COURSE INFORMATION
This course removes the ideals of curing grief for children but helping them adapt and grow from grief. This clinical and pastoral guide looks at grief from a child’s perspective and helps counselors learn from the children what grief is to them. The course lists many of the dos and do not’s “grown ups” should adhere to in regards to caring for a child in grief and also helps one understand the nature of grief in the mind of the child. Ultimately the course hopes to help counselors become “companions” of grief to the child and guide counselors in aiding children experience happiness and adjustment in the post loss life. Course Code: GC 565. Contact hours of Education = 30.
This course is particularly designed for those who are already or were recently certified by the American Academy of Grief Counseling, and are now seeking Certification as a Certified Grief Counselor in Child/Adolescent Grief.
Instructor/Course Author: Mark Moran, M.A.
Email: Mdmoran7@yahoo.com
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TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment in this course to complete all five (5) of the required courses in this program for Child/Adolescent Grief Counseling. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time.
TEXTBOOKS: There are two (2) required books for the course. They are available at Amazon.Com at discounted prices.
When a Child You Love Is Grieving by Harold Smith. Published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-8341-2838-5
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Companioning the Grieving Child: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.d. Published by Companion Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-617221-58-3
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GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to complete this course and receive the 30 hours of awarded continuing education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the minimum of 70% will be contacted by the American Academy of Grief Counseling and options for completing additional course work to achieve a passing score, will be presented.
BOARD APPROVALS:
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is an Approved Provider for Continuing Education by the South Carolina Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists licensing board, Provider # 4637. Access information
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals (The Provider) is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider number # CEP 15595 for 30 Contact Hours.
This course, which is approved by the Florida State Board Of Nursing (CE Provider # 50-11975) also has the following Board of Nursing Approvals, for 30 contact hours of CE
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Arkansas Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Georgia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Professional Registered Nurses. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the New Mexico Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
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ONLINE CLASSROOM RESOURCES AND TOOLS
* Examination Access: there is link to take you right to the online examination program where you can print out your examination and work with it. All examinations are formatted as “open book” tests. When you are ready, you can access the exam program at anytime and click in your responses to the questions. Full information is provided in the online classrooms.
* Student Resource Center: there is a link for access to a web page “Student Resource Center.” The Resource Center provides for easy access to all of our policies/procedures and additional information regarding applying for certification. We also have many links to many outside reference sites, such as online libraries that you may freely access.
* Online Evaluation: there is a link in the classroom where you may access the course evaluation. All students completing a course, must, without exception, complete the course evaluation.
* Faculty Access Information: you will have access to your instructor’s online resume/biography, as well as your instructor’s specific contact information.
* Additional Learning Materials: some faculty have prepared additional “readings” and /or brief lecture notes to enhance your experience. All of these are available in the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOU WILL BE ABLE:
To learn how to be a comforter to a child that is grieving
To realize grief is not an event but a process
To differentiate children and adult styles of grieving
To understand the nature of children and how they grieve
To help a child grieve naturally and in a healthy fashion
To be better able to apply these concepts at a clinical and pastoral level
To embrace the notion if a child can love, then a child can grieve
To know when to guide, monitor and protect and when to simply listen and comfort a child in distress
To accept the reality that not all children grieve the same
COURSE CONTENT
Auditing One’s Own Grief Experiences
Recognizing the Individuality of a Grieving Child
ABCs for Helping Grieving Children
Common Misconceptions About Grief
Mourning Styles
Sad/Scared/Mad/Tired/Glad
How the Grieving Child Heals
Techniques for Counseling Grieving Children
A Family Systems Approach
Helping Grieving Children at School
Companioning the Grieving Adolescent