What is the Certified Grief Counselor?

The Certified Grief Counselor is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Soft Skills & Personal Dev..

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Grief Counselor in Ireland | CGC

Executive Summary

Certified Grief Counselor

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Grief Counselor (CGC) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing.

This 10 Weeks programme is structured around recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CGC holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Grief Counselor

Acronym

CGC

Who Should Enrol?

Counsellors and Therapists
Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners
Social and Community Workers
Helping-Profession Practitioners

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex counselling functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement counselling systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to counselling

Global Employability

Qualify for counselling roles across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Counselling Theories, Models and Approaches

✦Assessment, Case Formulation and Treatment Planning

✦Therapeutic Skills, Alliance and Communication

✦Specialised Populations and Presenting Concerns

✦Coaching, Wellbeing and Positive Psychology

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Professional Context of Certified Grief Counselor

Certified Grief Counselor: industry context, trends and professional standards
The helping relationship and its purpose
History and scope of counselling and coaching
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
The self of the practitioner
Cultural competence and diversity
Confidentiality, consent and safeguarding
The evidence base for talking therapies
Wellbeing and the biopsychosocial model
Career pathways and professional development

Outcomes and Review

Evaluating coaching outcomes
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Team coaching and the team as client
Cultural context and coaching across difference
Building and running a coaching practice
Clinical assessment and shared formulation
Therapeutic modalities and choosing an approach
Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice
Trauma-informed delivery and its limits
Working with ambivalence and motivation
Group facilitation and group process
Record keeping, notes and professional documentation
Remote and telephone practice
Endings, relapse and maintaining change

Scope, Boundary and Referral

The boundary between coaching and therapy
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Referral, multi-agency work and the client pathway
The working alliance and coaching presence
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships
Practitioner wellbeing and vicarious trauma
Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work

The Therapeutic Alliance

The working alliance and coaching presence
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching

Contracting and Confidentiality

Contracting and the three-way agreement
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
The boundary between coaching and therapy

Listening, Reflection and Restraint

Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
The working alliance and coaching presence
Cultural context and coaching across difference

Ethics, Supervision and Safety

Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
The boundary between coaching and therapy
The working alliance and coaching presence

Culture and Inclusion

Safety culture and leadership
Collaborative and client-led planning
Analytical techniques and bias
Safety culture and climate
Just culture and reporting
Innovation culture, incentives and psychological safety
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Team diversity and inclusion
Cross-cultural communication
Creating a coaching culture
Organisational culture and behaviour change
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements

Client Relationships

Implementation and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder management and relationships
Contract oversight in the public sector
Influencing and negotiation with stakeholders
Implementation and contract plan
Contract law fundamentals and formation
Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy
Supplier relationship management (SRM)
Supplier and contract management systems
Stakeholder mapping and liaison
Visitor and contractor management
Contractor and visitor safety
Transparency and stakeholder trust
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Contract types and risk allocation

Risk and Compliance

Integrated and sustainability reporting
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Compliance and regulatory projects
Leading project governance
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Financial risk in projects
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Risk response and contingency
Integrated risk and quality control
Implementation planning and risk management
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Governance of service standards
Governance of the CX programme

Evidence and Research

Marketing analytics and attribution
Web and campaign analytics
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Market research design and methods
Qualitative and quantitative research
Translating insight into strategy
Reporting quality and governance
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Customer personas and insight
Baseline surveys and data collection tools
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Forecasting and planning

Wellbeing and Resilience

Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Operational risk and resilience
Stress testing and scenario analysis
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Stress and psychosocial risk
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
Organisational resilience and adaptive strategy
Business continuity and resilience
Workplace wellbeing strategy
Coaching for resilience and wellbeing
Stress testing credit portfolios
Stress testing and scenarios

Workplace Context

Assurance engagements and standards
Engagement and motivation
Measuring engagement and impact
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Managing resistance and engagement
Communicating risk to the workforce
Worker engagement and empowerment
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement

Practice and Business

Pricing tours, events and sponsorships
The automotive market: segments, brands and buyers
Electric and hybrid vehicles: what changes for the market
Vehicle financing, insurance and total cost of ownership conversations
Automotive marketing and lead generation
The retail landscape: formats, channels and the informal market
Pricing, promotions and markdowns in retail
Data visualisation for finance
Decision support and insight
Events, banqueting and MICE business
The media business: audiences, advertising and subscription
Scaling technologies and business models
Access to finance, grants and investment
Digital and market transformation
Communicating financial results

Digital Delivery

Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Digital and self-service transformation
Self-service and digital support
Customer service technology stack
Technology selection and integration
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy
Marketing technology stack

Programme Delivery

Scaling delivery capability
Building project management maturity
Measuring change and project impact
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Project KPIs and performance metrics
Quality and delivery metrics
Project management maturity assessment
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Developing the project business case
Project budgeting and financial control
Realising and measuring project value
Project management principles and lifecycle
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning

