Grief Counseling Preparation Among Professional Counselors

Download or read book Grief Counseling Preparation Among Professional Counselors written by Tanya Nicole Tucker and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers are provided with a background on how grief has been addressed historically, followed by a review of current grief counseling theories and models. The research calls on and provides counselor educators and CACREP with ideas related to how grief and loss could be included in counselor preparation programs through current required coursework as well as through the use of the American Counseling Association (ACA) Advocacy Competencies (2003) and Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC). This study investigated potential differences in grief counseling skills between counselors who have received grief counseling training and counselors who have received no grief counseling training. The study also investigated potential differences in grief counseling skills between counselors who have received grief counseling training in a dedicated grief course and counselors who have received grief counseling training incorporated into required content courses. The study concludes with personal reflections and reflexivity regarding the process and experience of conducting research.