Grief and Bereavement Counselling Level 3

About This Course

Grief counselling sees people in times of bereavement get support from a professional counsellor. The client will talk to the counsellor about the person who has passed away, how it has affected them, and how they are coping. The counsellor will then help the client understand their feelings. They will help develop methods and strategies to help deal with the grief, helping the client to adapt to life without the person who has passed away.

During this Grief and Bereavement Counselling Level 3 online course, you will explore the role of a grief counsellor, the persistent complex bereavement disorder, models of grieving stages, and much more.

This course is designed to equip you with a real depth of knowledge in grief counselling.

All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email.

Course Benefits

Split into 6 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of Grief and Bereavement Counselling, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.

This course will:

• Help you to develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work.
• Enable you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams.
• Allow you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations.

Course Units

Unit 1: Grief, loss, bereavement and mourning

• Differentiate the terms grief, loss, bereavement and mourning
• Role of the grief counsellor
• Attitudes towards death

Unit 2: Models of bereavement and anticipatory loss

• Models/Stages of grief – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
• TEAR – Worden
• Complicated grief
• Models of grief
• Persistent complex bereavement disorder
• Impede the role of the grief counsellor

Unit 3: The invisible toolbox part 1: developing counsellor skills

• Aim of grief counselling
• Rogers’s client-centred approach to grief counselling

Unit 4: The invisible toolbox part 2: approaches and techniques
Psychological approaches

• Case study: Laura
• Major depression disorder
• Models of grieving stages

Unit 5: Children, adolescents and loss

• Child symptoms of grief
• Applying interventions for a child who is grieving
• Empty chair technique
• Therapist’s worksheets

Unit 6: Other types of loss

• Your role as a bereavement counsellor
• Choose a model of bereavement to apply to the case study
• Interventions best for the case study

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be sent to your personal tutor for marking, whereupon they will supply you with helpful tips and feedback. No external examinations are required.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge or skills in this area are needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience will help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months of tutor support, you can complete in as little as three months, or use the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.