2. INTRODUCTION TO
BEREAVEMENT
The bible talks about death and subsequent breathing
of many people. I in the Old Testament we read the
scripture of Joseph refusing to be comforted and David
grieving over the lost of his infant son and the death in
battle of his grown son Absalom. There is also
Jeremiah lamenting the death of king Josiah.
3. WHAT IS BEREAVMENT?
According to the World Book Dictionary (2003)
“Bereavement counseling is psychological counseling
offered to the surviving family members who have lost
a relative.
4. The cause of bereavement
Grief (Bereavement) is a special kind of separation
anxiety generally take some time for people to accept
death according to (Mark 1998)
(Collins 1988) postulates the view that grieving may be
porlonged and more difficult (especially) some one
young
5. ONE OF THE BEST APPROACH OR CONCEPT IN GOD
AND HIS WONDERFUL ABILITY IN HELPING HIS
FOLLOWER.
FOR CHRISTIANS, DEATH IS NOT THE END OF
EXISTENCE;IT IS THE BEGINNING OF LIFE ETERNAL.
6. SUGESTION TO CHURCH FOR
THE PERPARTIONFOR
BEREAVEMENT GFIEF
NORMAL GRIEF IS A DIFFICULT, LONG TERM
PROCESS OF HEALING.
7. THE IMPACT OF BEREAVEMENT ON
INDIVIDUAL AND THE FAMILY
HARDER TO MAKE DECISIONS
NOTHING SEEM IMPORTANT
LESS COMMUNICATIONS PERSONAL
NEGLECTS FAMILY,FRIENDS OR CO-WORKERS
BECOMING FORGETFUL
NEGLECTS PERSONAL GROOMING
9. SADNESS OF BEREAVEMENTS
GRIEF ARISE BECAUSE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
OF VALUE HAS BEEN LOST
CLOSENESS
AGE
ONLY CHILD
MOTHER
FATHER
10. THE ROLE OF THE CHUCH WHO
NEEDED SPIRITUAL HELP
IS THE BEREAVE PUTTING HIS /HER FAITH IN
JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR
11. DEALING WITH GRIEF A FIRM
BELIVE IN GOD
BELIVE IN THE RESURRECTION
JESUS OVERCOME DEATH
DEATH IS ON THE CROSS
WE CAN OVER COME BEREAVEMENT
12. BEREAVEMENT IMPACT ON
THE FAMILY
ACCORDING TO CLINEBELL(1984) TRUBLE
INDIVIDUL WON’T TELL ANYONE THAT THEY
ARE SEFFERING.
13. SEEK TO HELP
BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING SEEK TO HELP
SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS, DEAL WITH THERE
GRIEF.
14. The effect of bereavement
According to (Collin 1988): when grief is pathological
the survivors may show several of the following
behavior
Period of shock, numbness, denial, intense crying and
some time daintiness or collapse loneliness sleep
disturbances
Unwilling to talk about the deceased with drawl and
unwilling to talk about the deceased
With drawl and refuse to interact with others