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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

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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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’ 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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American Institute Health Care Professionals’ 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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If you are interested in grief counseling, then click here 

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

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

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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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Dying Matters: Be ready for it | Isle of Man News

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American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:

Good article in remembering our own finiteness and the fact that talking about death does not mean we are welcoming it but merely be ready for it.   Part of living well is understanding that every day is not guaranteed.

If you are interested in learning more about death and dying, please click here

For those who want to learn how to become a bereavement counselor, the program at AIHCP in grief counseling offers core courses that help prepare qualified professionals for bereavement counseling.

After completion of the courses, one can become certified in bereavement counseling. Re-certification is due after three years.

This certification is excellent for social workers, ministers, counselors and health care professionals.  It helps enhance already existing careers and allows qualified professionals to help others within the community.

In the meantime, thank you for your interest on how to become a bereavement counselor and please enjoy the article and the blog.

Grief Counseling Education Program: Grief Is Just Not Always About Loss Centered On Death

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Grief Counseling Education Program: Grief is Loss of Something

Grief and the process that accompanies it is a reaction to loss.  It is a natural reaction to something that was once valued but is no longer within one’s touch.  We usually think of death, but this can be applied to loss love, loss finance and anything we value.  While the grief correlates with the subjective value of the object lost, it still nonetheless is a real experience for the grieving agent or person. Grief counselors must remember this.

With this in mind, we need to only recall a few weeks ago the tragic loss at the Boston Marathon, where bystanders and athletes alike loss limbs.  This type of loss is especially traumatic and life altering.  It brings about a loss of continuity of the person’s self image.  This destruction of self image is a huge loss for anyone.  With the loss of self image comes all the new hurdles and struggles that constantly remind one of the previous life.

Like any loss, the stages and oscilliations of grief will be intense.  The injured victims at the Boston Marathon will need to learn to adapt, cope and learn new skills but this is far harder than simply words.  For some it may take time, but for others it may never occur.  The adaption and accomodation to the new situation may be too traumatic.  Traumatic grief and PTSD may haunt them for their entire life.  This psychological scarring is by far a cruel cross to carry, but with counseling, some may be able to find new meaning.

New meaning and creating new life narratives are key to grief support.  It involves not forgetting the past but accepting it and incorporating it into one’s new life story.  It never forgets the past chapters of the book, but understands the present as it is and looks forward to a new future.  Again, easier said than done, but this is the theory behind it and what grief counselors will be hoping to accomplish with these victims.

In the end, think about the trauma and loss you would feel if such a horrible and heinous event occurred to you?  Would you be able to eventually adapt and re-create your new life narrative?

For now, let us pray for these victims that they may find the courage to eventually overcome the trauma.  Patience, hope and charity are the keys to helping these victims find new meaning–they cannot do it alone but need a sojourner to show them the way.

If you are interested in learning more about the nature of loss and grief, then please review our program and click grief counseling certification.

Please also see if your academic and professional needs are met with the Grief Counseling Education Program.

 

Mark Moran, MA, GC-C

Grief Counseling After a Traumatic Event.

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The article, “Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Become Concerns After Boston Marathon Explosion”, by Jaweed Kaleem states

“The morning after the deadly Boston Marathon explosions, Joyce Maguire Pavao called local hospitals and the Red Cross, rushing to find victims.”

American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:
It is truly a sad day for all of America.   When you look at 3 dead and 100+ wounded, those numbers are lying.   There are 1,000’s that are suffering.   They are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.   When experiencing a horrific situation like the one our nation just suffered, grief and bereavement can set in quickly, leaving us depressed and sad.   Some might not be able to get the events out of their heads.   If you know someone suffering like this please suggest to them they seek out grief counseling.   For more on grief counseling, you should go to our page.
If you wish to take grief counseling courses, then please review the program.  Our program in grief counseling covers basic core concepts.  After completion of those courses, qualified professionals can become certified in grief counseling.
Re-certification takes place after three years. In those three years, qualified professionals must accumulate academic and practical hours within the area of grief counseling.  Some may have to take grief counseling courses as well for re-certification
Please consider becoming certified in grief counseling.  As a certified grief counselor, you can enhance both your academic and professional career.

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Education Program in Grief Counseling: Outcry as grief lumped in with depression

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Grief is set to be confused with depressive illness in new guidelines for mental disorders.

American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:
Ideas of grief being pathological have long passed away, but recent manuals on disorders are starting to lump the two together.  This is alarming and incorrect because grief is a natural reaction.  Depression is a form of complicated grief not normal grief.  If you are interested in learning more about grief counseling then please click here
If you would like to learn more, then please review our Education Program in Grief Counseling.  The program consists of key core courses that allow qualified professional to become certified in grief counseling after completion of the program.  Recertification is every three years.
Please consider taking these courses.  As a certified grief counselor in the Education Program in Grief Counseling, you can add a powerful certification to your professional resume. You can also become a critical part in your community when disaster or grief strikes.
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Better End of Life Decisions Come From Better Communication

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Grief Counseling: End of Life Decisions

End of Life decisions are best made well before the final moments.  Health care professionals who are better equipped with knowledge in handling these situations can serve the entirety of their patients better.   The needs of the patient and suggestions of the caregiver should be an open mutual forum between each other and the suggestions of other family members.  Communication is the key.

The article, “Give patients end-of-life options”, by Joan M. Teno states

“The urban dictionary defines “cheech” as a verb used among physicians in training that refers to the act of ordering every conceivable radiological and laboratory test for a patient, often to diagnose a condition that once diagnosed is untreatable. Thirty years ago, the macabre joke during my three-month stint as an intern in the medical ICU was first cheech, then death.”

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The Bereavement Counseling Training Program consists of core courses for working professionals.  Included in that are social workers, ministers, licensed funeral directors, licensed nurses and other health care professionals.  A certification from the Bereavement Counseling Training Program can help enhance a working professional’s already flourishing career.
The Bereavement Counseling Training Program works by completing the required courses.  After completing the required courses, one can become certified.
Thank you for your interest in the Bereavement Counseling Training Program.  If you have any questions, please let us know.

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Grief Sometimes Leaves Little Time For Funeral and Post Death Planning

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Planning Ahead Can Help One During Grieving Period After The Death Of A Loved One

We all like to pretend death will not happen to us or a loved one but it is inevitable.  By accepting this and enjoying the time we have, we can better be prepared for when that grieving period does come.  We can also be better prepared for all the financial and social stress that follows in the wake of a lost loved one.

NPR writes about this in the article, ‘From Grief Comes A Mission To Make Estate Planning Less Daunting”
Estate planning may seem like a pain, but imagine the mess you leave to those managing your affairs if you don’t draw up a will or get life insurance.
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If you would like to learn more about grief counseling courses, then please click here
Our Bereavement Counseling Courses cover the basic concepts of grief but also expand into specialty areas of child, Christian and pet loss grief.  If interested in certification, one can take the bereavement counseling courses for certification by completing the four core courses.  After completion of those core courses, qualified professionals can become certified.

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