About the Institute

John W. James is the Founder, Russell P. Friedman is the Executive Director and Eric J. Cline is Executive Director in Canada of The Grief Recovery Institute. The Institute, an internationally recognized authority, provides programs for The Compassionate Friends, The National SIDS Foundation, The National AIDS Network, The University of California at Irvine, Chapman University, and many others.

The Grief Recovery^® Certification Program

"What more could I have done for my client?" In response to this poignant question, the Institute now offers the only Grief Recovery® Counseling Certificate available for Professionals in North America. The Certification Program authorizes establishment of:

The Grief Recovery® Outreach Program - A 12 week recovery group utilizing formats created by the Institute that assure long-term recovery from the pain of loss. Groups are moderated by Certified Graduates in hundreds of communities throughout North America. All necessary materials are provided.

The Grief Recovery® Community Education Program - A great deal of destructive information exists regarding recovery from significant emotional loss. Certification Program graduates are provided with all materials necessary to establish Community Education Programs.

The Grief Recovery Handbook - 1998 - The Action Program for Moving Beyond Loss, originally published in 1988, represented a breakthrough in helping grievers deal with loss. Most professionals had addressed grief from a conceptual, intellectual perspective. Therapists, clergy, doctors and others had been trained to deal with grief academically and philosophically. This often left grievers with much understanding - but very little recovery. 

The essential skills for helping grievers while powerful and specific, are simple. We teach them in our Grief Recovery® Certification Program. We have trained and certified several thousand people. Many of them facilitate Grief Recovery® Outreach Program groups in large and small communities throughout the United States, Canada, and increasingly, the rest of the world. They are also given all the necessary materials to establish and maintain Community Education Programs. Training

	John James Founder of The Grief Recovery Institute Co-Author of The Grief Recovery Handbook & When Children Grieve
	Russell Friedman Executive Director Co-Author of The Grief Recovery Handbook & When Children Grieve
	Eric Cline - Executive Director of The Grief Recovery Institute
	Debi Jenkins Frankle, M.S. - is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Grief Recovery Specialist. Debi runs the Calabasas Counseling and Grief Recovery Center. She has over 20 years experience in various settings, including schools, hospitals, group homes, crisis centers and private practice. Debi is on the Board of Directors of the San Fernando Valley California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. She consults extensively with healthcare and educational professionals.
	ELAINE HENDERSON - Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S.A.F. Elaine is the first woman chaplain to serve in the Ohio National Guard, Elaine is a Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a Clinical Member of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. She is on the Faculty for Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine.
	Dr. NANCY STUTZ-MARTIN, APRN, BC - A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Seminary Professor, Nancy did her post graduate training at Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute and The Grief Recovery Institute. The impact of unresolved loss within the faith-based community was the focus of her doctoral dissertation.  She is an educator, researcher and author. Nancy consults extensively for hospice, the medical and faith-based community, and has established Grief Recovery Outreach Programs all over the world.
	LOIS HALL - Lois has spent 25 years in the field of public health. She is a pioneer in the area of HIV/AIDS, toxic shock syndrome and cancer prevention and control. She is currently the Project Director for the Comprehensive Cancer Program for the Ohio Department of Health and an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control. She has also participated on the Ohio Coalition for Suicide Prevention.
	STEPHEN MOELLER - A licensed Funeral Director since 1978, Steve established one of the first Grief Recovery Outreach Programs over 25 years ago. Since then thousands of grievers have gone through his programs.  Steve serves on the Tulsa County Task Force on Infant Mortality, the Tulsa Human Response Coalition and is a member of the "Ask the Experts" on Aurora Casket’s Funeral Plan.

The Grief Recovery Handbook
The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses

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When Children Grieve 
For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving and Other Losses

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Superando Perdidas Emocionales
Spanish Translation of The Grief Recovery Handbook

Manual Práctico Para Recuperarse De La Muerte De Un Ser Querido, De Un Divorcio y De Otras Pérdidas Emocionales
John W. James y Russell Friedman

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