Location: online via Zoom (link will be emailed)
Course 1 dates:
- Day 1: Thursday 18th April 2024
- Day 2: Thursday 9th May 2024
- Day 3: Thursday 6th June 2024
Course 2 dates:
- Day 1: Wednesday 24th April 2024
- Day 2: Wednesday 15th May 2024
- Day 3: Wednesday 19th June 2024
Times: 9.30am – 3.30pm (TBC)
Prices: £120 for one day, £300 for a full course
Spaces: Max 20 delegates per day
Please email training@winstonswish.org with any queries. Click here to view our cancellation policy.
“All ran smoothly. Very professional yet felt relaxed all the way through. Given plenty of opportunities to ‘not get involved’ with activities if we felt it was too much for us. Well informed.”
Day 1: Understanding the needs of bereaved children and young people
- An overview of the impact of bereavement.
- The needs of bereaved children and young people.
- How to work towards open, honest communication.
- How children and young people understand and react to grief at different developmental stages.
- Exploring different bereavement theories, looking at how they can be useful to support children and young people to understand more about their grief.
- The importance of self-care techniques, to ensure that you are well supported to meet the needs of the children in your care.
Day 2: Complicated and traumatic grief
- A look at how grief can be complicated by other factors, including the cause of death.
- The impact of sudden and traumatic deaths such as suicide, homicide and accidents.
- An in-depth look at how trauma and grief differ.
- Support for a young person experiencing traumatic bereavement.
- Tools and techniques for different scenarios.
Day 3: Pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief
- An in-depth look at supporting a child and their family through a serious illness.
- What children understand and how to support them at different developmental stages when anticipating a death.
- Memory making activities in the pre-bereavement stage.
- Supporting a young person as the illness progresses.
- Exploring support available from Winston’s Wish and other organisations, such as guidance and advice on bereavement policies and procedures.