Walking Through Grief: A Bereavement Specialty Program

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For the past several years, The Bereavement Center has received numerous calls requesting training in grief and loss. We are very happy to announce our new certificate program beginning in September 2008.

This certificate program is to educate and train professionals and paraprofessionals to work with those who are grieving. The focus will be on grief that accompanies a death; however the physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional responses are often the same for any loss experience.

This program begins with an understanding of normal grief reactions and interventions. It enables the participants to gain knowledge, skill and confidence to support bereaved individuals and groups in various situations, as well as to provide the appropriate services and referrals.

The goal of the program is to support the bereavement process and supplement the education of professionals with specific knowledge in the field of grief and loss.

Classes will be held Tuesdays - 5:45 to 9:00 p.m. in our Villaview location. CEs are provided.

For more information and the complete course desription, please visit our website at hospicewr.org.