2011/2012 Seminar Schedule

Training Seminar Descriptions

Please call us at (970)226-6050 before registering to ensure availablity.

Counseling Skills Fundamentals

2010	November 8 - 11;

2011	November 7 - 10;

2012	November 5 - 8;

This seminar evolved out of a need expressed by people working with the bereaved: many have never had the opportunity to participate in a comprehensive yet practical counseling skills training program. We think this kind of training is a must for those working to "companion" people in their unique life and death journeys. The content of this seminar is appropriate both for novices and for experienced practitioners looking to update their counseling skills. Topics we will concentrate on include:

development of the counseling relationship

characteristics distinguishing effective from ineffective counselors

counseling techniques and practice

understanding the counseling process

creating a personal theory of counseling

issues and trends in counseling the bereaved

Graduates of this seminar will be able to integrate theory, research and practice in meaningful ways. You'll return home with many newly learned and practiced counseling skills.

Training Seminars Offered at the Center for Loss:

Please click on a course title for more information.

Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Grief

Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Death, Grief and Mourning

Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning

Counseling Skills Fundamentals

Living with Meaning and Purpose in Your Life

For a brief, printable version of the training seminar information, download the current brochure.

Support Group Facilitator Training

Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner

Companioning the Dying (with Greg Yoder)

Funeral Service Enrichment Experience

Exploring the Shadow of the Ghosts of Grief

Pet Loss Companioning Certification Program