Training Bookings Book training Child Bereavement UK training Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families. Please find below descriptions of a number of courses we can offer. Our training is delivered online by our experienced facilitators and the majority of courses last 3 hours. Sessions are run regularly throughout the year and the cost for a 3-hour session is £45 per person. If you have a number of people requiring training, it may be more cost-effective to arrange a session specifically for your organisation, either online or in person. Tailored and bespoke sessions are also available. Please click here for more information. If you are interested in a course below and there are no upcoming dates showing - or for any other enquiries - please email us: [email protected] Click here to view our upcoming courses Introductory workshop An introduction to loss grief and bereavement Deepen your understanding of bereavement and your skills in bereavement support for parents and children facing loss. Supporting children and young people Supporting bereaved children and young people Enhance your understanding of grieving children and young people, whilst building your confidence in communicating with them. Creative ways of working with bereaved children Explore creative ways of helping children express themselves and communicate when someone important in their life is dying or has died. Supporting bereaved children and young people with special educational needs Develop confidence and understanding with new skills and resources to appropriately support bereaved children and young people with learning disabilities. Teenagers and bereavement Understand more about teenagers’ responses to grief to help you communicate with them and provide appropriate support. Preparing and supporting children when someone is dying How to prepare and support children when someone close is dying. Look at pre-bereavement and the various factors which will impact on children at different ages. Giving support to bereaved children and young people in care Interactive workshop that will explore the experience of bereavement for children and young people in care and what is needed to support them in their grief. For schools and education settings Supporting bereaved pupils and managing grief in schools A 3-hour interactive online workshop which explores the impact of grief and bereavement in schools, nurseries, colleges and other education settings. Focusing on the important role of a school when managing bereavement, delegates will consider how to develop a bereavement aware culture within their setting, and the resources needed to create their own 'bereavement tool kit'. Schools - an introduction to grief and bereavement 90-minute webinar training which provides an overview of children's understanding of death, managing grief, bereavement policies and procedures, support strategies and staff well-being for professionals working in schools, nurseries, colleges and other education settings. The impact of transition and change for bereaved pupils A new academic year brings a variety of different experiences for all pupils. Changes can be particularly challenging for pupils who have been bereaved, even if the bereavement was a long time ago. This 1-hour webinar will explore some of these challenges and consider how to implement support strategies within schools and other educational settings. Supporting parents and families When a child dies - supporting parents and families Explore the impact of the death of a child on a family and build your confidence and skills when communicating with and supporting grieving families. Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby Explore the impact that pregnancy loss and the death of a baby can have on a family looking at up-to-date research. This course is accredited by The Royal College of Midwives. Children with life-limiting conditions - supporting families Gain a deeper understanding of families’ needs and the difficulties they may face from diagnosis onwards. This training adheres to the Department of Health and Together for Short Lives guidelines. Supporting men and boys through bereavement and loss Explore the different ways that men grieve and some of the common misconceptions. We explore some of the stereotyping and ways that we can frame our bereavement support so that it meets the needs of this group. Sudden and traumatic bereavement Understanding traumatic bereavement in children and young people Gain understanding of how the traumatic nature of a death may impact grief and learn how therapeutic opportunities can help with the grieving process. Lunch and learn 1-hour webinar Managing your own well-being when dealing with grief Understand the factors which may impact on your own well-being and mental health if you are working to support those who are grieving, and look at strategies to help you with your own resilience and well-being. Supporting siblings - the forgotten grievers Explore sibling bereavement and the importance of supporting young people whose brother or sister has died. Being confident in dealing with grief and loss in the workplace Bereavement in the workplace will affect most people in one way or another throughout their working life. Bereavement in the workplace will affect most people in one way or another throughout their working life. Exploring the impact of pregnancy loss and the death of a baby This webinar will briefly touch upon the impact of pregnancy loss and the death of a baby on parents, the wider family, and on the professionals who care for them. We do not currently have a date for the following courses, but if you are interested in one of these titles please contact us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as we have a date. This list is not exhaustive, so please contact us with any other topics that may be of interest. Complex needs and disabilities - supporting bereaved children and young people Learn ways to communicate with and support bereaved children and young people who have complex learning needs and disabilities. Understanding paediatric post mortem Increase your understanding and build confidence in communicating sensitively with parents. Supporting the HTA codes of practice, around consent, donation and post-mortem. Loss, death and grief – empowering school staff to have honest conversations This 90-minute webinar identifies opportunities for schools, nurseries and other education settings to have more open discussions about death and grief with their pupils. As well as helping to prepare staff, pupils, parents and carers, the content includes answering difficult questions and the use of resources to initiate open conversations about death with pupils of all ages. Supporting bereaved students in further/higher education settings A one-hour webinar for professionals supporting bereaved students or managing a bereavement within a college, university or higher education institute. Bereavement by suicide - support for schools Bereavement by suicide can add extra complications to the grieving process. Underpinned by both theory and the experiences of families and young people, we help you to understand how as education professionals you can support those bereaved by suicide. Supporting bereaved children in early years settings Develop knowledge of practical strategies and gain greater confidence in supporting bereaved babies and young children, particularly in an early years setting. The challenges of supporting parents through the neonatal experience Explore issues encountered by those whose work brings them into contact with families faced with an uncertain future for their new born. When a twin dies - supporting parents and families Explore the impact that the death of a twin (or multiple) can have on a family, drawing on current research and learning from the neonatal butterfly project. This workshop will increase and embed the knowledge and understanding of professionals, to ensure a high quality of care and support for parents in the future. Considering the impact on healthcare professionals when a child dies When your work brings you into contact with child death, it is impossible not to be affected. As a professional, it may often feel difficult to hold professional boundaries in place. This workshop provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact this work has on you. Bereavement support training for doctors Maintaining wellbeing in working with loss, death and grief. For doctors and trainees whose roles involve exposure to issues of grief and bereavement. Supervising bereavement work Develop a greater understanding of the skills needed to supervise practitioners working with bereaved families. The workshop will consider the challenges that supervision can present and provide an opportunity to reflect on experiences. Bereavement by suicide – supporting children, young people and families Deepen your understanding of the effects of bereavement by suicide on families and increase your confidence when communicating with bereaved children and families. Being confident when talking about loss, death and grief Learn more about grief and how to feel more confident when talking to others about death and grief in a supportive, safe environment. Accredited training Child Bereavement UK is proud to be a certified member of the CPD certification service. This means that the further learning value and structure of our training courses have been approved as conforming to CPD’s quality guidelines. Manage Cookie Preferences