Training is conducted by community health
professionals, counselors and educators who are skilled in teaching others about grief
management. The purpose of the training is to teach caring
individuals the skills of working with the grieving children,
adolescents, and adults in age-appropriate groups. An
important first step is for volunteers to examine their own ways of
dealing with loss. The skills of empathetic listening and
group facilitation are also taught. The training consists of
25 hours of interactive instruction, including opportunities to
observe experienced facilitators.
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1. Good Grief! It's Mourning! ~
Foundation
of understanding Grief and Loss
2. Special Grief Issues ~ Blocked Grief,
Gender Differences, etc.
3. A Theory of Caring ~ Learning to be a
Group Facilitator
4. Views of Grief ~ The Uniqueness of the
Childhood and Teen Grief
5. Exploring Personal History and
Issues
Related to Loss and Grief
6. Group Dynamics and Group Processes;
Communication Techniques
7. Caring for the Caregiver
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Training Schedule
Cost
Classroom Sessions
(Check back for next training dates)
Fall Session
Saturday
June 7, 2008
9-5pm
Sunday
June 8,
2008
1-6pm
Monday
June 9, 2008
6-9pm
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You must attend all of the above
classroom sessions.
Observation
Sessions
2
nd
and 4th
Tuesdays from 5:30-9pm
2nd
and 4th
Thursdays 5:30-9
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You must observe 1 adult, 1teen and 1
children’s group chosen from the above dates before
facilitating.
Journey
of Hope Grief Support Center3900
West 15th Street, Suite 306, Plano, Texas 75075, (972) 964-1600
Journey of Hope
is a nonprofit organization under the
Internal Revenue Code 501 c(3). All donations are tax deductible to the fullest
extent of the law.
