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We have a wide range of bereavement related online courses you can book on to over the months ahead, listed below. Each course is priced at £50 per person (or less). Group bookings for workplaces are also available here. If you are based in England, Wales or Northern Ireland please contact our colleagues at Cruse Bereavement Support (Registered Charity No. 208078) or visit their website cruse.org.uk to find out about training available and how to book.
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Tuesday 2 December (9.30-12pm)
Talking about Death and Dying with Teenagers and Young Adults (a focus on ages 13-25). By looking at the impact of bereavement on adolescents, the resources and vulnerabilities they may bring to their grief, this session will provide you with the skills and confidence to support healthy conversations with grieving young adults.
Friday 5 December (9.30-12pm)
This interactive session will explore how neurodivergent adults, such as those with autism or ADHD, may experience and express their grief. Drawing on the voices of those with lived experience, you will consider how you can offer more inclusive, empathetic, and individualised support.
Tuesday 9 December (1.30-4pm)
The grief needs of adults and children with learning disabilities are often vulnerable to being overlooked or misunderstood due to communication and cognitive challenges. This can result in core grief needs being minimised or unmet. While this training touches on neurodiversity, it does not focus on this area. For more in-depth exploration, please see our Grief and Neurodiversity course.
Monday 12 January (9.30-12pm)
Developing your confidence and reducing anxiety when talking about death, dying, and bereavement in a compassionate and professional way.
Monday 12 January (1.30-4pm)
This course is for anyone working as a counsellor, therapist or mental health professional who would like to deepen their understanding of grief and loss in order to enhance their therapeutic practice.
Thursday 22 January (1.30-4pm)
A safe and supportive resourcing session for staff in any role, where exposure to others' distress, grief and trauma can be present through working roles. This training seeks to raise awareness and understanding of grief and trauma.
Wednesday 28 January (9.30-12pm)
A training course designed to help educators, youth workers and childcare professionals develop skills and confidence in supporting bereaved children and young people of all ages.
Wednesday 28 January (1.30-4pm)
This session explores the challenges of working with grieving clients who express a wish to end their lives, focusing on strategies and tools for identifying risk while offering compassionate, safe support. We will also consider the emotional impact of this work on practitioners.
Monday 2 February (1.30-4pm)
This course is for anyone who wants a better understanding of all types of grief, but especially the kind of grief that people feel they have no right to feel.
Tuesday 3 February (1.30-4pm)
Talking about Death and Dying with Teenagers and Young Adults (a focus on ages 13-25). By looking at the impact of bereavement on adolescents, the resources and vulnerabilities they may bring to their grief, this session will provide you with the skills and confidence to support healthy conversations with grieving young adults.
Friday 6 February (9.30-12pm)
Grief is often linked to bereavement, yet many life changes can prompt a deep sense of loss. This session explores non-death related grief, such as the end of a foster placement, imprisonment, gender transition, and health changes, and considers how these experiences can feel unseen or misunderstood.
Monday 9 February (1.30-4pm)
Supporting and caring for others’ needs on a regular basis can come at an emotional cost to the supporter. This can create a high-risk environment for compassion fatigue and burnout. How can we combat this and keep ourselves, those we manage, and people we support, safe?
Tuesday 17 February (1.30-4pm)
The grief needs of adults and children with learning disabilities are often vulnerable to being overlooked or misunderstood due to communication and cognitive challenges. This can result in core grief needs being minimised or unmet. While this training touches on neurodiversity, it does not focus on this area. For more in-depth exploration, please see our Grief and Neurodiversity course.
Thursday 19 February (9.30-12pm)
This interactive session will explore how neurodivergent adults, such as those with autism or ADHD, may experience and express their grief. Drawing on the voices of those with lived experience, you will consider how you can offer more inclusive, empathetic, and individualised support.
Friday 27 February (1.30-4pm)
Developing your confidence and reducing anxiety when talking about death, dying, and bereavement in a compassionate and professional way.
Monday 2 March (9.30-12pm)
Explaining death to small children in an age-appropriate way (age 0-5). How do we support our children to grieve when we are hard wired to protect?
Wednesday 11 March (9.30-12pm)
A safe and supportive resourcing session for staff in any role, where exposure to others' distress, grief and trauma can be present through working roles. This training seeks to raise awareness and understanding of grief and trauma.
Thursday 19 March (1.30-4pm)
A training course designed to help educators, youth workers and childcare professionals develop skills and confidence in supporting bereaved children and young people of all ages.
Friday 20 March (9.30-12pm)
This course explores how culture and faith influence grief, death, and mourning practices, with a focus on rituals across the main faith groups in Scotland. It aims to deepen understanding of grief through a cross-cultural lens and foster culturally sensitive support.
Friday 27 March (9.30-12pm)
This course is for anyone working as a counsellor, therapist or mental health professional who would like to deepen their understanding of grief and loss in order to enhance their therapeutic practice.
Wednesday 1 April (1.30-4pm)
This interactive session will explore how neurodivergent adults, such as those with autism or ADHD, may experience and express their grief. Drawing on the voices of those with lived experience, you will consider how you can offer more inclusive, empathetic, and individualised support.
Thursday 2 April (9.30-12pm)
Developing your confidence and reducing anxiety when talking about death, dying, and bereavement in a compassionate and professional way.
Wednesday 22 April (1.30-4pm)
Grief is often linked to bereavement, yet many life changes can prompt a deep sense of loss. This session explores non-death related grief, such as the end of a foster placement, imprisonment, gender transition, and health changes, and considers how these experiences can feel unseen or misunderstood.
Friday 1 May (9.30-12pm)
Supporting and caring for others’ needs on a regular basis can come at an emotional cost to the supporter. This can create a high-risk environment for compassion fatigue and burnout. How can we combat this and keep ourselves, those we manage, and people we support, safe?