Course Description:
There is no greater tragedy, no more devastating loss than the casualty of a child. It is the kind of pain that it almost unimaginable, indescribable and therefore extremely difficult for a therapist to support. This course explores a grieving mother’s healing process from her own perspective. It essentially consists of her reflections on the letters that she wrote to her son in her journal for the first year after his passing. In her own words she articulates the indescribable and gives insight to what other mothers in her situation might be thinking and feelings as well. In this course, counselors will learn what it means to survive one’s child and what life is like for the maternally bereaved. Also the role of spirituality, family, faith and therapy will be explored. As the subject of this case study would say, this is not a course about urging people to get over it, it is about helping them to get through it.