Trauma and grief are familiar subjects for many counsellors and for some involved in pastoral care, but often they are thought of and trained as separate topics. In life however, they are often experienced together and impact each other.

This training will draw from understandings and a therapeutic process developed after the 9/11 attacks and on-going research into both grief and trauma to develop an understanding of traumatic grief and how to work safely whether as a counsellor or a pastoral carer.

Specifically, we will explore a model called EMERGE, which aims to transform traumatic grief by bringing comfort, processing safely, promoting resilience and creating the potential for hope. The sessions will include a teaching, demonstrations and practically trying the tools and techniques.

Learning Outcomes

To develop an understanding of the impact of trauma and grief and how they interact and may even work against each other

To develop an understanding of and how to use the EMERGE model, which stands for

• Enable & Establish Safety
• Making Living Stories
• Envisioning Connections
• Reprocessing Traumatic Memories
• Generating New Memories
• Establishing Communities

To practice and learn creative tools including body-work, mindfulness, story-telling and more

To consider self-care when dealing with traumatic grief

Timetable

09:15 Zoom meeting opens

09:30 Session 1 – Understanding Traumatic Grief Part 1

10:45 Break

11:15 Session 2 – Understanding Traumatic Grief Part 2

12:30 Lunch Break

13:30 Session 3 – Working with Traumatic Grief – EMERGE Model Part 1

14:45 Break

15:15 Session 4 – Working with Traumatic Grief – EMERGE Model Part 2 & Caring for Self when Working with Traumatic Grief

Trainers

Sue and Chris lead WINGS (Wholeness In God’s Son), an organisation, which seeks to bring wholeness to the lives of individuals, families and communities, through counselling, prayer ministry, retreat leading and training.

They are both ACC Registered Accredited Counsellors with over 25 years of counselling experience and experienced trainers for both counselling and pastoral care and speakers at events such as Spring Harvest.

An important part of their work has been with people in Christian ministry and those in caring professions, including leading many retreats.

If you are an ACC member, please log onto your account on ACC website to purchase a member ticket: https://www.acc-uk.org/professional-development/events.html.