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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.
We look forward to welcoming you to a session soon. Sign up to our training newsletter to hear about future courses and events.
Thursday 16 April (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.
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 24 April (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.
Wednesday 29 April (1.30-4pm)
Developing your confidence and reducing anxiety when talking about death, dying, and bereavement in a compassionate and professional way.
Thursday 30 April (1.30-4pm)
Using story and social narratives, this training session aims to resource those supporting adults and children with learning disabilities in their grief in a way that is appropriate to their individual needs.
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.
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?
Friday 15 May (1.30-4pm)
This session explores the unique challenges of working with clients who are grieving and express the wish to end their own lives. We will discuss strategies and tools to identify risk while supporting these clients in a compassionate and safe therapeutic environment.
Monday 18 May (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.
Wednesday 20 May (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.
Tuesday 26 May (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.
Monday 1 June (9.30-12pm)
Developing your confidence and reducing anxiety when talking about death, dying, and bereavement in a compassionate and professional way.
Monday 8 June (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.
Monday 22 June (1.30-4pm)
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.
Monday 29 June (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?
