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The Final Stage of Growth: Death

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Grief Counseling and Accepting Death

In a very paradox way, death teaches us about living.  This was the insight of Elisabeth Kubler Ross.  Her life was dedicated to the dying and helping them find peace in their final days and hours.   Her teaching and philosophy laid the ground work for many ideas in grief counseling.
Kubler Ross believed denial of death was unhealthy and noticed that people who avoided the subject lived empty lives.  She believed that only through accepting death would we come to the realization that life is not forever and that we have only so much time on earth to accomplish what needs done.
In addition to this, Kubler Ross did not see death as the final chapter, but a new beginning.  She believed that beyond this reality was a greater one where the spirit lives on.  A new transformation begins at the moment of death where we enter into a new reality of existence.  Even if one is not a theist, Kubler Ross pointed out that our memory, good deeds, and way of life can be etched in stone for future generations, achieving a different type of eternity.
In this way, Kubler Ross hoped to change Western Culture’s taboo views on death and to make death a topic at dinner tables or general conversation.  How can we truly understand each other, our needs, wants and future desires, if this topic is laid to rest?  In accepting death well before it comes, we can have a better understanding of it and its nature.  If we understand that in order for us to exist we must one day also die, then we can approach the grim reaper with a smile and embrace.
In conclusion, True spiritual growth requires a healthy respect and awe for death not as a killer but a liberator.
If you are interested in counseling for bereavement courses, then please review our program.
Also if you would like to take continuing education courses in grief counseling, then please review the program.
Mark Moran, MA

Bereavement and Grief Over the Loss of a Spouse and Remarriage

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The article, “Forget-Me-Never: The Reality Of Remarriage After Widowhood”, by Carole Brody Fleet states

“A few months ago, a well-known actor mentioned in an interview that he still thinks about his late wife. People were shocked at this ‘stunning revelation’, as the same actor has been happily remarried for a number of years.”

American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:
How do you move on and remarry after you lose someone?  Bereavement and grief over the loss of a spouse is intense but it should not effect your future happiness with another person.  Never forget or demean but adapt and adjust with life.
This is hard for people to accept.  They feel betrayal in happiness after the death of a loved one.  While this may be a natural feeling at first, it should not be a permanent feeling.  Adjustment means accepting the past, living in the present and looking forward to the future with the memory of the lost spouse never leaving one’s side but not dominating their existence.
If this involves remarriage, this is not a betrayal.  Although sudden changes immediately following a loss should be avoiding.  This can also refer to ‘rebounding’.
If you would like to learn how to become trained as a grief counselor, then please review the program.
The program in grief counseling involves core courses.  After taking and passing these core courses in grief, the qualified professional can become certified as a grief counselor.
Re-certification is also possible after three years.
If you are a healthcare professional you should consider enhancing your career with a certification in grief counseling.  If you would like to learn more on how to become trained as a grief counselor then please review the program.
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Courses for Certification in Bereavement Counseling: Not talking about death only makes it more lonely and frightening

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The article, “Not talking about death only makes it more lonely and frightening”, by Giles Fraser states

“In the absence of faith, death cafes can provide a space for us to talk about what a good ending might be”

American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:
It is healthy to discuss death instead of avoiding the topic.  Those who avoid it will only become more scared of it in the end and leave other people in the dark about their ultimate wishes after they are gone.  We need to have a healthy respect for the topic of death and discuss it with family and friends.  If you are interested in learning more about death, then please review our program in grief counseling. Courses for Certification in Bereavement Counseling can be taken by qualified professionals.  Such professionals include health care professionals, nurses, social workers, ministers, funeral directors, counselors, and other care givers to the grieving. By taking the core courses for certification in bereavement counseling you will be able to better understand grief and apply counseling skills to those in need of help.  This is also includes the topic of this article relating to discussions surrounding death. After certification, you can renew after three years.  Re-certification requires additional hours in the academic and clinical fields. Thank you for reading this article and our blog, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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Grieving The Loss Of A Child On Father’s Day

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Fathers on Father's Day can also be reminded not only the loss of a father but also of a child. If you wish to learn how to become a certified grief and bereavement counselor then please review
Fathers on Father’s Day can also be reminded not only the loss of a father but also of a child. If you wish to learn how to become a certified grief and bereavement counselor then please review

The article, “Grieving the Loss of a Child On Father’s Day” by Greg Laurie states

“We all have a course marked out for us and a race to run to the finish. We don’t know how long this race is going to be; we never know when our lives will end. So we need to be ready, and we need to run our race well.”

