Grief Counseling Case Study

The perception of the the event is determining how Sally and Mike deals with losing a child. Stage B is where we get down to the problem and why the client is seeking help, and this is the most import of all of the stages. Sally and Mike are her to get help. As a counselor I will help Sally and Mike talk about their grief and the loss they have suffered. Sally, Mike and Myself will focus on their son’s life not his death. This will help Sally and Mike cope with their son death and hopeful help their relationship so that they can help each other. No two people deal with grief the same some suffer more then other so I will help Sally and Mike come up with a plan to help them move forward from this point. By losing a child “It is this dream of the future that the crisis worker will need to discuss with the surviving parents” (Kanel, K 2012 p 140). …show more content…
I will let Sally and Mike know that I understand their pain and their feelings. “Educating clients about the grief process will help normalize their experience” (Kanel, K 2012 p 144). As a counselor it’s imperative to gather as much information as possible about the crisis that the clients is having. “Educational statements may include psychological, social, and interpersonal dynamics, or statistics or frequency of the problem” (Kanel, K 2012 p 67). When a counselor helps client in a crisis state it increases their knowledge of facts, the clients will have stronger coping skills for the current crisis and future crises. Ethical issues I might need to go over with Sally is she suicidal or thinking of hurting herself or is he suffering from