Grief, Loss & Trauma Certificate Program
The
Grief, Loss and Trauma Certificate Program combines experiential,
introspective and expressive approaches to understanding issues
of death and dying, trauma, hospice work and death education.
For admissions requirements visit our online Admissions
Office for Certificate Programs.
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| Keesha
by SWC student |
The
program is offered in ten 20-hour blocks (200 contact hours)
held one weekend a month throughout the academic year. The weekend
seminars do not need to be taken in sequence. Dr.
Janet Schreiber, program director, and a team of professionals
share teaching responsibility.
- Use of Expressive Arts in Grief Work for Transformation and
Healing
- Spiritual, Historical and Cultural Patterns of Transcendence
- Dying to Know I: Issues of Death & Dying for the
Professional
- Dying to Know II: Issues of Death & Dying for the
Professional
- Self-Compassion & Personal Growth for the Professionals
Working with Death and Bereavement
- Theories of Grief Process
- Bereavement Support, Programs and Interventions
- Grief Counseling Skills
- Grief & Trauma Counseling
- Ethical, Legal & Professional Issues in Death
& Dying
Class Descriptions
In this program, dying is viewed as a natural part of the life
cycle. The curriculum emphasizes therapeutic care of the dying
and grief counseling, transition, loss and hospice philosophy
and practice. Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross has endorsed the program.
Metamorphosis by SWC student |
| 2008-2009 GRIEF CLASSES |
DATES |
| Use of Expressive Arts in Grief Work for Transformation and
Healing |
10/30/09 - 10/31/09 |
| Spiritual, Historical and Cultural Patterns of Transcendence |
12/4/09 - 12/6/09 |
| Dying to Know I: Issues of Death & Dying for the
Professional |
1/8/10 - 1/10/10 |
| Dying to Know II: Issues of Death & Dying for the
Professiona |
2/5/10 - 2/7/10 |
| Self-Care & Personal Growth for the Professionals
Working with Death and Bereavement |
3/5/10 - 3/7/10 |
| Theories of Grief Process |
4/2/10 - 4/4/10 |
| Bereavement Support, Programs and Interventions |
5/7/10 - 5/9/10 |
| Grief Counseling Skills |
6/25/10 - 6/27/10 |
| Grief & Trauma Counseling |
7/23/10 - 7/25/10 |
| Ethical, Legal & Professional Issues in Death
& Dying |
9/24/10 - 9/26/10 |
Class Descriptions
