Ruth: Safety, Stability & Healing from Grief

A Curriculum for Grief, Loss & the Long Road Home

Explore grief, loss, displacement, and the long road to safety and belonging through the story of Ruth. Drawing from The Perseverance Model™ — the DTI-BB-MHE™ framework — this digital, trauma-informed, biblically-based, mental health education course equips you to companion those navigating devastating loss.

What You’ll Explore

• The layered grief of loss and displacement
• Covenant and belonging as healing
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in faith context
• The Kübler-Ross Stages of Grief framework alongside Scripture
• DSM-5-TR overview of trauma with faith connections
• The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method and biblical anchoring
• Divine providence through human agency
• When to seek professional help with safe referral guidance
• How to process grief through reflective journaling and community discussion

Course Mechanics

13 lessons • Full lesson audio narration • 13 Student Reflection Journal PDFs

Who This Is For

Adult individuals wanting to learn how the Word of God connects to mental health, pastors, ministry leaders, churches, faith-based organizations, community colleges, universities, seminaries, and Christian counselors seeking biblical mental health education for their staff, clients, and/or students.

Organizations offering mental health education through a biblical lens for employee development will find this curriculum equally suited to their needs.