Welcome to the Grief Educator Certification Course! I'm so glad you're here. The course starts on Sept. 23, 2025. I am so happy that it's finally happening. I'm grateful that you're here and can't wait to go through the course together.
Paul Martinelli, an elite coach and founder of The John Maxwell Team and Empowered Living, interviews Dave about why he created The Grief Course and how it can benefit coaches who want to help their grieving clients. Course starts on Sept. 23.
At the end of our teaching on "Understanding Grief & Models of Grief" we will show an interview I recently did with Kay Warren about her experience with grief and loss. Kay is an author, grief and mental health advocate and the co-founder of Saddleback Church.
WELCOME!
Thank you for being a part of this special course. I'm excited to begin this journey together.
TUESDAY LIVE TEACHING
Dave will be teaching LIVE on Tuesdays on Zoom at Noon Pacific Daylight Time. That's 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Teaching will be 60 minutes
You can find the schedule and link under "Zoom Information" on this training website
You can join live or we'll post the replay the following day on your teaching platform
WEEKLY LABS
Please choose from one of the 2 lab options (Thursday at 6-7 pm or Saturday at 9-9:45 am PST)
Labs will be 45 minutes
These labs will be interactive and if you can join with your camera, please do
There will be time for Q&A during the labs
IMPLEMENT TEACHING
Recordings of the labs will not be available
In order to receive your certification, you must attend a lab each week
There will be a couple of make-up labs available if you need to miss one or two
HOMEWORK
Each week you'll be asked to complete a brief homework assignment
The home work assignments can be found on your training platform under each week's teaching
The intention of the assessment is to internalize the teaching and apply it to your community
In order to receive a certificate at the end of the training, you must complete all of the homework assignments
THIS COURSE IS ALL ABOUT YOU
I have created this teaching to empower you to help others
Take this time for yourself to dig into the content
I understand that things will come up in your schedule during this time. Be patient with yourself
We're all in this together and we will learn from each other along the way
PLANNING
This course is designed to be flexible
But creating habits is so important for planning and success
If you can, choose a consistent lab to attend
Set aside time each week to watch or rewatch the video and complete your homework
If you miss a Tuesday Teaching you can always go back and watch the replay
But do plan on attending the lab that week
We look forward to seeing you there!
EMAIL
Throughout this program, we'll be sending you email updates
Please be sure that the emails from CoachDavePage@gmail.com are making their way to your inbox and not landing in your spam folder
We don't want you to miss anything!
GUESTS
Throughout our time together, I'll be inviting guest speakers
YOUR CERTIFICATION
At the end of the course, if you complete the training, you'll be eligible to receive a Grief Educator Certificate.
THANK YOU
Thank you so much for being here and thank you for your desire to help others
If you have any questions, you can reach me at coachdavpage@gmail.com
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Understanding Grief and Models of Grief
What is Grief?
Types of Grief
Models of Grief
A Loss Inventory
Best and Worst Things to Say
3 Preliminary Tips
The 10 Best & Worst Things to Say
3 Ways to Help People in Pain
The Power of Witnessing Grief
3 Levels of Significance
The Value of a Funeral
3 Tips for Witnessing Grief
Feel Your Feelings:
Feel all the Feels
The second need of grievers is to Feel their Feelings
Below are downloadable resources including the NOTES and HOMEWORK for each week.
Understanding Grief / Models of Grief:
An overview of grief and models of grief
download
Create your own loss inventory and answer questions about grief and models of grief
download
An example of Dave's loss inventory of ten losses that he has experienced
download
Top 10 best & worst things to say to those in grief and how to respond to people in pain
download
Answer questions about the best & worst things to say & how to help people in pain
download
An eBook of the Best & Worst Things to Say to Those in Grief
download
Live Zoom Tuesday Teachings with Dr. Dave happen each Tuesday for 10 weeks. The schedule is posted here.
Grief Educator Certification Course Schedule 2025
Week 1 Understanding Grief/Models of Grief (Sept 23)
Week 2 The Best and Worst Things to Say (Sept. 30)
Week 3 The Power of Witnessing Grief (Oct. 7)
Week 4 Feeling Your Feelings. (Oct. 14)
Week 5 Releasing Your Burden of Guilt (Oct. 21)
Week 6 Facing Your Fears (Oct. 28)
Week 7 Don’t Get Over It – Grow into It (Nov. 4)
Week 8 Turning Your Pain into Purpose (Nov. 11)
Week 9 The Afterlife (The Hope of Heaven) (Nov. 18)
Week 10 Faith & Grief: Why What We Believe Matters (Nov. 25)
Every lesson is designed to encourage post-traumatic growth to move beyond the pain and create a legacy of love
The course begins Sept. 23, 2025. Helping you move beyond the suffering of loss to find hope, meaning and purpose so that you can help others with their grief.
Labs with Dr. Dave Page will be held on Thursday nights at 6 pm PST. Labs will be 45-60 minutes in length. You will receive a Zoom invite each week for the labs. Make-up labs will be available at the end of the course as well.
Grief Educator Certification Course Lab Schedule for 2025
LABS FOR SEPT. 25
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR OCT. 2
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR OCT. 9.
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR OCT. 16
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR OCT. 23
*NO LAB ON THIS DAY
LABS FOR OCT. 30
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR NOV. 6
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR NOV. 13
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
LABS FOR NOV. 20
LAB at 6:00 pm on Thursday
NOTE: All the times above are in the Pacific Time Zone. Please adjust as needed to your time zone.
A Zoom Invite for the lab coming up next will be emailed to everyone in the course.
NO LAB ON OCT. 23
WE WILL DO 2 LABS (each 30 minutes) on OCT. 30 to make up for not having a LAB on Oct. 23
Dr. David Page is a grief educator, pastor, funeral celebrant and public speaker. He is a leading authority on grief and loss and is the author of "The School of Grief" and the creator of the Grief Educator Certification Course.
You can email me directly at coachdavepage@gmail.com or DM on Instagram @coachdavepage
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