In Association with Living through Loss Counselling Society of BC, the Vancouver Center for Loss & Bereavement will be providing training for social workers, teachers, school counselors, crisis workers, therapists, palliative care nurses, funeral home employees, or any individual who wants to explore bereavement issues related to their clients or communities.
This offering consolidates the 8 week “in-class” offering for our Level 1 course into a weekend intensive for those professionals who are time constrained.
Training will cover:
- Introduction to grief & Loss :The basics of bereavement- traditional & contemporary models of grief & loss; ambiguous loss
- Multiple losses – complex bereavement, complicated grief and traumatic loss
- Bereavement by suicide or homicide
- The grief of children
- Understanding grief from a cultural, religious & spiritual context
- Caregiver resiliency – self care
The weekend intensive will be facilitated by the Center’s therapists; all grief and loss therapists, trainers, and workshop facilitators.
Weekend Intensive:
Friday evening – Sunday Afternoon (16.5 hrs.)
Cost:
$515 (includeds all materials)
Note:
The group has a limited enrollment.
The course fee includes a workshop resource book and 2- ½ hour supervision sessions post completion of course, along with a certificate of completion.