Description-

After a significant loss, survivors’ assumptions about how they thought life would be may be shattered. After the initial shock, numbness and disbelief, most bereaved people will become confused and disoriented about how to live their life without their loved one. Just as their external world changes, so does their inner world. Their worldview is challenged, so they may start believing the world isn’t such a safe and secure place after all.

Learning objectives-

1. Overview of loss, grief and bereavement theory.

2. Understand the grieving process as lifelong and life-changing.

3. Appreciate the concept of “worldview” and how loss influences it.

• Changes in worldview (defined by author)

• Search for meaning

• Redefinition of identity

4. Learn about the author’s “Five Ways We Grieve.”