Certified iCare Grief Support Specialist™

ENHANCED PEER SUPPORT CERTIFICATION
Designed to meet the needs of today’s world.

Developed for those who want to learn to coach others through grief, this enhanced peer support training is the first of its kind to blend practical knowledge, applied experience, and the pillars of trauma into a comprehensive certification that includes community outreach.

Specialists learn best practices and the skills necessary to confidently provide quality bereavement services and outreach programs that serve their entire community and beyond.

LEARN:

  • How to work from a trauma informed perspective
  • How to mitigate the effects of emotional trauma
  • Peer support best practices
  • How to provide individual support
  • How to facilitate and coordinate group support
  • How to facilitate debriefings
  • How to coordinate community vigils
  • How to conduct community presentations and workshops
  • How to offer resilience tools
  • Program templates and resources
  • Ongoing support for success

Who is it for?
Anyone who is interested in providing grief support in their community. Classes are a mix of individuals who have experienced death of a loved one, clergy, mental health professionals, healthcare professionals, deathcare professionals, funeral professionals, hospice professionals, and more.

What can a Certified iCare Grief Support Specialist™ do?
Certified individuals are fully trained to offer both individual and group peer grief support in any setting. They can facilitate groups, coach individuals, coordinate community vigils, lead workshops and presentations, and learn how to offer professional debriefings.

What makes us different from other grief coaching certifications?
The Certified iCare Specialist™ curriculum is specifically designed to meet the needs of today’s world. Certified iCare Specialists™ are trained to help grieving individuals, groups, and entire communities.

IMPORTANCE OF CERTIFICATION

The certification aligns with IGI’s dedication to investing in community resilience by helping individuals to develop and execute programs and services that have a positive impact on their community. Certification establishes credibility and expertise in the field of bereavement skills with delivery of effective, useful and quality outreach.


Become a Certified iCare Grief Support Specialist™ and learn to provide quality grief support in your community.

WINTER 2025

  • Begins Feb. 6, 2025
  • Every Thursday for 10 weeks
  • 6 to 8 pm eastern
  • FEE: $950
  • INFO: 360-510-8590

FEE INCLUDES

  • 10 live interactive on-line classes
  • Complete training manual
  • All program templates
  • Lifetime access to iCare Library with over 350 downloadable and printable resources for the families you serve
  • Ongoing support from the International Grief Institute

INSTRUCTOR:
Lynda Cheldelin Fell | 888-380-1858
[email protected]