Our students often ask for recommendations on the “best way” to take notes during or after grief support conversations. We love that the main concern that question seems to come out of is something along the lines of, “How do I be both a diligent note-keeper, and also be fully present in my conversations and […]
Tag Archives: Creative Grief Support Practitioner
Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Lit Review, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
What if you made humility central to your grief support approach?
06
May
May
“Narrative humility allows clinicians to recognise that each story we hear holds elements that are unfamiliar – be they cultural, socio-economic, sexual, religious, or idiosyncratically personal. Assuming that our reading of any patient’s story is the definitive interpretation of that story is to risk closing ourselves off to its most valuable nuances and particularities.” (DasGupta, […]
Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
Who do you think you are?
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Apr
Apr
As grief support practitioners, we’re having conversations and working creatively with our clients in ways that we hope will help our clients to explore their grief and to make meanings that are comforting, sustaining, and hopeful, after loss. Contrary to popular and traditional ideas of therapists and such, we are not a blank and objective […]
Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Lit Review, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
Expanding definitions of grief and the grief support we can offer
16
Apr
Apr
Grief can be a part of the experience of so many different kinds of losses, not just the death of a loved one. And yet, very few other kinds of losses are ever validated in our society, and we don’t really have social rituals for them, sympathy cards, or support services. The lack of social […]
Co-Founders Experiences, Interviews, Podcasts
Another Podcast: Kara Jones, Studio Co-Founder, on To Grieve
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Apr
Apr
Introduction Creative Grief Studio Co-Founder Kara Jones and To Grieve host Will Daddario of Inviting Abundance shared a conversation exploring the language of grief, intersections of grief and social justice and more on this podcast. Kara also shared more with us in the interview below about what it is like to be a guest on a […]
Co-Founders Experiences, Interviews, Podcasts
Podcasts: Spotlight Interview with Kara Jones, Studio Co-Founder, on Grief Out Loud
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Mar
Mar
Introduction Creative Grief Studio Co-Founder Kara Jones had a chance to talk with Jana DeCristofaro from the Dougy Center on their podcast Grief Out Loud. In this broadcast, Kara and Jana talk about how things like curiosity and awareness around social justice issues are a part of Creative Grief Support outreach. Kara offered a few […]
04
Mar
Mar
Embodied Grief: Introduction A client of mine recently arrived at my office limping from a severe pain in her left ankle. She said she didn’t fall or twist or do anything unusual. It was a nagging pain that kept getting worse. When we talked more about it she explained that it was not just in […]
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Want to know more about our Certification Program?
14
Feb
Feb
You are invited We know that you really want to be good at what you do, and make a difference in people’s lives. If you want to be a highly effective helping professional, it’s vital to understand grief. Grief is powerful and it can really get our clients “stuck” in the midst of change – […]
Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
Is it solitude or loneliness?
28
Jan
Jan
Research consistently shows that people who have compassionate social support and a sense of belonging cope much better after loss, so we certainly have a responsibility to explore with our clients what their experiences are of social support. Social location and preference awareness We also need to be aware of Modern Western social discourses of […]
Certification in Creative Grief Support, Creative Grief Support Prompts, Reflect on Your Grief Support Practice
The challenges of fear after loss
07
Jan
Jan
Sometimes we’re asked by grief support professionals why we don’t teach Elizabeth Kubler Ross’ “5 stages of grief” model in our Creative Grief Support Certification course. One of the reasons for this is because of what Kubler Ross’ model leaves out. With its focus on identifying 5 common emotional themes that people might experience after […]
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