Bereavement, Loss and Grief

Course overview

This course is to support learners understand the issues surrounding bereavement, the different stages of loss, bereavement theory and gain confidence in how to offer practical advice and coping strategies for those suffering. While this Bereavement training focuses on those working in a care setting, it is also useful to a wider audience.

Aims and objectives

• Raise understanding of Bereavement, Loss and Grief
• Gain confidence in supporting people with bereavement and loss
• Highlight how it affects people in many ways
• Discuss theory surrounding the subject and apply to role in the workplace
• Improve understanding of our own type of grief and how we may cope
• Describe how grief and loss can occur without death