American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

There is a lot of stress on the loss of a father for Father’s Day but there is also a reciprocal pain; the loss of a child. Grief Counseling sometimes is important for fathers who have loss a child especially as Father’s Day reminds them of their fatherhood.

This type of grieving can be very painful to a parent in general.  These days remind them of their fatherhood or motherhood.  On such days, fathers should prepare themselves mentally and try to commemorate the loss in a constructive way.  The pain will be always be there but grieving in a healthy fashion instead of a destructive way is critical to adaptation to the pain and loss.

Our prays go out to such parents and we can never imagine the pain and suffering of this loss.

If you are interested in learning how to become a certified grief and bereavement counselor, then please review the program.  The program welcomes a variety of qualified professionals ranging from social work to ministry and health care to counseling.  We also welcome academics with the appropriate social science degrees.  Especially in counseling, psychology, or healthcare.

If you feel this certification would enhance your career and that it matches your academic and professional needs, then please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Certified in Grief Counseling: Medical Controversies and Advancements: Brain Scans at Emory University Suggest Best Treatment for Depression

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Consider becoming certified in grief counseling
Consider becoming certified in grief counseling
American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

Scans of the brain can help doctors see what type of grief therapy is best for depressed people; Whether talk therapy or medication?  This scientific and medical break through can save time and help the person recover quicker.

Grief therapy is a critical element in recovery for the bereaved.  The licensed counselor who is also certified in grief counseling can help others with grief therapy.  But keep in mind, unlicensed counselors who are also certified in grief counseling cannot provide grief therapy but must refer clients who show symptoms of complicated grief.

If you are a healthcare professional, counselor, social worker, minister, funeral director or caregiver looking to become certified in grief counseling, then please review the program.  If the program matches your academic and professional needs you could be a certified grief counselor.

After taking the core courses, professionals are eligible to become a certified grief counselor.  The core courses help prepare the professional academically for the knowledge required to be a competent grief counselor.

Re-certification occurs every three years. After academic and clinical hours during the three year span, professionals are eligible for re-certification in grief counseling.  Fifty hours are required of Continuing Education while five hundred hours are required in clinical care.

In the meantime, please review the blog and article.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

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Education Program in Bereavement Training: Accept your death and live a better, fuller life

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American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

Grief counseling promotes a healthier acceptance of death in all its aspects.  This article talks about how incorporating death into your life, you can ironically live a healthier life.

This is ironic but true.  How many people fear death and because of that never live life to its fullest?  How many never plan for the end and are left with nothing for their family?  Accepting that we are not indestructible can also lead to healthier decisions in our life regarding drugs and unhealthy diet.  It can also lead to better exercise and care of the body.

With all these benefits, we must realize that one day it will all end.  In acknowledging that and accepting it, we can live life wiser and better.

If you are interested an education program in bereavement training, then please review the program.  The program welcomes qualified professionals from ministry, social work, pastoral care, hospice care, counseling, nursing, health care professions and funeral directing.  If you feel this program can enhance your professional and academic career, then consider becoming certified from our education program in bereavement training.

In the meantime, please review and enjoy the article and blog.  If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to ask any questions.

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The Study of Grieving and Learning More About Grief Counseling Training

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Grief Counseling Education and Kubler Ross and Learning More About Grief Counseling Training

How do you handle grief? If you are interested in learning more about grief counseling training, then please review
How do you handle grief? If you are interested in learning more about grief counseling training, then please review

Everyone experiences grief differently, but there are several stages of the grieving process that are fairly universal.  These are based off the studies of Elisabeth Kubler Ross. Grief Counseling Education understands that these are usual experiences but not always universal.  Some may not even be step by step but back and forth.  However, as stated, they are usually fairly universal.

1. Shock and Denial.
This phase often manifests itself in a sort of numbness, a feeling of disbelief and a sense of helplessness.  Kubler Ross noted that many patients upon hearing of terminal illness would persist in this.  In many ways it acts as natural defense barrier for the mind to absorb bad news.

