bereavement counsellor

Description

Bereavement counsellors support and guide patients and their families to better cope with the death of the loved ones by assisting them in emergent situations, at the hospices and at the memorial services. They train other professionals and communities anticipating the supportive needs of bereavement and responding to the education requirements.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

supervision of persons reflexion human psychological development social sciences psychological theories counselling methods legal requirements in the social sector behavioural therapy client-centred counselling stages of bereavement social justice cognitive behavioural therapy psychology

Practical Skills

assess social service users' situation maintain a non-emotional involvement apply socially just working principles have emotional intelligence deliver social services in diverse cultural communities accept own accountability follow health and safety precautions in social care practices build helping relationship with social service users communicate with social service users manage social crisis provide social counselling cooperate at inter-professional level undertake continuous professional development in social work maintain the trust of service users apply quality standards in social services help clients make decisions during counselling sessions promote human rights demonstrate leadership in social service cases respond to individuals' extreme emotions promote social change communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields organise relapse prevention refer social service users encourage counselled clients to examine themselves help clients cope with grief manage stress in the work place report on social development relate empathetically listen actively promote inclusion maintain records of work with service users perform therapy sessions support traumatised children