Description
The Journey in Grief Care course will give you the confidence and skill to work with those who have just lost their loved one. You will know what to say, how to act, and what to do whether as a lay person or for pastoral care for grief and loss. This grief support training is designed for the leader to teach in a group setting, or for the individual to take the course at home.
COURSE FEATURES
- Bible-centered training
- 12 modules
- 36 Lessons in HD
- Student notes
- Heartwarming, heart-wrenching personal testimonies
- Click here to read an overview of Journey In Grief Care
- Click here for a list of what’s included
- Includes both DVDs and USB drives for your convenience.
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This is a certificate course
Associate Grief Mentor Certification – Level One
Certificate presented upon completion of GCF 101–104
Introduction to Grief Care
Module One (40 minutes)
Testimony – 12:40
Session 1 – Embarking on the Journey – 8:04
Session 2 – Personal Testimony: Joan Wyrtzen Bagg – 7:15
Session 3 – An Answer to an Important Question – 11:52
Grief Mentors Are Called to a Unique Ministry
Module Two (64 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 13:15
Session 1 – Recognizing Grief – 11:57
Session 2 – Defining Grief – 20:43
Session 3 – Griever’s Emotional Roller Coaster – 11:52
Grief Patterns
Module Three (55 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 15:25
Session 1 – Practical Understanding of Normal Grieving Patterns – 11:23
Session 2 – Ministering As a Grief Mentor – 14:26
Session 3 – What Grievers Want You to Know – 15:21
Grief Recovering
Module Four (58 minutes)
Three Testimonies – 24:03
Session 1 – Hindrances to Grief Recovery – 11:35
Session 2 – Rebuilding Lives: Growth Through Grief – 11:25
Session 3 – The Recovery Process – 10:21
Grief Mentor Certification – Level Two
Certificate presented upon completion of GCF 105–108
Grief Insights
Module Five (59 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 29:02
Session 1 – Death As a Personal Relief – 12:14
Session 2 – Saying Goodbye to Grief – 9:48
Session 3 – Understanding What Closure Is All About – 7:27
Complicated Grief Part 1
Session Six (54 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 18:59
Session 1 – When and Why Grief Becomes Complicated – 7:41
Session 2 – Issues of Delayed Grief – 8:37
Session 3 – Chronic Grief – 18:45
Complicated Grief Part 2
Module Seven (65 minutes)
Two Testimonies (25:59)
Session 1 – Unresolved Grief and Bargaining Grief – 11:59
Session 2 – Exaggerated Grief and Toxic Grief – 11:11
Session 3 – Addictive Grief and Depressive Grief – 15:33
Death of Infants, Children, Still Born, SIDS
Module Eight (72 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 22:28
Session 1 – Life Is Too Short – 20:35
Session 2 – Grieving the Future – 11:06
Session 3 – Ministering to Children – 18:03
Master Grief Mentor Certification – Level Three
Certificate presented upon completion of GCF 109–112
Death by Suicide, Homicide, Accidental
Module Nine (66 minutes)
Two Testimonies – 28:30
Session 1 – What Happened and Why? – 15:30
Session 2 – Suicide’s “Quiet Walk” – 7:21
Session 3 – Picking Up Life and Moving On – 13:57
Challenging Family Dynamics
Module Ten (57 minutes)
One Testimony – 14:19
Session 1 – Families Have Differences – 13:39
Session 2 – Families Have Disagreements – 19:18
Session 3 – Families Can Reconcile – 8:12
Grieving Through the Holidays
Module Eleven (36 minutes)
No Testimonies
Session 1 – “Jangling” Sounds of the Holiday Season – 19:52
Session 2 – The New Challenge – 6:27
Session 3 – Developing New Traditions – 8:57
How to Work with the Funeral Director
Module Twelve (65 minutes)
One Testimony – 21:53
Session 1 – Introduction to the Funeral Director – 13:26
Session 2 – Funeral Planning – 19:57
Session 3 – Burial Planning – 9:48