Certificate of Bereavement Care

 

Correspondence course

Learn at your own pace in your own time

Learn how to effectively care for people who are bereaved

One lesson and the accompanying assignment will be send at a time. 

 

$650.00 (or two payments of $325.00)

 

Email Del Marie McAlister to enrol delmariemcalister@yahoo.com

 

Course Topics

 

Lesson 1 Understanding bereavement

 

            Introduction

1.1       What is bereavement, mourning and grief?

1.2       We all grieve differently

1.3       People don’t know how to respond to the bereavement

1.4       The importance of embracing grief

1.5       Anticipatory bereavement

 

Lesson 2 The main needs of the bereaved

 

2.1       The need to feel safe

2.2       The need for support

2.3       The need to express their feelings

2.4       The need to have their feelings validated

2.5       The need to be included in decision making

 

Lesson 3 Practical matters

 

3.1       What happens when a person is dying?

3.2       Palliative care patients or elderly people passing on at home

3.3       Sudden deaths

3.4       Organ donation

3.5       Funeral planning

3.6       Business matters

3.7       Practical duties

 

Lesson 4 Compassionate Companioning

 

4.1      Sympathy and Empathy

4.2      What is a compassionate companion?

4.3      The companioning model of bereavement

4.4      More on being a compassionate companion

 

Lesson 5 The importance of self-care

 

5.1      Self-care manifesto

5.2      More on self-care for carers

5.3      Self-care for the bereaved (physical)

5.4      Self-care for the bereaved (emotional)

5.5      Self-care for the bereaved (spiritual)

 

Lesson 6 Crisis and conflict

 

6.1      Responding to a crisis

6.2      Suicide threat

6.3      Conflict resolution

6.4      Dealing with negative coping mechanisms

6.5       Stress management

 

Lesson 7 Working with the bereaved

 

7.1      Ethical considerations

7.2      Maintaining healthy boundaries

7.3      Understanding people’s love languages

7.4      A brief historical overview

7.5      Cultural awreness

7.6      Religious beliefs

 

Lesson 8 Children and Teens

 

8.1      Children and bereavement

8.2      Teens and bereavement

 

Lesson 9 Effective communication

 

9.1      Building rapport and trust

9.2      Communication styles

9.3      Avoiding clichés

9.4      Communicate effectively

9.5      Improving your listening skills

 

Lesson 10 Emotions associated with bereavement

 

10.1      Emotional rollercoaster

10.2      Plunged into shock

10.3      Dealing with anger

10.4      Working through remorse

10.5      Embracing sorrow

 

Lesson 11 Problematic grief

 

11.1      Complicated grief

11.2      Post traumatic stress disorder

11.3      Depression

11.4      Delayed grief

11.5      Disenfranchised grief

11.6      Suicide bereavement

 

Lesson 12 Adapting to bereavement

 

12.1      Discovering resilience

12.2      Combatting loneliness

12.3      Finding comfort

12.4      Adapting to a new life

12.5      Treasuring memories

12.6      Facing the future