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Unmasking Grief -

Managing the impact of loss, grief and trauma

 

Presenter: Dr Geoffrey Glassock

                       

Date: Saturday 22 October 2011

Workshop outline:

 

The workshop will elaborate on the normality of grief showing how it is associated with life not just simply death.  In the post-modern environment there are new directions in grief and bereavement which are informing clinical practice. The psychoanalytic view that grief means the severing of bonds to the deceased is being challenged and the notion of ‘continuing bonds’ is finding ready acceptance as are other grief models. These models include the dual process model, ‘disenfranchised grief’, ambiguous loss and meaning making.

Meaning making is of the essence of existential counselling. People need to find ways of making sense of life before they can make sense of their problems and of themselves. Robert Grant talks of trauma and transformation. He says that ‘unless people are helped to integrate the significance of their traumatic wounds into more comprehensive approaches to self, life and God victims run the of being condemned to a life time of psychological symptoms, addictions and wasted potential’  The goal of the therapist is to facilitate this transformation.

Presenter:  Dr Geoffrey Glassock AM, MAPS

Geoffrey Glassock is a counselling psychologist with initial training in marriage and family counselling before becoming involved with issues of loss and grief following the Granville train disaster in 1977.

In that year the National Association for Loss and Grief was established and Geoffrey has been involved with the association since its inception. He is a life member.  He is one of a small group in Australia who pioneered education and training in loss and grief.

Geoffrey is known internationally for his work and has contributed to many national and international conferences. In the late 80s Geoffrey was the first Australian to be invited to join the International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement.  His current research interest is in Traumatic loss, understanding the grief experience of families of missing persons. On Australia Day 2010 Geoffrey was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his work nationally and internationally in the area of loss and grief and bereavement .

 

Time:  2 to 4pm

Cost: $25

 

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Venue:    The Intuitive Well, 1st Floor, 70 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction

 

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