Grief Coach Classes
GHGC-100 Grief and Loss
This course provides an overview of the dynamics related to grief and loss. Students study many facets of the grieving process as well as an understanding of the different types of loss. Students will become familiar with stages of grief, children and grief, types of grief, and life transitions. (6 credits)
HGC-101 Client Practitioner Relationship
While the premise of the class is not to train the student how to become a licensed counselor, this class does offer information about the counseling process and help develop an understanding of concepts and techniques that a practitioner may use to improve communication skills. (3 credits)
HGC -102 Grief and Emotional and Physical Health (Mind-Body) Depression, stress, anxiety, insomnia as well as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain are common by-products grief. This class will familiarize the student with some of the more general mental health/emotional (mind) and physical health (body) conditions that most influence people during their time of grief. (3 credits)
HGC-103 Spirituality and Grief (Spirit)
A spiritual perspective can be helpful in resolving grief. This course helps students better understand spirituality and explores a variety of spiritual traditions, philosophies, and practices. (3 credits)
HCG-104 Facilitating Support Groups
The students will learn the group process and learn the foundations of how to establish successful grief support groups. (3 credits)
HGC – 105 Elements of a Healing This class will focus on how to help people begin to heal their grief by
discovering and understanding different coping styles, dealing with guilt and shame, strategies for positive grief resolution, forgiveness and a variety of ways
to help people turn grief into hope. (6 credits)
HGC -106 Independent Study/Practicum
The student will actively participate in grief work by doing a 100 hour practicum in the field of grief. This practicum can be volunteer work at a hospice, or a support group, or even volunteer at a funeral home or some community grief project. The student will present a-page paper demonstrating their competency in their field of study. (6 credits)
