Training

Training in Childhood Loss and Grief 2011

September 2011

The Chambers, Penryn St, Redruth, TR15 2SP

Aims

This five-week course seeks to develop:

• Knowledge of childhood grief
• Communication with bereaved children
• The effects of loss on a family
• Support for the bereaved child in school
• Support for children following suicide and traumatic death
• Other resources available to support child and helper

Learning outcomes

• To gain confidence and understanding when supporting children, in relation to loss and grief
• Increased awareness and confidence when communicating with grieving children and young people
• To understand a child’s perception of death
• To enable participants to acknowledge their existing skills and identify their learning needs in relation to loss and grief
• To learn about useful resources

Who should attend?

Healthcare or community-based professionals who might come into contact with bereaved children in the course of their work, volunteers and those wanting to gain an understanding of how best to support bereaved children.

Schools Training Day: Remember Me:

Friday 25th May 2012

Headland Hotel, NEWQUAY.

A one day workshop for schools and settings which addresses
the issues of bereavement, loss and critical incidents.

Highly recommended This workshop will
Equip staff to use the ‘Remember Me Booklet’
more effectively. (County resource)

Learning Outcomes:
* Strategies to support grieving children within the educational setting
* Gain insight into the impact of loss on children’s development
* Special considerations: Traumatic grief, Anticipatory Grief etc.
* Dealing with critical incidents - BWiseB4

Suitable for:
This event is targeted at schools and early year’s settings i.e. Head Teachers, Teachers, Support staff, and Governors.

“Many schools and early years’ settings have attended previous training in bereavement and critical incident. This training has always received exceptional feedback and another day has now been arranged”

FEE: £90