Bereavement - Understanding Loss and Supporting Grief

Our courses for best practice and Continuing Professional Development provide a comprehensive range of training opportunities for staff and organisations looking to broaden their outlook and remain up-to-date with new ideas and key skills.

Bereavement - Understanding Loss and Supporting Grief is a foundation training session designed to lead to a better understanding of the impact of different types of loss and bereavement, this course is useful for anyone who works with people receiving a care service.

Learning outcomes and objectives

• To understand the different types of loss, including bereavement.

• To have an understanding of the grief cycle as experienced by most people.

• To identify behaviour patterns which may be associated with the grieving process.

• To look at strategies for working with people who are grieving.

Relates to:

• Health and Social Care core NVQ units 226 and 384.
• Support Services in Health Care NVQ units SS3 and SS27.
• Common Induction Standards unit 3 (3.1.1 and 3.5.3).

Half day courses usually run from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. / 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.