Grief & Trauma Counselling
Level: Professional Certification
Duration: 2 Weeks
Faculty: School of Counselling & Psychology
Department: N/A
Branch:
Fees: 22,000 KES Entire Course
Examining Body: NITA
Modes: Blended (Online + In Class)
Ideal For: High School Leaver Undergraduate Student Postgraduate Student Working Professional Career Switcher Adult Learner Skills Upgrade Educator or Teacher Government Staff General Public
Campuses: Main Campus
About This Course
Skills the market pays for
Build stabilisation, psychoeducation, and referral skills suited to Kenyan community realities and NGO protocols.
Essential for NGO psychosocial teams, hospital pastoral care, and disaster response partners.
In-demand skills you will apply
- Trauma-informed principles
- Grief models and rituals
- Stabilisation techniques
- Self-care for helpers
Who should enroll
- Teachers, pastors, HR and community workers
- Aspiring counsellors and social service staff
- Professionals adding counselling tools to their role
What you will be able to do
- Support grieving and traumatised clients safely
- Avoid re-traumatisation in practice
- Coordinate with medical and legal services
- Manage helper burnout
Entry Requirements
OPEN
Admission Requirements
A copy of KCSE certificate / result slip
2 colored passports
A copy of national ID / passport
1 ream of papers
1 spring file
Course Structure
Practical coverage
- Introduction to Grief and Trauma Counselling
- Understanding Trauma and Trauma Responses
- Theories and Models of Grief and Loss
- Psychological First Aid and Crisis Stabilisation
- Trauma-Informed Assessment and Case Formulation
- Grief Counselling Skills and Practical Steps
- Childhood Traumatic Grief and Supporting Bereaved Youth
- Complicated Grief, Prolonged Grief, and Higher-Risk Presentations
- Ethics, Culture, Safeguarding, and Helper Self-Care
- Case Management, Support Planning, and Final Practical Assessment