[acb-hsp] Certifications, Bereavement, etc.Re: Life Coaching was, Re: Characteristics of An Ideal Supervisor

[J.Rayl]

Hi.  To my knowledge, there is no real difference in certification for 
bereavement counseling than any other.  I suppose, somewhere, you can become 
certified as a bereavement counselor but am not even sure about that--in the 
US.  I just call myself a LPC who does bereavement counseling (because I've 
taken CEUs), same as I call myself an LPC who does Marriage and family, same 
as I am an LPC who does substance abuse.  I'm not a certified or licensed 
MFT nor am I a CAC, and I don't have to be--not in this state or in most 
others.  Now, yes, there are certifications / licenses in MFT and there is 
the CAC.
Do a google search on certified bereavement counselors, or certified grief 
counselors
and you'll find out whether there are, in fact, certifying entities, where 
you can get additional CEU's, etc. and whether you merely want the CEUs 
(continuing education), or whether you wish to pursue full certification.
By the way, you can do that with anything: thought field therapy (there is 
certification); Emotional freedom technique, cognitive-behavior therapy 
(there is certification), choice therapy, etc. etc.
But in reality, if you possess a license, you probably don't need to be 
Certified unless you simply like the idea thereof, or simply really want 
that to be your specialty.
What you can expect with Certifications is payments of $200 and above each 
year, possibly more tests and possibly (but not likely) supervision.  And a 
certificate.

Jessie Rayl
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"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run, and not be weary"--Isaiah 
40.31

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Strzalkowski" <strzal at charter.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:32 AM
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Hi all,
I would be interested in knowing more about the certification process for
bereavement counseling.  Thanks!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louise Pearson" <frogdog at iinet.net.au>
To: "Discussion list for ACB human service professionals" <acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Life Coaching was,Re: Characteristics of An Ideal
Supervisor


> Hi guys
>
> Well I've certainly paid a life coach ...  about seven years ago now.  We
> did our work over the phone and via email, so she was in one state and I
> in another.  I simply paid her electronically.  It was fabulous.  It got
> me thinking that I'd like to add that skill to my repertoire, but I kind
> of got side-tracked into grief and bereavement counselling.  Still, I
> might get there in the end ..  it's very positive, or I should say it can
> be very positive, in terms of working through stuff.
> LOUISE.
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