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Week 1: The Nature of Grief

Theories of grief and historical perspectives

The myth of ‘Grief work’

Developmental and circumstantial loss


Week 2:  Attachment Theory – Why is it important to Grief Counselling?

The work of John Bowlby and colleagues

The stages and phases of Grief

Worden’s Task Model

Adult attachment styles – Hazan and Shaver

Love and Loss - Parkes


Week 3:  Models and Theories of Grief

Assumptive World - Parkes

Relearning the World - Attig

Meaning-making theory - Neimeyer

Continuing Bonds – Klass, Silverman and Nickman

Dual Process Model – Stroebe & Schut

Circles model - Tonkin

Instrumental and intuitive Grief – Martin & Doka

Disenfranchised grief - Prigerson

AAG model - Machin


Week 4:  The Complexity and Complications of grief 

Complicated grief, is it a real thing?

Can you die from grief?

Does bereavement counselling work?

 

Week 5:  Clinical Assessment & Evaluating Outcomes

Clinical measures, e.g. CORE, PHQ-9 and GAD-7

The AGES scale and self-report measure – Wilson, Stiles and Gabriel


Week 6:  Family Systems Approach to Grief 

Working with difference

Rituals and endings

 The course is open to all counsellors and counselling support volunteers. It is assumed that all attendees will already have, as a minimum, basic counselling skills and knowledge of a person-centred approach to counselling.  

Attendees who are grieving a recent personal loss may find that the content can trigger an episode of renewed grief. They are responsible for their own self-care during the sessions. The facilitator has permission from the clients mentioned to use their anonymous case study examples. Participants are asked to use due diligence in anything they share, which could break boundaries of confidentiality. 

There will be a reading list for those who sign up ahead of the event.


Dr. John Wilson, PhD.

John has specialised in bereavement and loss for 20 years, as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer. He is author of Supporting People through Loss and Grief: An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners. He completed his PhD in 2000 after six years of case study research with bereaved clients. John is a visiting research fellow at York St John University and Director of Bereavement Services at York St John University Counselling and Mental Health Clinic. Since early March, John has taken a close interest in adapting the outcomes of his doctoral thesis to supporting clients bereaved of a loved one from Covid-19 and those bereaved from other causes during the lockdown. With other counsellors he runs a closed support group on social media, for those bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Testimonials: Live Attendees

Ruth Noble

I attended all six weeks of this course and have found it to be excellent. It was well planned - each weeks session has built on the foundations provided by the previous sessions. John has a lovely down to earth style, with an anecdote for each topic or question that arises belying his wealth of knowledge and experience which he so generously shares.

Lucy Pendle

Brilliant event, very informative and clear links to how i can implement ideas into my counselling practice.

Vicki Kearney

A really good introduction to the nature of grief. John Set out what he planned to cover and moved at a good pace, allowing time for questions, sharing his experiences and valuable resources for further reading.

Emma Mitchell

Excellent course! Well managed and supported, interesting and diverse content and viewer interaction. I've learnt so much from part 1! 5 more to go! Can't wait!

Andrea Broomfield

Excellent workshop which I can highly recommend. It included a huge amount of information, all of which was delivered in a warm, friendly and easy to understand manner with the oportunity to ask questions. Some interesting worksheets and a memory boosting PDF added as well.

Keri Bevan

Extremely informative and well organised. Well worth booking on. Highly recommended.

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