- Is pet bereavement counselling for you?
- What kinds of skills do you need?
- Traits of bereavement counsellors
- Objectives of a pet bereavement counsellor
- Handling client visits
- The counsellor’s role in the pet bereavement process
- Exploring emotions
- The stages of grief
- Types of pets
- Examining the pet and owner relationship
- Benefits of owning a pet
- What can you do to help?
- Understanding pet loss
- How far do you go with your counselling?
- Is pet bereavement counselling different from human bereavement counselling?
- Commonalities between human and pet bereavement counsellors
- What are the main counselling skills?
- How to ask questions
- How to listen without interrupting
- How to summarise
- How to offer advice
- Establishing a counselling procedure
- Phrases and vocabulary to use
- Making notes during and after a consultation
- Offering pet bereavement counselling to others
- Pet bereavement and children
- Pet bereavement and older/single people
- Pet bereavement and other animals
- Dealing with lost or missing pets
- Pet bereavement methodologies
- Dealing with a natural death
- Euthanasia
- Know the process
- Dealing with unexpected loss
- Disposing of the remains
- Burying the pet
- Urging the client not to move too quickly
- Signs your client may not be ready for a new pet
- Signs your client may be ready for a new pet
- Understanding that the new pet is not the same as the old one
- Lowering the client’s expectations of the new pet
- Urging the client not to compare
- A place to work
- A pet bereavement counsellor’s equipment
- Other aspects to consider
- Setting up your practice on a small budget
- Putting together a practice plan
- Marketing your Practice
- Your website
- Networking
- Leaflet drops
- PR
- Referrals from existing clients
- Advertising
- What to charge
- Keeping Books
- Your Accountant
- Paying Tax
- Idemmity Insurance
- Keeping records safe
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