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Would you like to work in bereavement counseling? Are you looking for a suitable school for your grief counselor training or further education?

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Bereavement counselor training - learn how to provide sensitive grief counseling

In some situations, professional grief counseling can be very helpful and supportive in coping with experiences of loss that have already been suffered or are still to come. People who have to say goodbye to a loved one go through a very difficult and stressful time. Many questions often arise during this process: Why? What is the meaning of life? Why is there injustice? How should I say goodbye? Have I done enough? Have I said everything? Could I have prevented it? Where is my loved one going or where has he gone? What happens after death? In bereavement counseling, people are supported through the grieving process. This is done simply by the presence of the companion, by remaining silent, by listening, by talking and by other methods and assistance.

Anyone wishing to train as a bereavement counselor should have a high degree of personal responsibility. A high level of resilience and a stable personality are also essential for this profession, as is the ability to engage with other people and oneself. In the grieving process, questions of faith often take on a whole new meaning for the bereaved, which is why it is very important that bereavement counselors have an open attitude towards different faiths. Anyone looking to complete professional training in bereavement counseling should certainly have an interest in and compassion for emotional processes as well as mindfulness and attention for themselves, other people and the environment.

In bereavement counselor training, participants learn the theory and practice of providing professional end-of-life care. They acquire knowledge about living wills, advance directives and wills and expand their knowledge of palliative care. They also learn how to support the bereaved family in dealing with the various authorities and organizational tasks following a death. During the training in bereavement counseling, the attitude towards one's own death, dying in different cultures and religions as well as spiritual perspectives also play an important role.

You can find offers from schools at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. Order detailed course descriptions online directly via the inquiry form, free of charge and without obligation.

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In einer Trauerbegleiter-Ausbildung / Trauerbegleiterin-Ausbildung werden folgende Lerninhalte vermittelt:

  • Trauer und Abschiedskultur in verschiedenen Systemen
  • Ausgewählte Aspekte der Trauer: Lebensalter und Lebensphasen, Kulturen und Religionen, Spiritualität
  • Theorien und Erkenntnisse der aktuellen Trauerforschung
  • Begleitung, Beratung, Therapie in unterschiedliche Settings
  • Kommunikation mit Trauernden
  • Trauer- und Abschiedsrituale
  • Professionelle Trauer und Selbstreflexion
  • Themenwünsche der Teilnehmenden
  • Transfer in den Berufsalltag

Sterbe- und Trauerbegleiter/innen beraten, unterstützen und begleiten Menschen bei der Bewältigung von erlittenen oder zu erwartenden Verlusterfahrungen, insbesondere auch beim Tod von nahestehenden Menschen. Nach der Ausbildung zum Sterbe- und Trauerbegleiter können sie Trauer- und Abschiedsrituale sowie Bestattungen gestalten. Die Tätigkeit kann Teil des beruflichen Alltags in Palliative Care, Seelsorge etc. sein. Sie wird von Freiberuflern in eigener Praxis, aber auch von Ehrenamtlichen angeboten.

Zur Ausbildung Trauerbegleiter zugelassen werden Personen zugelassen, die über folgende Kompetenzen verfügen:

  • Selbstverantwortung
  • Belastbarkeit, Stabilität der Persönlichkeit
  • Offenheit gegenüber verschiedenen Glaubensrichtungen
  • Bereitschaft, sich auf sich selbst und andere einzulassen
  • Interesse und Einfühlungsvermögen für seelische Prozesse
  • Achtsamkeit und Wachsamkeit sich selbst, den Mitmenschen und der Umwelt gegenüber

Eine Trauerbegleiter-Weiterbildung vermittelt folgende Kompetenzen:

  • Trauer und Trauerprozesse erkennen und einschätzen zu können
  • professionelle Trauerarbeit auf der Grundlage aktueller Theorien und Forschungsergebnisse der Thanatologie zu leisten
  • Menschen in unterschiedlichen Trauerprozessen professionell zu beraten und zu begleiten
  • entwickeln die Fähigkeit zur Selbstreflexion in der Beratung und Begleitung von trauernder Menschen

Trauerbegleiter werden kann man durch eine spezifische Ausbildung als Zusatzqualifikation für Fachpersonen des Gesundheits- und Sozialwesens, der Bildung, der Seelsorge, bei Polizei und Feuerwehr usw. Der Fachkurs Trauerbegleitung ermöglicht Personen mit einer Ausbildung im theologischen, beraterischen oder therapeutischen Bereich eine selbständige Tätigkeit. Für ehrenamtlich Tätige und Angehörige werden Grundkurse angeboten. Aber auch in Ausbildungen wie Altenpflege, Seelsorge oder Pflege ist Trauerbegleitung im Sinne von Sterbebegleitung meist Teil der Ausbildung.

Folgende persönliche Voraussetzungen sollten Sie für eine Ausbildung zum Trauerbegleiter / Ausbildung zur Trauerbegleiterin mitbringen:

  • Lebenserfahrung
  • hohe soziale und kommunikative Kompetenz
  • Bereitschaft, sich mit dem Thema Tod bei sich selbst und bei den zu begleitenden Menschen auseinanderzusetzen.

Die Sterbe- und Trauerbegleiter Ausbildung wird in zwei Stufen angeboten. Diese umfasst z.B. die Grundstufe und die Aufbaustufe und schliesst mit einer schriftlichen Arbeit ab. Meist kann die Ausbildung nach der Grundstufe mit einem Zertifikat abgeschlossen werden. Zur Ausbildung gehört auch ein Praktikum. Das Praktikum ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Grundstufe. Es findet während der Ausbildung statt und wird mit einer schriftlichen Arbeit abgeschlossen. Die Ausbildung fördert die Kompetenz, Menschen in Sterbe- und Trauerprozessen zu begleiten und der eigenen Betroffenheit Raum zu geben.

Die Trauerbegleiter Ausbildung Kosten sind unterschiedlich. Sie hängen davon ab, ob es sich um ein kurzes Seminar oder eine zweijährige Fachausbildung handelt. Mit Kosten zwischen 800 und 9'000 Franken ist zu rechnen. Erkundigen Sie sich beim Anbieter Ihrer Wahl nach den zu erwartenden Kosten.

Redaktionelle Leitung:

Stefan Schmidlin, Bildungsberatung, Content-Team Modula AG

Quellen

Website des Schweizerischen Sekretariats für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI , Website www.berufsberatung.ch (offizielles schweizerisches Informationsportal der Studien-, Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung) sowie Websites und anderweitige Informationen der Berufsverbände und Bildungsanbieter.

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