In this evidence-based workshop, John will be dispelling some of the unhelpful myths about the grief of bereaved clients which can and do find their way into the therapy room. He will be outlining what good practice looks like. John with answer questions about the timing of bereavement counselling, the use of psychoeducation, clients bereaved by violent death including suicide, client’s guilt, disenfranchised grief, unfinished business with the deceased, and any questions about models of grief.
Course Content
Presenter
Dr. John Wilson PhD. John has specialised in bereavement and loss for 20 years, as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer. He is author of Supporting People through Loss and Grief: An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners.
He completed his PhD in 2000 after six years of case study research with bereaved clients. John is a visiting research fellow at York St John University and Director of Bereavement Services at York St John University Counselling and Mental Health Clinic.
Since early March, John has taken a close interest in adapting the outcomes of his doctoral thesis to supporting clients bereaved of a loved one from Covid-19 and those bereaved from other causes during the lockdown.
With other counsellors he runs a closed support group on social media, for those bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.
