Seminar details and FAQs

2011/2012 Seminar Schedule

Death and Grief Studies Certificate

How to register

Training Seminar Descriptions

Please call us at (970)226-6050 before registering to ensure availablity.

Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning

2011 April 11 - 14;  
2012 April 9 - 12;  
This seminar is appropriate for both counselors and educators. Together we'll explore important topics such as:
  • sudden, violent death
  • suicide survivorship
  • multiple loss and bereavement overload
  • special features of disenfranchised grief
  • the semantic distinction between "complicated" and "pathological" mourning
  • comprehensive understanding of "complicated mourning"
  • assessment model for "complicated mourning"
  • understanding the distinction between counseling and therapy
  • growth-oriented companioning strategies


Training Seminars Offered at the Center for Loss:

Please click on a course title for more information.

Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Grief

Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Death, Grief and Mourning

Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning

Counseling Skills Fundamentals

Living with Meaning and Purpose in Your Life


For a brief, printable version of the training seminar information, download the current brochure.

Support Group Facilitator Training

Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner

Companioning the Dying (with Greg Yoder)

Funeral Service Enrichment Experience

Exploring the Shadow of the Ghosts of Grief

Pet Loss Companioning Certification Program