Grief Counselling Level 3

Course Code

OSC957

Broaden your knowledge of grief counselling, from home with this level 3 course.

Understand grief, loss, bereavement and mourning.
Develop knowledge about the models of bereavement and anticipatory loss.
Explain ‘the invisible toolbox part 1’ in developing counselling skills.
Understand ‘the invisible toolbox part 2’ in approaches and techniques.
Recognise know how to support people with children, adolescents and loss.
Approved by ACCPH

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Covering all aspects of grief counselling disorder, this level 3 course aims to equip you with real depth of knowledge around this area.

All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email.

This course is approved by the ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists), at the end of this course students will be able to join and become a member of the ACCPH. The ACCPH is an independent self-regulated professional body for counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists.

Course Duration

Up to 1 year.

Study Hours

Approximately 100 hours.

Course Outcome

You will receive a certificate of achievement in Grief Counselling Level 3.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignments.

Differentiate the terms grief, loss, bereavement and mourning
Role of the grief counsellor
Attitudes towards death

Models/Stages of grief - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
TEAR - Worden
Complicated grief
Models of grief
Persistent complex bereavement disorder
Impede the role of the grief counsellor

Psychological approaches
Case study: Laura
Major depression disorder
Models of grieving stages

Child symptoms of grief
Applying interventions for a child who is grieving
Empty chair technique
Therapist’s worksheets

Your role as a bereavement counsellor
Choose a model of bereavement to apply to the case study
Interventions best for the case study

Assessment

The Grief Counselling course is assessed by a series of written assignments, which are submitted to and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required.

Course Duration

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 100 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

Study Method

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or emailed to you. You will also receive tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Outcome

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).

The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards your Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.

At the end of this course students will be able to join and become a member of the ACCPH.

Awarding Body

The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ or employers’ requirements. The course has been endorsed by TQUK. This means Open Study College have undergone external quality checks to ensure that the organisation and the courses’ it offers meet a high standard. Regular reviews of our courses are carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The course depth and study has been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual.

This course is approved by the ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists), The ACCPH is an independent self-regulated professional body for counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists.

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* Comprehensive study guide
* Open Study College pen and highlighter
* Student study planner
* Student notebook
* Document wallet

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