Navigating Grief – Skills For Helping Others
Monday 15th September 9:30a.m.
Online Workshop
Grief is a universal experience, yet its impact and how we support those affected can vary greatly. This comprehensive half-day workshop offers an in-depth understanding of bereavement and grief, equipping you with essential skills to provide sensitive and effective support to both adults and children.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for anyone who interacts with or wishes to better support individuals experiencing grief, including:
- Healthcare professionals
- Counsellors and therapists
- Social workers
- Charity and community support workers
- Educators and youth workers
- HR professionals and line managers
- Family members and friends who want to offer informed support
- Anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of grief and loss.
Benefits of Attending:
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Gain a foundational understanding of what bereavement and grief entail, including how it impacts different age groups.
- Learn practical strategies for offering immediate and ongoing support to bereaved adults, managing challenging emotions, and maintaining professional boundaries.
- Develop confidence in talking about death with children and implementing effective resources to support young people through loss, including around difficult anniversaries.
- Identify indicators of complicated grief and understand how stigmatised deaths, like suicide, can impact the grieving process, along with pathways to specialist support.
- Recognise the crucial link between grief and mental health, learning how to protect your own well-being and support colleagues or peers navigating challenging situations.
- Participate in an open forum to discuss best practices and explore moving forward with compassionate bereavement support.
Join us to enhance your capacity to support those experiencing loss, fostering a more empathetic and understanding community.
£120 per place
(Charity & CIC Discount £105 per place)
20% Discount when booking 2 or more places
Agenda:
9:30AM – 10.00AM Understanding Bereavement and Grief - Adults
- What is Bereavement & Grief?
- How does bereavement affect us?
- How do we process grief?
- Is there really a grief cycle?
10:00AM – 10:30AM Understanding Bereavement and Grief - Children
- What do children understand about death?
- How children process grief.
- The impact of bereavement on different age groups.
10:30AM – 11:15AM Supporting Adults Who Are Bereaved
- Providing immediate support and working with families.
- Core skills involved in supporting the bereaved.
- Dealing with anger and/or denial.
- Maintaining professional boundaries.
11:15 - 11:30AM COMFORT BREAK
11:30 AM - 12.00PM Supporting Children Who Are Bereaved
- Talking about death with children.
- Providing immediate support and working with families.
- Effective resources and strategies.
- Supporting young people around difficult anniversaries and occasions.
12:00 PM – 12:30PM When Grieving Becomes Complicated
- The impact of stigmatised death and grief.
- How can bereavement and grief affect our mental health?
- Indicators an individual is struggling.
- Providing additional support and accessing specialist support.
12:30 PM – 12.45PM: Proactively Supporting Your Own and Others' Mental Health
- The impact of continued bereavement support on well-being.
- Proactively supporting mental health.
- Supporting colleagues and peers who are struggling.