Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC

Online Bereavement Training Course

Living through Loss Counselling Society (LTLC) is offering introductory online course for individuals interested in acquiring an understanding of grief as a multi-faceted response to loss. The course is designed to provide a dynamic and interactive learning process in an online format. Structured in 6 weekly lessons, the course reflects the themes of the weekly discussions. The themes that will be covered include:

Introduction to topic; Freud, Lindemann, and Bowlby
Traditional and contemporary models of grief and loss; ambiguous loss
Anticipatory loss; disenfranchised grief
Complex bereavement, complicated grief and traumatic loss
Bereavement; children and adolescents
Community Grief; rituals

The structure and process of the weekly online lessons require that all students proceed at a similar rate throughout the course. No previous online experience is required; course readings will be sent via email and the readings will correspond to the weekly lessons. Each week, the instructor will post questions in a weekly discussion forum. Course participants will be expected to respond to the questions once they have been posted as well as to contribute their ideas and thoughts. Participants will log in to the forums at least twice a week, although logging on several times a week will enhance the discussion amongst the participants.

This is the first of a two part online course that LTLC has developed. While we offer onsite training, the online course is meant to meet the needs of individuals who cannot attend these trainings based on time and geographical constraints. Participants include counselors, therapists, social workers, teachers, crisis workers, palliative care workers, or any individual wanting to explore bereavement issues related to their clients.

The course will be facilitated by a grief and loss therapist familiar with instructing in an online environment. The course has limited enrollment.A certificate will be awarded on completion of training.

Start Date: Feb 28, 2012

Duration of Course: 6 weeks

Cost: $400.00

Questions: Phone the Society office at 604-873-5013 or email at ltlc@shaw.ca

$400.00