Current Perspectives on Grief Counseling

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The course focuses on counseling interventions to help people with the loss of a loved one. Using research articles, theory, film, and nonfiction, we will discuss the nature of grief, theoretical models of grieving, distinct types of grief reactions, how to identify "complicated" grief reactions, the appropriate role of counseling for grief, and specific grief counseling techniques, Throughout we will emphasize the critical role of theory, empirical research, and general principals of intervention in guiding grief counseling approaches.