|
Home
Hear Dr. Wolfelt Speak
Trainings in Colorado
Companion Bookstore
Centerpiece Newsletter
Griefwords
About the Center for Loss
About Dr. Alan Wolfelt
Contact Us
|
 |
Training Seminar Descriptions
Please call us at (970)226-6050 before
registering to ensure availablity.
Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
| 2011 |
March 7 - 10; June 20 - 23; |
|
| 2012 |
March 5 - 8; June 18 - 21; |
|
This course is a prerequisite for all other Center for Loss courses. However, we realize that for certain caregivers, taking just one or two of our specialty courses (such as Companioning the Dying or Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Grief) without first completing Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training may make the most sense. Please call, write or e-mail us if you would like to discuss your unique needs.
Whether your are new to the experience of caring for those in grief or are a veteran bereavement caregiver, we invite you to participate in this popular seminar. Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training explores a wide range of topics related to bereavement caregiving, including:
- Exploring North America's modern understanding of grief and loss
- Introduction to the tenets of "companioning" versus "treating"
- Understanding attachment and love influences on grief
- Misconceptions surrounding grief and loss
- Unique influences on grief: the why's of the journey
- In-depth exploration and discussion of grief and helping role
- Exploring the six central needs of mourning and the companioning helping
role
- Introduction to the family systems perspective
- Encouraging self-compassion in mourners
- Activating the use of support systems
- Exploring reconciliation versus resolution
- Acknowledging the transformative nature of grief
Dr. Wolfelt's bereavement caregiving philosophy is based on what he has termed "companioning". All of the practical topics covered in this course will be viewed through the companioning lens, and each of the companioning tenets will be introduced and explored.
Graduates of this comprehensive seminar will return home with a multitude of newly refined skills and abilities. This is a prerequisite seminar, so early application is a must!
This course follows Dr. Wolfelt's new book Companioning the Bereaved. Participants will receive a copy of the book as well as additional handouts and course materials for note-taking.
|
