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Loss, Grief and Bereavement Counselling

Registration: May 17, 2026 - June 14, 2026
Commencing: June 15, 2026
Status: Open
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Course Short Description

A compassionate 5-day professional course designed to equip participants with practical skills in Loss, Grief & Bereavement Counselling. Learn how to provide empathetic support, understand the grieving process, promote emotional healing, and help individuals navigate loss with care and resilience. Ideal for counsellors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, faith leaders, social workers, and anyone passionate about supporting mental wellbeing. 🎓 Certificate Awarded.

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🕊️ What This Course Is About

Loss, Grief & Bereavement Counselling

This 5-day intensive training is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and emotional competence to support individuals, families, and communities experiencing loss, grief, and bereavement.

The course blends theory, practical counselling skills, and self-awareness exercises to help learners understand grief from psychological, emotional, social, and cultural perspectives.


📚 What You Will Learn

1️⃣ Understanding Grief & Loss

  • Meaning and nature of grief, loss, and bereavement
  • Types of loss (death, separation, trauma, life transitions)
  • Normal vs complicated grief reactions

2️⃣ The Grieving Process

  • Stages and tasks of grief (e.g. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)
  • Individual differences in grieving
  • Cultural and spiritual influences on mourning

3️⃣ Psychological & Emotional Responses

  • Emotional, cognitive, and behavioural responses to loss
  • Trauma and complicated grief
  • Identifying unresolved grief

4️⃣ Counselling Skills for Bereavement Support

  • Active listening and empathy skills
  • Emotional first aid and crisis support
  • Supporting children, adults, and families in grief

5️⃣ Cultural & Community Aspects of Mourning

  • Cultural rituals and funeral practices
  • Community-based healing and support systems
  • Ethical considerations in grief counselling

6️⃣ Self-Awareness for Caregivers

  • Managing personal grief and emotional boundaries
  • Preventing burnout and compassion fatigue
  • Reflective practice for counsellors and caregivers


🎯 Who This Course Is For

  • Counsellors and aspiring counsellors
  • Social workers and community health workers
  • Teachers, mentors, and school chaplains
  • Healthcare workers and caregivers
  • Clergy, spiritual leaders, and youth workers
  • Anyone supporting people through loss


🌱 Course Outcome

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Confidently support individuals experiencing grief
  • Apply basic bereavement counselling techniques
  • Recognize complicated grief and refer appropriately
  • Offer compassionate, culturally sensitive support
  • Strengthen their emotional resilience when working with loss