Community and Family Context

Peer support and consultation
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Social media customer care
Social performance and outreach
Corporate social responsibility communications
Community and lifelong learning
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Corporate responsibility and community
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Corporate social responsibility and ESG
Risk, protective and social factors
Recovery capital and community

Health Context

Record-keeping and data protection
Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Healthy work design
Absence and health management
Confidentiality and health data
Physical security design and layered defence
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies

Standards and Quality

Service quality and turnaround metrics
Continuous improvement and lean banking
Driving measurable banking improvement
Quality assurance of audit
Continuous improvement of delivery
Quality assurance and standards
Continuous improvement of programmes
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Standard costing and variance analysis
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Product safety and standards
Client feedback and satisfaction
Benchmarking against standards and best practice
Continuous improvement and lessons learned
Sustainability certification and standards

Conflict and Resistance

Conflicts of interest and fairness
Difficult conversations and feedback
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Diagnosing readiness and managing resistance
Managing resistance and capability building
Negotiation strategy and planning
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Managing risk and difficult cases
Managing difficult conversations
Managing resistance and readiness
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Negotiation and conflict management
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Conflicts of interest and transparency

Records and Reporting

Professional documentation and presentation
Reporting and dashboards
Project data, reporting and analytics
Document and configuration management
Dashboards and performance reporting
Reporting to leadership
Professional report writing and presentation
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Regulatory reporting and audits
Process and control documentation
Control monitoring and reporting
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Professional writing and reports
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Reporting to boards and executives

Coaching Practice

Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
Measuring coaching outcomes
Coaching and developing team members
Sales enablement and coaching
Coaching and quality monitoring
Coaching for performance
Building a coaching culture
Measuring coaching and mentoring impact
Coaching models and frameworks (GROW)
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Mentoring and sponsorship

Ethics and Safeguarding

Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Ethics of technology in practice
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Evidence-based improvement
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care

Communication Skills

Closed-loop feedback systems
Influencing and presenting insights
Professional and persuasive communication
Crisis communications
Stakeholder communications
Ethics in communications
Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Presentation and public speaking
Voice, communication and delivery
Feedback and developmental conversations
Voice of the customer and feedback
Presenting sourcing recommendations
Managing supplier communications
Managing sensitive communications

Development and Learning

Message development and testing
Supplier development and innovation
Continuing professional development
Measuring development impact
Cognitive load and learning science
The learning and development profession
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Career and talent development
Motivation and self-directed learning
Knowledge management and capability building
Minimum viable offer and validated learning
Delegating for development
Category management and strategy development

Groups and Facilitation

Designing and facilitating groups
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Leading groups and workshops
Collaboration and teamwork
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Facilitation and workshops
Virtual and distributed teams
Team leadership and motivation
Leading project teams
Team development and effectiveness
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Cross-functional collaboration with product and service
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Team leadership in field and project settings

Behaviour and Change

Lessons learned and development
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour
Regulatory change management
Designing a strategic or change intervention
Change leadership models (Kotter, ADKAR, Lewin)
Sustaining change and embedding new behaviours
Change and adoption in projects
Baseline setting and change control
Motivation and engagement
Psychoeducation and workshops

Goals and Measurement

Risk treatment and countermeasures
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
KPIs and performance reporting
Goal setting and contracting
Goal setting and action planning
Outcome and process measures
Psychometric and screening tools
Managing schedule and budget performance
Agile metrics and velocity
Setting objectives and marketing KPIs
Funnel, pipeline and conversion metrics
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Designing an intervention or programme
Leading and lagging metrics

Leadership Context

Professional case study and presentation
Capacity and performance management
Evidence-based practice
Risk assessment and safety planning
Omnichannel and channel management
Queue management and service flow
Workforce management and scheduling
Front-office and reception management
Relationship management and retention
Performance management in service
Handling escalations as a leader
Programme management principles
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Value management and business value
Treatment planning and review

Professional Leadership Practice

Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Reinsurance and capacity management
Disruption management: delays, claims and recovery
Energy efficiency and demand management
Range planning and category management
Ground control and strata management
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Subcontractor and supplier management
Front office and reservations management
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Workplace and organisational contexts
Management accounts and dashboards
Duty of care and risk management
Practice management systems

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Grief Counselor principles aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing
Master counselling theories, models and approaches and assessment, case formulation and treatment planning
Apply therapeutic skills, alliance and communication and specialised populations and presenting concerns in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in counselling

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CGC certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CGC?

This certification is ideal for Counsellors and Therapists, Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners, Social and Community Workers and Helping-Profession Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CGC certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CGC internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CGC certification?

The Certified Grief Counselor is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 349 and Live Virtual at USD 549. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CGC certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CGC?

The Certified Grief Counselor is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CGC?

The Certified Grief Counselor carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CGC while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CGC?

Graduates progress towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles. The CGC strengthens your expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing and positions you for advancement across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice.

Certified Grief Counselor

Certified Grief Counselor

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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