I. Executive Summary
Grief Counseling Center (GCC) is a non-profit organization established to provide counseling services for individuals who are suffering the loss of a family member. Services will be provided at a nominal fee. The Founder of GCC not only believes in the need for this service, but also is willing to devote his time and money to help those suffering from grief.
Grief Counseling Center provides mental health services for a diversified clientele. Clientele ranges from young children to senor citizens and consist of various cultures and nationalities. Professionally trained therapists, facilitators, and volunteers, who have a passion to help others, will serve at GCC. Market research shows that while there are many counseling centers in and around Los Angeles, most are either too expensive or do not specialize in grief counseling. This creates a need for an organization like Grief Counseling Center.
Initial funding for Grief Counseling Center will come from its founder, and early fundraising activities. Funding for Grief Counseling Center will be maintained by charging nominal fees and supplemented by fundraising activity.
There are also plans to raise funds in the future by applying for government grants.
II. General Company Description
The Grief Counseling Center (GCC), provides mental health services to individuals and families who have suffered the loss of a family member or friend. The Center will provide its services at a nominal cost to the client, as opposed to private therapists, who may charge up to $250 per hour.
Services will consist of group counseling sessions for up to ten clients. The groups will be composed of individuals with similar life situations. "Mature" widow/widowers a...
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Use of data: The center will use the data to monitor the center's performance, with the expectation of being self-sustaining over the long term. If quantitative goals regarding client-visits per month are not met, the Board of Directors and Executive Director will ascertain the reasons for the shortfall. Corrective action can then be taken, in order to meet current and future expectations. The data will also be used to assess future prospects for the center, with a goal toward expanding services into other areas by the end of Year 3.
Appendix A: Pro Forma Income Statement
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I have little doubt that this book will be a terrific addition to the library of any counselor of any stripe, and will be recommended reading for anyone mired in the pain of grief. I ‘m certain that I will not abandon my copy, and that it will always be a first-option resource in my library.
These kind-hearted individuals may be: psychotherapists, grief counselors, or simply a concerned acquaintance (Smith, 2014). Religion has been used for thousands of years to alleviate the misery of grief. Spiritual tasks such as: Bible reading, mediation, and prayer can provide a person with solace. Support groups are another excellent way to attain relief. A grieving support group is full of other people dealing with grief; every individual at the support group has the opportunity to share their own mourning experience.
Back in November I wrote about how the field is shifting it’s thinking on complicated grief and some of the controversy surrounding the changes to grief as an exclusionary criteria for depression. I still agree that the change was a step in the right direction and with that in mind, we’re going to look at how CBT can be useful in addressing avoidance behaviors within the context of complicated grief.
The four tasks are: “the need to grieve, to find support, to deal with practical issues, and to come to an acceptance that a loss has occurred (Hall, 2008, p. 200). The first task to grieve is just accepting that loss, or change has occurred, (Hall, 2008). Seems simple enough, but it is complex and can be mixed with anger, denial, numbness, and shock (Hall, 2008). These types of feelings are normal, and when a person allows their self to grieve they may for a while feel depressed, lonely, sleep disturbances, etc., (Hall, 2008). The next task to find support is often provided by family, but can also be provided by friends, and community (Hall, 2008). When families have support, it makes the first and third task easier to accomplish (Hall, 2008). Without support, it takes families longer to heal than normal because they may feel isolated (Hall,
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The client is a 20-year college student, who has experienced many hard times through her life, especially with her family. Before beginning
Grieving is the outward expression of your loss. Every individual grief is likely to be expressed physically, emotionally, and psychologically. For instance, crying is a physical expression, while depression is a psychological expression. It is very important to allow the client to express these feelings. Often, death is a subject that is avoided, ignored or denied. At first it may be helpful
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Individuals assuming the bereavement role may experience this role several instances throughout their lifetime, each instance of bereavement being exclusive to the circumstance and varying in its own way (Cutcliffe, 2002). A novice nurse will face the task of bringing the bereaved individuals difficult news and updates about their loved one. It will take an immense amount of courage and patience to allow the individual whether it is the patient, family, or another nurse to grasp the loss (Leming, 2016). The stages of bereavement are thought to have 5 steps, each with its own length of time and intensity that varies from person to person (Cutcliffe, 2002). Initially the bereavement role begins with denial and isolation, which may then lead to anger followed by a form of bargaining that can in many cases result in a dark hole of depression but with the hope that the final stage will be that of acceptance (Cutcliffe, 2002). During these stages, the bereaved individual receives a hall pass for completion of any routine social obligations (Leming, 2016). In addition, it is acceptable for them to become reliant on others for all levels of support, which may include activities of daily living such as cooking meals (Leming, 2016). For the bereaved individual to cope effectively, each step in the stages of bereavement must be is accomplished to reach a level of normal social functioning which is the unspoken goal. While the bereavement role varies in length of time per the individual and the circumstance, there is a practical time allotted, as bereavement should not be long-lived, but rather transitory (Leming,
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Bereaved Parents go through grief, but extremely more intense than the average individual who has lost a loved one. Grief is different for every individual depending on the loss, and person they lost. Regarding implications and policy for grief, my finding point to the need of education around this topic for schools, social workers, hospitals and therapists. More professional’s services should be provided for not just individuals going through grief, but individuals who have lost a child or who have prolonged grief. Support groups and specialize grief interventions should be implanted into communities for families who are having a difficulty adapting to the death of their child. The high rates of marital problems, health related problems and depression should also be addressed. There should be some therapeutic interventions that reach out to bereaved parents
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