by Kara Jones | Dec 17, 2018 | Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
At some point in our 4 months together, there is always a discussion about the grief support practitioner’s role. Is it okay to give advice? What is it that people are really coming to us for and hoping to get out of our time together? Is it okay if we too are...
by Kara Jones | Nov 27, 2018 | Alumni Experiences, Certification in Creative Grief Support
“My work with women and children survivors of domestic violence was enhanced by the Creative Grief Studio course work. I was able to apply so many practices and learnings when working with the loss and grief experienced by residents at Harbour House. Staff also...
by Kara Jones | Nov 13, 2018 | Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
A case study One client – experiencing his first significant loss – described his grief experience as a kind of parallel universe he’d been transported across to. We’ll call him Anthony. Everything from Anthony’s old life was there in the parallel...
by Kara Jones | Oct 22, 2018 | Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
We’ve all come across the “Grief Olympics” at some point in our personal or professional experiences of grief support. The grief olympics is based in a myth we here at The Creative Grief Studio call “the Hierarchy of Loss.” The Hierarchy of Loss involves societal and...
by Kara Jones | Oct 2, 2018 | Alumni Experiences, Certification in Creative Grief Support
“I really valued that there is space, flexibility, people are seen as humans, learning takes place at your pace, there’s no rushing, I felt held and supported, and there was a gentleness that is so important to such work. Along with the support of Kara and...
by Kara Jones | Sep 18, 2018 | Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
One of the uncontroversial ideas you’ll find across many different approaches to grief support is the idea that social support matters. When grievers feel connected to and supported by others, their grief outcomes are better than those who typically struggle most in...
