Grief/Bereavement Counselling Training

Pococulo

Hi All,

Can I just ask if anyone has any experience in training in grief/bereavement counseling?

Starting from scratch, working full time - is it possible to train in this (even if it takes years) part time?

I have found different courses but I'm a little bewildered as to what's accredited etc. - can anyone offer any advice on where to start??

Thanks a million guys.

CarolineLily

Pococulo wrote: »

Hi All,

Can I just ask if anyone has any experience in training in grief/bereavement counseling?

Starting from scratch, working full time - is it possible to train in this (even if it takes years) part time?

I have found different courses but I'm a little bewildered as to what's accredited etc. - can anyone offer any advice on where to start??

Thanks a million guys.

Hi,

I am interested in the same field of counselling. However after ages of research and talking to different people, it seems any type of specialised counselling fields can't be done directly.

I work full time too and am about to start the part time degree programme with Dublin Business School. It's a BA in Counselling and Psychotherapy and it qualifies you to work with anyone over 18. It's a 4 year course and it's done every Monday and Friday (18.15-21.30) and 10 Saturdays a year (9.30-18.00). It's accredited with the IACP and seems to look pretty promising! I did a diploma version of the course with DBS last year just to test the waters and see how the college worked etc and I loved it. The lecturers were so supportive and very knowledgable in psychotherapy so I feel very happy with my decision. Placement/supervision starts in 3rd year I think and weekly personal therapy is mandatory from 2nd year. Both supervision and personal therapy are done at an additional cost to the student. So it's an expensive course (fees are €4950 per year) but I'm hoping it'll be well worth it.

Hopefully that's helped a bit

Pococulo

Thanks so much CarolineLily, I've seen that course & it does look great - very best of luck with it!

Unfortunately, I'm down in Munster which rules it out, closest college to me is UCC & they don't seem to have anything like this on a part time basis.

I never anticipated it being so difficult to find a definitive course path - but even if I could, my location will probably go against me with regards to course availability. I'll keep looking though - really appreciate your help!
Thanks again & hope you enjoy the course - it sounds so interesting!

CarolineLily

Pococulo wrote: »

Thanks so much CarolineLily, I've seen that course & it does look great - very best of luck with it!

Unfortunately, I'm down in Munster which rules it out, closest college to me is UCC & they don't seem to have anything like this on a part time basis.

I never anticipated it being so difficult to find a definitive course path - but even if I could, my location will probably go against me with regards to course availability. I'll keep looking though - really appreciate your help!
Thanks again & hope you enjoy the course - it sounds so interesting!

Hi Pococulo,

Ah, that's a shame! It's a pain trying to find the most direct route for sure.

Had my induction yesterday and it sounds like it's going to be a very intense course but certainly worthwhile anyway. Have you looked at open university? I know they do a BA in psychology and seem very flexible in terms of how long you take to do it. Something like from 4-16 years!

I think, in order to get into grief/bereavement counselling you will need to do some sort of postgrad - whether it is a diploma or masters.

I do think that more courses will become available as mental health services are crying out for help at the moment worldwide.

Best of luck with finding the right course for you anyhow!