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Counselling is usually very
safe, but PLEASE make sure you
go to a properly qualified therapist. He/she should be not only
properly
qualified and registered, but also able to use other related techniques
as a
back-up. Look for Nationally Accredited Standards
We adhere to the National
Occupational Standards for Counselling
What techniques are used
in Grief and Bereavement counselling?
There are two main parts of grief and bereavement
counselling:
1. Specific counselling for the effects of the grief
and the loss.
2. Counselling and support for related issues.
The first is a specific set of therapeutic techniques
that combine person centred counselling and pastoral
counselling.
Grief counselling draws on the specific knowledge and
skills formulated by specialists in the industry working with those
people suffering from loss.
Part of this type of therapy is working through the
natural stages of grief. This is similar to forms of traditional
psychotherapy in that the person who is grieving works through
different stages before achieving recovery. This can be likened to a
child developing through stages in developmental psychology.
Another part of this process can be pastoral or
spiritual counselling. Some clients prefer to have secular counselling.
In other words they have no particular faith and wish to use clinical
methods only.
For those clients who are effected in a spiritual way,
or are interested in the faith side of loss and grief, pastoral support
is available. Multi-faith support is used with no emphasis placed on
any one religion. All faiths are considered equal, and the client is
assisted and supported where appropriate to seek healing through their
own journey of discovery.
Pastoral assistance is only offered where the client
wants it, it is never forced on a client and no religion is favoured.
The second area mentioned is the use of therapy to
deal with related symptoms and emotions. A range of methods is
available here, tailored to the needs of the individual. Some of these
include:
- Life Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Relaxation Therapy
- Clinical Counselling
- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Stress counselling
- Anger management
- Nutritional Therapy
- Herbalism
Are all Grief Counsellors equally qualified?
Unfortunately the industry is self-regulating! Some
therapists are hardly qualified at all! Some are qualified, but only in
a narrow area, e.g. just in person-centred counselling and no other
modalities, this makes them inflexible and narrow in context. There are
relevant nationally accredited qualifications through University
Courses and ASET courses and through NVQ accreditation.
In short though, look for:
1. Codes of Conduct and Ethics.
2. Qualifications or registrations of non-independent industry bodies
(e.g. Royal Societies)
3. NVQ Qualifications, University Degrees or ASET qualifications (these
are all nationally accredited)
4. Adherence to the National Occupational Standards for Counselling and
other related therapies.
Our Qualifications in
Grief and Bereavement Counselling.
Paul is the main practitioner dealing with this issue.
More information is available below regarding national accreditation
and national occupational standards. Paul is a fully qualified and
accredited therapist with specific training in grief and bereavement
counselling, and in related pastoral issues. In addition to overall
professional counselling and psychotherapy qualifications, Paul has the
specific ASET Level 3 Grief and Bereavement award.
For information on our dedication to nationally
accredited qualifications, adherence to National Occupational
Standards, and continuous professional improvement, click HERE
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