What is the Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor?

The Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Counselling & Social Services.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

Email info@certifications.ac, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

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Executive Summary

Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor

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

This 11 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 CGRD 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 and Loss Counsellor

Acronym

CGRD

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 and Loss Counsellor

Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor: 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
Endings, relapse and maintaining change
Practitioner wellbeing and vicarious trauma
Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work
Referral, multi-agency work and the client pathway
Contracting and the three-way agreement
The working alliance and coaching presence
The boundary between coaching and therapy
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships
Team coaching and the team as client
Cultural context and coaching across difference

Scope, Boundary and Referral

The boundary between coaching and therapy
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Contracting and the three-way agreement
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
Building and running a coaching practice
Clinical assessment and shared formulation

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

Leadership Context

Team leadership in banking operations
Reconciliation and nostro/vostro management
Enterprise risk management in banks
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Business continuity and crisis management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Relationship management and cross-selling
Sales performance and pipeline management
Liquidity and funding management
Investment portfolio management
Operational risk management
Capstone scoping: a real financial problem or decision
Recommendations and decision support
Reporting quality and earnings management risks
Working capital management and the cash cycle

Culture and Inclusion

Financial inclusion and the evolving customer
Innovation and experimentation culture
Digital accessibility and inclusion
DevOps culture and practices
Safety culture and behaviour
Awareness and security culture
Building a learning culture
Leading across cultures and geographies
Collaborative and client-led planning
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Culture, ethics and behaviour change
Just culture and reporting
Innovation culture, incentives and psychological safety
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Organisational culture and behaviour change

Client Relationships

Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Contractor and visitor safety
Transparency and stakeholder trust
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Contract types and risk allocation
Contract administration and variation
Contract performance and exit
Contract governance and compliance
Analytical techniques and bias
Preparing financial statements
Subcontractor and supplier management
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Client feedback and satisfaction

Risk and Compliance

Interpreting financial statements
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Risk assessment methodology and matrices
Dynamic and site-specific risk assessment
Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring
Communicating risk to the workforce
Management accounts and dashboards
Legal and other requirements
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Corporate governance and accountability
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Risk registers and reporting
Continuous risk monitoring
Programme governance

Evidence and Research

Data quality and governance
Customer personas and insight
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
Budget vs actual and variance
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Cloud and data security
Cost and profitability analysis
Data migration and cleansing

Wellbeing and Resilience

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

Workplace Context

Stakeholder engagement strategy
Motivation and engagement
Advocacy and policy engagement
Workforce management and scheduling
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and community engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Assurance engagements and standards
Workforce and shift management in retail
Strengths, flow and engagement
Building trust and engagement
Engagement and motivation

Practice and Business

Digital marketing strategy
Content marketing and editorial
SEO and search marketing
Email and marketing automation
Influencer and affiliate marketing
Marketing technology stack
Funnel and lifecycle marketing
CRM and marketing automation platforms
AI and personalisation in marketing
Competitive and market intelligence
E-commerce and marketplace selling
Business case and impact assessment
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Loan structuring, pricing and covenants
Market and interest-rate risk

Digital Delivery

Scaling technology and teams
Measuring digital transformation impact
Professional ethics in technology
Treasury technology and systems
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory and digital transformation
Data visualisation for finance
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Decision support and insight
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Ethics of technology in practice

Programme Delivery

Forecasting and planning
Designing an intervention or programme
Risk assessment and safety planning
Treatment planning and review
Goal setting and action planning
Projects, programmes and portfolios
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Project roles and the project manager
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Compliance and regulatory projects
Policy, planning and objectives
Discovery-driven planning and assumption testing
Scenario planning and foresight
Negotiation strategy and planning

Community and Family Context

Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Sustainability and social impact in projects
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
Community and tenant engagement

Health Context

Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Healthy work design
Absence and health management
Confidentiality and health data
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Health records, data and confidentiality
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Duty of care and risk management
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities

Standards and Quality

Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Reporting quality and governance
Evidence-based improvement
Quality and delivery metrics
Continuous improvement and retrospectives
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Quality planning and assurance
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Professional standards and ethics
Continuous environmental improvement
Management review and improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Certification and continual improvement

Conflict and Resistance

Managing difficult customers
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
De-escalation and difficult customers
Managing difficult stakeholders
Negotiation and influencing
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Managing resistance and reskilling
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Managing resistance and upskilling
Managing resistance and capability
Difficult conversations and feedback
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Diagnosing readiness and managing resistance
Managing resistance and capability building

Records and Reporting

Professional report writing
Security metrics and reporting
Proposal development and donor reporting
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
KPIs and performance reporting
Reporting automation
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Professional writing and reports
Professional report writing and presentation
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Regulatory reporting and audits
Process and control documentation

Coaching Practice

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

Ethics and Safeguarding

Ethics and professional standards in finance
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethical leadership and integrity
Ethics and responsible leadership
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Data ethics and customer privacy

Communication Skills

The media and telecommunications landscape
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Communicating financial results
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Professional documentation and presentation
Communication planning and management
Integrated marketing communications
Professional presentation and pitching
Media and public communication
Cryptography and secure communications
Voice, communication and delivery
Feedback and developmental conversations
Language and communication training

Development and Learning

Supplier development and improvement
Strategic learning and the adaptive organisation
Developing strategic capability in others
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Attachment and developmental theory
Lessons learned and development
Scaling delivery capability
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
Team development and effectiveness
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Learning in the flow of work
Self-directed and continuous learning
Talent and capability ecosystems
Embedding learning in performance

Groups and Facilitation

Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Team leadership in security operations
Leading security teams
Managing risk and difficult cases
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops
Leading service teams
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Team leadership in customer service

Behaviour and Change

Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Team leadership and motivation
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Evidence-based practice
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Foreign exchange and hedging

Goals and Measurement

Leading and lagging metrics
Measuring innovation performance
Setting goals, roles and accountability
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Aligning security with business goals
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Outcome and process measures
Psychometric and screening tools
Project KPIs and performance metrics
Managing schedule and budget performance
Agile metrics and velocity
Performance management systems and cycles
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Interpreting financial performance
Goal setting and contracting

Professional Leadership Practice

Data quality and master data management
Security governance and management systems
Board and management reporting
Incident management and response
Crisis management and command
Security operations management
Vendor and technology management
Key account management
Journey management and tracking
Property management and facility operations
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
Operational efficiency and channel management
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Cash and liquidity management

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor 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 CGRD 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 CGRD?

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 CGRD certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 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 CGRD internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CGRD certification?

The Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CGRD 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 CGRD?

The Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor 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 CGRD?

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

Can I study the CGRD 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 CGRD?

Graduates progress towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles. The CGRD 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 and Loss Counsellor

Certified Grief and Loss Counsellor

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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