2. Pain and Guilt.
As the shock abates, it is often replaced with feelings of longing for the one we have lost.  It is standard at this stage to experience guilt and remorse about things we may have done or not done, said or not said, to that person. Overwhelming emotional pain is difficult to deal with, and should not be stifled.

3. Anger.
A common question those in grief ask is ‘Why?’ Why Him/Her? Why us? Why me? Finding the answer to this question causes frustration and anger. It is common at this stage to try to find something or someone to blame, or take your frustration out on.

4. Melancholy.
You may experience a period of introversion. This stage of the process may leave you feeling low, and you may find you spend a lot of time reflecting on the experiences you had with your loved one. Those close to you will often try to encourage you not to wallow in your grief. However, this is an important part of the process. It allows you to work through your feelings about the one you have lost, as well as reflect on your time together. At this point that you can start to look toward the future, and might even see some hope on the horizon. The worst is over. Often, people in this stage of the process start to think about how they might best commemorate and celebrate the life of the person they have lost.  Deciding on an online memorial can be a great way to honour your loved ones. It allows you to have a permanent reminder of them which everyone can have access to, be involved in creating and even add to.

5. Hope for the Future.
The sense of hopelessness and despair you felt will start to lessen. You can now begin adjusting to life without the person you have lost.

6. Readjustment and Acceptance.
You will eventually begin to feel that you can settle in to new routines, and maybe even start making plans for your future. Life will seem less overwhelming.  This is key to any healthy life.  It is what divides pathological grief from normal grieving.  Most say a six months is the ideal time line but it is hard to say.  The reality is, the pain will stay, especially if the loss was great, but one will be able to live with the pain and adjust his or her life story to it.  This is critical and key.

If you are interested in learning more about grief counseling training, then please review the program.

 

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Education Program in Grief Counseling: Unresolved grief can be hidden health risk, experts say

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Unresolved grief can lead to future problems. Please review our education program in grief counseling
Unresolved grief can lead to future problems. Please review our education program in grief counseling

The article, “Unresolved grief can be hidden health risk, experts say”, by Janice Lloyd states

“How we wrestle with grief — and ultimately push ahead to a new life — varies among individuals. But many of us who need help to bounce back are not getting it, health experts warn, jeopardizing our mental and physical health.”

American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

Dealing with our grief is an important process.  Unresolved issues can haunt us and help us from adjusting to loss

Please review our education program in grief counseling.  The program consists of core courses that need to be taken by qualified professionals.  Qualified professionals include social workers, licensed counselors, registered nurses, hospice workers, ministers and funeral directors.  Also anyone with a degree in the health sciences or social sciences also make excellent candidates for the program.

Re-certification is due after three years and involves academic and professional hours.

Please consider entering our education program in grief counseling.  It will help enhance your already existing career and allow you to help others.

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Education in Grief Counseling: A sobering book that explores the pain and grief caused by abortion

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Education For Grief Counseling

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American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

As polarizing as abortion is, the fact still remains, women feel grief and pain afterwards.  A good article on that grief from a woman who experienced it firsthand.

If you are looking for education in grief counseling, please review our program.  The program covers basic core concepts that are found in four base courses.  After completion of the course, qualified professionals can apply for certification.  The education in grief counseling learned at AIHCP then can help a person help others in grief.

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Please consider becoming certified in grief counseling.  As a certified grief counselor one can enhance their professional and academic career.  One can also become an important element to the community within their field.  Those in nursing, counseling, social work and hospice find grief certifications to be very helpful in their area of work.

In the meantime, thank you for your interest and please if you have any questions, let us know

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Bereavement Education Program: Grief is still natural, not a disorder

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A closer look at grief reveals it is natural and not a disorder. Please also review our Bereavement Education Program
A closer look at grief reveals it is natural and not a disorder. Please also review our Bereavement Education Program

A two-year outcry by psychiatrists around the world appears to have derailed plans to turn prolonged grief into a mental illness.

American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:

Grief is very much an emotion to loss.  It is amazing some people would consider the reaction to loss to be a disorder. Fortunately, it was not added to the list.

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If you are interested in learning more about grief counseling, then please review our Bereavement Education Program.

The Bereavement Education Program consists of four core courses.  Qualified professionals who complete the core courses in the Bereavement Education Program become eligible for certification in Grief Counseling.

 

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