Explain types of counseling techniques.

Explanation should include

  • writing a letter to the decedent or to a higher being expressing your thoughts
  • putting together a memory book that includes stories about family events, photos, poems, etc.
  • reading about grief to normalize the grief experience
  • videotaping tributes
  • creating journal entries (written, electronic)
  • sending electronic condolences
  • writing an electronic obituary
  • creating grief jewelry
  • following social media norms. 

Process/Skill Questions: 

  • How has social media played a large part in expressions of grief?
  • When does social media become offensive in relation to a funeral service?
  • What are electronic condolences?