Beth Eckerd – Counseling Grief Clients

Clinicians often struggle to develop an effective approach to counseling grief clients, due to the uniqueness of each individual’s grief. The last 10-15 years of intense research have brought forth a wealth of new knowledge in the field. Many new studies have rewritten our perceptions.

 Beth Eckerd – Counseling Grief Clients

WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY ABOUT GRIEF?

• It is expensive to love and care.
• Models for understanding grief
  • Older, familiar models
    • The “griefwork” Hypotheses
    • Kubler-Ross stages
  • Current theories and methods
    • Attachment theory
    • Phase and task models
    • The meaning of reconstruction
    • Model that uses dual processes
    • Continued bonds
• Expressions
  • Cognitive and emotional expressions
  • Physical manifestations
  • Behavior expressions
  • Social behavior and societal reactions
• Predictors and mediators in the experience
  • Background: The experience of grief is very individual
  • Personality and other factors that can make you vulnerable
  • Who died; what was the quality of the relationship?
  • Cultural, social, and contextual influences
  • Mode of Death
  • Other influences
• Non-death losses

ASSISTING OUR CLIENTS DURING THE JOURNEY of GRIEF

• Grief Counselling
  • What makes it different from other counseling methods?
  • Who is more likely to benefit (and who may not) from these benefits?
• The components of a general approach
  • The 3 Rogerian conditions
  • The power of presence
  • Your grief clients’ therapist/companion
• Cross-Cultural and other diversity considerations
• How to manage emotional intensity
• Grief vs. trauma
• Interventions
• When clients’ grief is disenfranchised
• Families or couples that have had to experience the “same” loss
• Preparing yourself for grief “spikes”
• Post-Traumatic growth

GRIEF CAN BE COMLICATED

• Common grieving paths
• What is it? “complicated” How do you recognize grief?
• Complex grief: Risk factors
• A list of treatment options for complex grief

GRIEF ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS-RELATED SYMPTOMS

• How to distinguish between grief, depression, and PTSD
• Persistent Complex Loss Disorder
• Diagnoses of Adjustment Disorder are used with clients who are grieving
• Measurement/assessment of grief

BEING A GRIEF COUNSELOR

• This work comes with both risks and rewards
• Self-awareness
• Self-care
• There are training opportunities in this field

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Clinicians often struggle to develop an effective approach to counseling grief clients, due to the uniqueness of each individual’s grief. The last 10-The field has seen a surge in research over the past 15 years. Many new studies have challenged our assumptions. Diagnostics, such as DSM, are another important and practical aspect.-5^® The most commonly used grief diagnoses are subject to revision.

Check out this research and learn more about up-To-Information about the appropriate diagnosis of clients suffering from grief in DSM-5^®These are some ideas on how to evaluate grief severity and other related constructs. “complicated grief” Dr. Beth Eckerd. To help clients navigate the complex and adaptive grief process, we will review the most popular models of grief. The seminar will close with a focus upon self.-Care, discussing how to manage and care for yourself in this challenging, but rewarding, job.