Unit Content
Outcomes
- Explain the way our understanding of the dynamics of attachment grief and loss have changed over time; the different situations in which they may occur and the impact of culture on grief and its resolution;
- Identify one’s own emotions in relation to death and dying and one’s capacity to express them to develop a personal theology of life and death and a self-care plan;
- Distinguish between uncomplicated and complicated grief processes and the behaviours individuals may use to resolve grief;
- Empathise with and appropriately support those who grieve within a framework of self-care.
Subject Content
- Introduction to Grief and Loss
- Theories of Grief and Loss; Understanding Group Therapy
- Cultural Considerations
- Risk Factors, Predictors & Mediators of Grief
- Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief
- Distinguishing Complicated Grief
- Loss & Liminality in Everyday Life, Lost Art of Lament
- Social Stigma in Grief & Loss
- Family Systems & Grief
- Working with Grieving Children Grief, Loss and the People Helper
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (eLearning)
- Intensives
- Extensives
This subject typically runs as an online recorded unit which are watched weekly, with online-live tutorials.
Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.
Assessment Methods
- Case Studies (20%)
- Critical Reflection (40%)
- Research Essay (40%)
Prescribed Text
- Worden, J. (2018). Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner (5th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.
