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Details for SSC512 Grief and Loss

Supporting those experiencing grief and loss is crucial for effective counselling. This unit equips students with specialised skills to support individuals navigating these challenging experiences. Students will learn to distinguish between different types of grief and develop tailored intervention strategies, enhancing their ability to empathise and provide essential support within a self-care framework.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: SSC512
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Julie-Anne Weeks
Jo McDonough

Prerequisite

The following subjects are pre-requisites:

  • SSC413 Interpersonal Communication Skills 

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Develop an understanding of the theories and therapeutic interventions regarding grief (complicated and uncomplicated) and loss;
  2. Critically analyse effective responses and best practice strategies appropriate to the professional context;
  3. Develop an understanding of different grief responses, experiences and expressions with consideration given to social, cultural, familial and religious factors;
  4. Reflect on personal and professional considerations of grief and loss.

Subject Content

  • Introduction to Grief and Loss
  • Theories of Grief and Loss
  • Cultural Considerations
  • Risk Factors, Predictors & Mediators of Grief
  • Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief
  • Distinguishing Complicated Grief
  • Loss & Liminality in Everyday Life The Lost Art of Lament
  • Social Stigma in Grief & Loss
  • Family Systems & Grief
  • Working with Grieving Children Grief, Loss and the People Helper
  • Application of Learning

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Onsite (face-to-face)
  • Online (e-Learning)
  • Intensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Case Studies (30%)
  • Research Essay (40%)
  • Critical Reflection Essay (30%)

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 texts.