Grief Counseling Certification Article on Talking to the Bereaved

Great article to help one understand the language and proper techniques to use with the grieving

The article, How to Speak Grief, by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner states

“Grief has a language all its own, but even the best therapists can get tongue-tied around the tricky stuff. Our grief vocabulary isn’t clinical, and you probably won’t find it in the self-help books that friends hand you after the memorial service.”

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Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional needs in aiding and helping the bereaved. The program is designed for healthcare professionals, clinical counselors, as well as those in ministry and education.

Grief Counseling Training Article on Understanding Grief

Great article on understand grief

The article, Understanding Grief, by Jane Brody states

“Although many of us are able to speak frankly about death, we still have a lot to learn about dealing wisely with its aftermath: grief, the natural reaction to loss of a loved one.

Relatively few of us know what to say or do that can be truly helpful to a relative, friend or acquaintance who is grieving. In fact, relatively few who have suffered a painful loss know how to be most helpful to themselves.”

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Healthcare Case Management Certification Article on Healthcare and America

Good article for healthcare professionals and the latest problems with healthcare and our financial situation

The article, The real reason health care is bankrupting America, by Dr. Kenneth L. Davis states

“The United States spends far more on health care than any other nation on the globe: $10,348 per person, which amounts to nearly 18 percent of gross domestic product. That is eight percentage points above the average of the industrialized member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development.”

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Please also review our Healthcare Case Management Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

The program is online, self study and independent with courses that lead to a four year certification.  Nurses and other healthcare professionals may enter and begin to an exciting career as a certified Case Manager.

Christian Grief Counseling Certification Article on Grief and the Holy Family

Good article on grief and how love and grief in this fallen world are so entangled.  The Holy Family plays a special role in this story of love and grief and serve as a paradigm for all families to emulate

The article, The Feast of the Holy Family: ‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’ by Terrance Klein states,

“If we have lived long at all, we know that no one can love us like family, and no one can hurt us like family. And this is as true of the Holy Family as it is of our own. Indeed, pondering the Holy Family reveals the depth of Queen’s Elizabeth’s words, “Grief is the price we pay for love.”

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Please also review our Grief Counseling Program, as well as our Christian Grief Counseling Certification

Bereavement Counseling Certification Article on the Loss of a New Born

The loss of a new born can be the most painful type of loss one can ever experience in life.

This article looks at the pain and grief associated with it, When a Grieving Mother Talks, Listen , by Jen Gunter  states,

“There is a chance that you will receive a holiday card this year from someone who lost a baby right before or right after birth. Someone like me.

When someone who lost a baby puts together a holiday card, the family photo, if we are brave enough to include one, is never quite right because it is missing someone. The updates we write about our lives are always incomplete because there is an untold story.”

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Meditation Instructor Program Article on Meditation and a Peaceful New Year

Good article for the New Year on mediation and how to become more peaceful.  The New Year can be hectic enough as the new calendar year begins and it may hard to find peace and traction.  This article lists five tips on how to get back into the post holiday groove and also find peace in the chaos of the New Year.

Please also review our Meditation Instructor Program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.  Our online program works at your own pace and helps you receive the education you need to be successful as a Meditation Instructor

Stress Management Certification Article on Stress and Resilience

Good article on stress management.  Resilience is key when fighting anything and stress is no different

The article, STRESS MANAGEMENT HOLLYWOOD STYLE: 7 Tips for Building Your Resilience, by James Porter states,

“As soon as director Ridley Scott (who is 79 years of age) started hearing the disturbing news about Kevin Spacey he quickly realized that his choice of stars was literally going to sink the movie before it was even released. Rather than delay the premiere, planned for December 22, Scott called up Plummer, Williams and Wahlberg and got them all on board with the idea of reshooting every single scene that had included Spacey.”

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Meditation Instructor Program Article on Meditation and Political Anger

Good article on meditation and how it can help one overcome anger and tempers over politics.

The article, ABC Anchor: How Meditation Helps Me Handle Angry Political News, by Dan Harris states,

“It’s not just about helping yourself; meditation allows you to contribute to the overall societal sanity quotient in ways that I believe can be genuinely impactful. When you’re blinded by outrage, you’re unable to understand the views of people with whom you disagree. A consistent meditation practice can give you the wherewithal to know your biases.”

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Pastoral Thanatology Certification Article on Dying at Home

Dying peacefully at home is anyone’s ultimate death wish, but so many end up needlessly in hospitals in a sterile and cold environment.   Sometimes this is necessary but many times it can avoided with better planning.

The article, Most people want to die at home, but many land in hospitals getting unwanted care, by Andrew MacPherson and Ravi B. Parikh, states

“Where do you want to die? When asked, the vast majority of Americans answer with two words: “At home.”

Despite living in a country that delivers some of the best health care in the world, we often settle for end-of-life care that is inconsistent with our wishes and administered in settings that are unfamiliar, even dangerous.”

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Pet Loss Grief Certification Article on Pets as Family

Pets to many of us are more than simple possessions or legal property but are partners in life, with true dignity and family status.  They are loved like children and respected with the same integrity any human being has.  This is why such a loss is so painful

The article, Are dogs part of family or just property?,  John Wilcox states,

“For Adela Lopez, the death of her dog, Simon, was more than simply the loss of property.

“That was her child. That’s why this is so hard,” said Lopez’s attorney, Bernard Klimist. “People forget: For a lot of people, their pets are their children.”

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