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Grief Counseling Training Program Article on Ways to Help the Grieving

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article for those who help grievers professionally or personally.  A good guide to help others face grief and find some solace

The article, 21 Ways to Help Someone You Love Through Grief, by Amy Hoggart states

“Seven years ago, my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer before dying three and a half years later. It was a horrible time, during which I relied heavily on support from friends and family.”

The article lists a variety of positive and negative things that should and should not be done when trying to help the grieving.  To read the entire article, please click here

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Bereavement Counseling Training Program Article on Marriage and Child Loss

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article on the tragedy of losing a child and the impacts it can have on a marriage after the loss

The article, Tragically, I know the impact losing a child has on your marriage all too well, by Ben Pullen states

“Shortly after my eleven year old son, Silas, died from a terminal brain tumour, I remember a well-meaning friend buying me a pint in the pub and suggesting that I’d be lucky if my marriage survived, because according to a common statistic, 70% of couples split up after the death of their child*.”

To read the entire article, please click here

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Grief Counseling Training Program Article on Marriage and Losing a Child

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Losing a child is devastating at any age.  It can ruin lives and also a marriage as both overcome the grief in their own way.  Sometimes it can become toxic. This article looks at the troubles that may emerge and how to keep the union together.

The article,” Keeping A Marriage Alive After The Loss Of A Child “, states

“The most challenged relationship surrounding the death of a child is the union of the two people that created that child.

No one is prepared for the assault the loss of a child can have on a family, and most of all on a marriage.”

To read the entire article, please click here

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Commeration of Loss: Memorial Day

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Memorial Day Commerates Loss and the Grief Counseling Training Program

While grief strikes down many in this world, healthy recovery and adaptation are common elements in 80 percent of the population.  Commeration is one such healthy practice of adaptation to loss.  Commeration does not seek to hide the loss or escape it but accepts it.  In this acceptance, the loss becomes part of one’s present life story in a healthy way without erasing the previous chapters.
Memorial Day is one such commoration tool that our country uses at a mass social level.  It allows a grateful nation to remember the valor and honor of pass war heroes but also allow families to proudly commerate the loss of their loved ones.
This allows the family to proudly remember and honor their loss loved ones but also allow society to acknowledge the loss they experience and thank them for their loved one’s sacrifice.  This is an extremely therapeutic for the individual and also very helpful at a collective consciousness for the nation.
So today, realize, that while watching John Wayne blast Nazis, or watching Clint Eastwood lead the Dirty Dozen, we are also remembering the grief of loss heroes on a universally social level.
God bless the United States and our fallen heroes, may their souls rest in peace. Amen.
If you are interested in the grief counseling training program, please review the program.

By Mark Moran, MA, GC-C, SCC-C

Grief and Christian Counseling Suicide Assessment Questions

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Grief Counseling Training Program: Suicide Assessment for Christian and Grief Counseling

In grief and Christian counseling it is important to identify high risk factors that can lead to suicide. Below is an assessment guide in diagnosing possible people at risk.

The first assessment is identifying symptoms of depression. According to medical professionals, depression manifests itself in these ways. 1. Intense sadness. 2. lost of interest in normal activities 3. loss of energy and strength 4. loss of self confidence 5. excessive guilt 6. expressions that reflect lack of worth or living 7. loss of concentration 8. extreme restlessness 9. frequent insomnia 10. loss of appetite. One should rank these on a scale of one to ten. If two or more symptoms exist with a level of three, a counselor should refer his patient to a medical professional for possible depression treatment.
The second assessment for suicide prevention is the risk factors. Among the most common are 1. loss of job 2. loss of social status 3. financial loss. 4. Gender–male. 5. family history of suicide 6. drug use 7. mental illness. These issues or combination of these issues can lead to a potential suicide
The third and final assessment is assessing he lethality of a threat or plan. Questions such as “Have you considered harming yourself?” or “How many times have you considered harming yourself?” are good starting points in questioning. The second set of questions involve the depth of the plan. They include “Have you considered how you will kill yourself?” The third set of questions hopes to identify a time table. Through this one can identify the intent, lethality and immediacy of the threat.
With good assessment skills, a counselor can prevent a catastrophic event that will not only end an individual life but hurt an entire family. For more information, please review our Grief Counseling training program.
By Mark Moran, MA