with bereaved clients.
  5. Determine when grief has become “complicated” and develop an appropriate treatment strategy.
  6. Develop strategies of self-awareness and self-care for grief counselors as it relates to clinical practice.

Outline

THE JOURNEY OF GRIEF
  • Models for understanding grief
    • Older, familiar models
    • Current theories and approaches
  • Grief expressions
    • Emotional and cognitive
    • Physical manifestations
    • Behavioral
    • Social behaviors and societal reactions
  • Predictors and mediators of the experience
    • Background: grief is highly individual
    • Personality and other vulnerability factors
    • Who died; quality of relationship
    • Social, contextual, and cultural influences
    • Mode of death
    • Other influences
  • Non-death losses
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF GRIEF-RELATED SYMPTOMS
  • Differential diagnosis between depression, grief, and PTSD
  • Persistent complex bereavement disorder
  • Use of adjustment disorder diagnosis with grief clients
  • Measurement/assessment of grief symptoms
WHEN GRIEF BECOMES COMPLICATED
  • Common trajectories for grief
  • What is “complicated” grief and how do you recognize it?
  • Treatment interventions for complicated grief
TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND FUNCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS
  • Grief counseling
    • How is it different from other types of counseling?
    • Who often benefits (and who may not)?
  • Components of a general approach
    • The 3 Rogerian conditions
    • Power of presence
    • Being a companion/therapist for your grief clients
  • Cross-cultural and other diversity considerations
  • Dealing with emotional intensity
  • Grief vs. trauma
  • When clients’ grief is disenfranchised
  • Working with couples or families who have experienced the “same” loss
  • Preparing for grief “spikes”
  • Post-traumatic growth
BEING A GRIEF COUNSELOR
  • The risks and joys of this work
  • Self-awareness
  • Self-care
  • Training opportunities in this field
LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH AND POTENTIAL RISKS
  • Disparity in results across studies for grief
  • Risk factors for complicated grief

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Pastoral Counselors
  • Chaplains/Clergy
  • Mental Health Nurses
  • Funeral Directors
  • Case Managers
  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Thanatologists
  • Nursing Home Administrators

Reviews

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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 47

Comments

Bonni K - ASHLAND, Pennsylvania

"Presenter was actually the most informative, communicative, and knowledgeable presenter I've ever experienced (please note: I've been a licensed psychologist since 1990. Truly she is a gift to assist treatment in grief. "

Mary E - Marquette, Michigan

"This presenter was superb! One of the best online courses I've taken."

Anabella S - Santa Fe, New Mexico

"She is an amazing presenter and super dynamic and interesting. I loved her presentation, slides, quotes, recommendations, and interventions."

Matthew O - New Market, Maryland

"This was one of the best PESI courses I have taken. Excellent."

Brenda K - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina

"The speaker was great- very knowledgeable and skilled clinician. I felt that we hurried through the discussion on some theories. It was a lot of information for a one day seminar. Discussion on interventions was informative."

LaNissa G - North Little Rock, Arkansas

"Joy Samuels was an amazing presenter. She was engaging and very knowledgable. This was the best training I've taken thus far."

Josh H - URBANA, Illinois

"Very well done course, and so much information provided. "

Linda F - Orland Park, Illinois

"Excellent presentation. Thanks!"

Mary Beth G - St. Louis Park, Minnesota

"Thank you. You were an excellent presenter!"

Paula W - Florence, Kentucky

"jam packed with resources"

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