We are all finding ourselves living within new boundaries and guidelines because life as we knew it has been changed. In fact, many of us are having to create a “new normal.” How do we work through everything we are being faced with? How do we maneuver the “Grief Journey” that is involved with many of these changes? Seriously, how do we do this?”
We all experience losses in our life: divorce, the loss of a job, the loss of physical ability, relocating from one place to another, traumatic injury, limitations due to age, personal bankruptcy, or business failure. There are other losses, such as the death of a pet, which are particularly difficult for many people. All of these losses confront us with an extraordinary amount of emotional pain.
This course focuses on the kind of losses we all experience. It’s about life, loss, grief, and most importantly: life after loss. This course will help you recognize that the seemingly-bizarre responses to major loss are in reality perfectly normal. You will also learn a puzzling and valuable truth: while grief is an intensely personal experience, working your way through grief effectively is a journey.
Students are required to have a copy of Recovering from Losses in Life, by H. Norman Wright, for this course.
This course is eligible for 1.0 CEU.
Deaths are an especially difficult kind of loss. Constructing the Bridge: Loss and the Mourning After deals specifically with loss through death.
Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 2
Price: $60
CEUs: 1.0
Required books?: Yes
Live video session?: No
Part of a certification or series of courses?: No
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About the Instructor
Annette Arnold-Pflaum is an ordained senior chaplain and is the founder and president of Wisteria Ministries. She has specialized in grief support and crisis counseling since the beginning of 2015.
Sr. Chaplain Annette is a Nationally Board Certified Chaplain [BCC], and has been a State of Nevada Licensed Minister since 2014. She is also a Certified Lay Minister in the United Methodist Church and holds a certificate in Congregational Leadership.
A retired nurse/EMT with over 20 years of Medical Experience, Annette holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology/family studies and associate degrees in education and para-medicine. She is a graduate of the Chaplaincy Nevada Theology Academy, where she is now an instructor, and has completed their advanced Clinical Pastoral Training.
Annette is honored to be the Teaching Lead of the Nevada State Chaplains Task Force: Crisis and Critical Response Team, which assists first responders, state officials, government entities and agencies, and Nevada citizens in times of disasters or other crises. Annette was part of the team that was on hand to assist after the 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.
Having been a student herself with BeADisciple, Annette understands the benefits and joys of online education, and is excited to share those benefits with others!
Past Students Said…
“Great class, I would take other classes with this instructor and recommend them to others.
Observations and comments were sympathetic, empathetic and wise.”
“I really liked how Annette had us think deeper and asked us questions and brought things out that I did not think about. I was impressed and would enjoy another class with her. She gives caring advice and is very helpful with helping you see sorrow and loss in a different way. It was a good cleansing class for me.”
“The course instructor was great. This was the fifth class with her. The books that she chose were great and very helpful. Plan to take one more of her classes.”
