Bereavement Counselor Resume

Death of someone near and dear is always a great loss and sometimes it becomes very difficult for a person to overcome the feeling of grief. This is where a bereavement counselor has a role. Bereavement counselor should be patient, compassionate and a good consoler. The person holding this post should know the psychological aspects that cause the feelings of attachment, loss, grief and agony. He or she should know how to communicate with people in grief, sympathize, and provide comfort or solace to them.

A job application for a bereavement counselor position must be consoling enough as the job itself. Sympathy, sensitivity, maturity, and confidence dealing people in grief should shimmer on the document.

Bereavement Counselor Resume Example

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Brent L. Hill
4935 Roane Avenue
Houston, TX 77011
Phone: 281-993-8157
Email: blhill@anymail.com

Career Objective:

To work as a bereavement counselor for “Seasons Hospice” and provide a range of services to patients working jointly with the hospice staff.

Summary of Skills:

• Experience working with terminally-ill patients
• Ability to console and educate family members
• High morals, ethics and attitude to maintain absolute confidentiality of patients
• Ability to develop good relationship with patients and families
• Ability to promote and support safety awareness programs
• Knowledge of the emotional and therapeutic care patients need during last time

Work Experience:

Bereavement Counselor
Unique Hospital, Houston, TX
May 2013 - Present

• Providing counseling services to terminally-ill patients and their families
• Participate in the clinical training and helped healthcare team
• Responding to emergency situations and working closely with the healthcare team
• Participating in meetings with hospital staff for improvising clinical care for patients
• Supervising a team of nurses and assisting them in providing nursing care
• Maintaining and referring files of patients' medical history for planning treatment
• Supporting, educating, and instructing family members on caring patients
• Providing counseling and therapeutic care as per hospital's rules and standards

Bereavement Counselor
Stellar Longterm Care, Houston, TX
April 2012 - April 2013

• Coordinated patient care and treatment and counseled family members
• Provided counseling training to intern, support staff, and volunteers
• Offered bereavement support to family members and staff
• Maintained clinical records of patients and responded to their requests
• Maintained relationship with relatives of the deceases and ensured they have overcome with the loss
• Arranged and coordinated special prayer and meetings for the families of deceased

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Counseling
  ABC College, Houston, TX
  2011

Reference:

On request.