Cruse Bereavement Care - Working With Bereaved Children, Young Adults & Families Training

This training provides a greater awareness of the impact of bereavement and grief on children, young adults and their families. It looks at the understanding of death at different stages of development and how children and young people respond to grief. The training gives you the tools and confidence to support children and young adults who are dealing with bereavement.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who works with children and young adults in school, organisational or therapeutic settings and wants a better understanding of how they react to bereavement and how best to support them.

Key Facts

• National Counselling Society (NCS) quality checked course
• Course length: 2 ½ hours
• Virtual delivery: mic & webcam recommended for delegates.
• Max delegates: 15
• Cost: £75 (inc VAT)
• Course materials: PDF of slides available, certificate of attendance
• Courses are not recorded to protect attendee confidentiality

Benefits Of Attending

• Develop a greater understanding of how grief is experienced by children & young adults.
• Explore different models which help explain how children and young adults react to grief and loss.
• Be able to identify common grief responses at different ages and stages of development.
• Be able to assess a child or young adults needs and provide effective support.
• Be aware of complicated grief.
• Understand the importance and value of self-care when working with grief and bereavement.

What Others Are Saying About Our Training

“This workshop has helped me gain confidence not just directly working with the young people I support, but also being confident in sharing information with schools and families about how grief may be displayed.” Anonymous - Cambridgeshire Community Services (NHS)

“I realised that a lot of what I thought was helpful in this situation may not be helpful. I learnt new ways to approach this topic with children and what to and what not to say.” Elinor - Swansea Children’s Centre

Course Format

Webinars are held in Zoom and will run for 2 ½ hours with a break in the middle. Courses have a maximum of 15 delegates, facilitated by a Cruse trainer experienced in bereavement support. They are interactive, allowing for questions and for delegates to discuss grief and loss in the context of their organisation or role.

Why Cruse

Cruse Bereavement Support is the UK’s leading bereavement charity, reaching over 100,000 people each year. We help people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning and provide training and consultancy to a range of organisations. We partner with Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland to provide support for the whole of the UK.