Third module: Grief & Crisis Counselling
Module Title: Grief and Crisis Counselling
Module Description: People are most likely to ask for help, and possibly need it the most when they are undergoing a crisis. Such crises may include the death of a loved one, being told that you have a terminal disease, being fired from a job or the announcement of a divorce. How can the helper effectively deal with individuals who have experienced loss or who are set with a crises where the only solution they see is to end their life? This course focuses on the theory and practice of crisis and grief counselling. Emphasis is on dealing with developmental and situational crises through various brief therapy interventions. Students will learn the basics of coping with suicidal individuals, those who are going through trauma and those in various stages of grief. As part of the course, students will be encouraged to consider the reality of their own mortality and come to grips with this reality.
Commencement Date: Starting from 25 November 2006 for 13 weeks on Saturday mornings from 9:30am - 12:30 pm
Venue: Alive Community Network, Training Room, #02-12 Oriental Plaza, No. 291 New Bridge Road (opposite Pearl Centre, 5 mins walk from Outram MRT station)
Course Fees: $550 can be payable in 3 monthly installments.
Note: Staff and volunteers from NCSS Member VWOs are eligible for the 50% NCSS Pre-approved Training Grant for both the diploma programmes. Church staff and leaders involved in counselling can apply for special subsidies from Alive Community Network.
Contact details:
Bobby Mathew, Course Facilitator email to mathew@alivecommunity.net
Mei Cheng, Program Administrator at 63235393 or email to learning@alivecommunity.net
Course instructors: Ms Jeannie Koh, MA and Mr. Joachim Lee, MSocSc
Ms Jeannie Koh received her MA in Community Counselling from Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, in 1993, where she also received a professional counselling license (State of Michigan). She was also certified with the National Board of Certified Counsellors (U.S.). Her specialisation is in grief and loss, crisis and trauma, and transitions. She has since led and revamped a counselling service where she initiated and spearheaded mental health crisis frameworks for a large educational institution; served as a child, adolescent and family therapist for a multi-national organisation; worked in a residential community for developmentally disabled adults (Toronto, Canada); provided crisis counselling for a crisis centre (Detroit, Michigan); and was a counsellor with a hospice (Ann Arbor, Michigan). She also serves as consultant, trainer and mentor to various organisations regionally including churches and Christian organizations.
Joachim has a Bachelor of Theology from Melbourne School of Theology and a Masters in Counselling from University of South Australia. He has pursued additional training and certification in Solution Oriented therapy, Yungian therapy and Gambling and Addictions counselling. Joachim had many years of counselling students at the NUS counselling centre where he was Senior Counsellor He was also responsible for both counselling services and ensures the ongoing training of the counsellors at the centre. Recently, he has been supervising and counselling at the Tampines Family Service Centre as a Director of the centre. Joachim is a Certified Clinical Supervisor.