Description
Eligibility
Psychology Students, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Students, Psycho-oncologist, PhD Scholars.
What is Grief Therapy
Grief can leave people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected. This course equips therapists with evidence-based tools and compassionate strategies to support clients through bereavement, trauma, and emotional loss. Learn key grief models, therapeutic techniques, and real-life case examples to build confidence in your practice. Ideal for mental health professionals and students seeking to guide clients toward healing and emotional resilience.
PROCESS OF REGISTRATION
Module 1_Understanding Grief and Loss
- Understanding grief and loss
- Concept of Loss and its Types
- Stages of grief
- Emotional, physical, and cognitive responses
- Kubler-Ross Grief Cycle – Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
- Understanding attachment style in grief
- Secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment styles
- How attachment impacts the grieving process
- Theoretical perspectives on grief
- Kubler Ross Model
- TEAR Model
- TONKIN’S Model
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Module 2_Causes and Coping in Grief
- Potential causes/reasons of grief
- Loss of loved ones, divorce, illness, miscarriage, etc.
- Role of family and cultural background
- Beliefs about death and mourning
- Rituals and traditions
- Influence of social support and upbringing
- Role of counseling in grief
- Grief counseling process and goals
- Individual vs. group support
- Coping techniques in grief
- Emotion-focused and problem-focused coping
- Healthy vs. unhealthy coping mechanisms
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Module 3_Therapeutic Interventions in Grief
- Trauma Focused-CBT
- Structure and phases: Stabilization, Trauma Narrative, Integration
- TF-CBT PRACTICE framework
- Gestalt Therapy
- Use of techniques such as the Empty Chair
- Exploring unfinished business and unexpressed emotions
- Present-moment awareness and self-integration
- Group Therapy
- Benefits of shared grief experiences
- Facilitating trust, empathy, and openness
- Structured vs. open group formats
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Module 4_Practical Application and Integration
- Role plays
- Simulated client sessions using grief counseling techniques
- Practicing models such as TF-CBT or Gestalt within role-play settings
- Homeworks
- Reflective journaling and grief tracking exercises
- Assignments on identifying coping strategies
- Case discussions
- Analysis of real-life or fictional cases of grief and loss
- Application of theoretical models in assessment and intervention planning
- Class activities
- Grief mapping and timelines
- Emotion wheel exploration
- Cultural and creative expressions of grief
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Date- 
Time- 7-8
Mode- Google Meet
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