Unit Content
Outcomes
- Develop an understanding of the theories and therapeutic interventions regarding grief (complicated and uncomplicated) and loss;
- Critically analyse effective responses and best practice strategies appropriate to the professional context;
- Develop an understanding of different grief responses, experiences and expressions with consideration given to social, cultural, familial and religious factors;
- 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
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (e-Learning)
- 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%)
- Research Essay (40%)
- Critical Reflection 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 texts.
