Pastoral Care and Counseling
with Grief and Loss
(Core Seminar #3)

Topics:        

Pastoral care and counseling for those suffering the loss of loved ones, the loss of marriage, and the loss of work.

• The Pastor: A Person of Sorrows Acquainted with Grief
• Grief and Separation in the Life Cycle
• Grief and Separation in Divorce
• Work-related Grief and Separation

 

Objectives:  

Following this seminar, participants should be able to:

• Recognize how one’s personal experience with grief and loss can influence their ministry with others experiencing loss.

• Identify different kinds of grief and separation; including anticipatory, traumatic, chronic, near miss, and pathological.

• Utilize a wide variety of resources in caring for the bereaved.

• Help the bereaved identify or expand their support community.