On average, 1 in every 29 children will be bereaved of a parent or sibling. That’s one in every class. Yet many professionals receive no bereavement training and are unsure how to support grieving children and young people in their care. This collaboration between Winston’s Wish and Wessex Community Action will provide training on how to support a young person facing loss and grief.
You are invited to attend a training session on 23rd November 2021 at 10am-12pm exploring the following content:
• Introduction to childhood bereavement
• Usual reactions and stages of grief
• Developmental variations of grief
• The needs of bereaved children, including those with SEN
• What do I say? How do I help?
• Helping young people to understand their feelings and talk about memories
It is important to note the emotionally demanding nature of some of the course content. We plan to use discussion activities and breakout rooms to enable all attendees to fully engage and participate in the sessions.
About Winston's Wish
Winston’s Wish was the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity. We have been supporting bereaved children and young people since 1992 and we continue to lead the way in providing specialist child bereavement support services across the UK. Winston’s Wish provides emotional and practical bereavement support to children, young people and those who care for them. Our expert teams offer one off and ongoing bereavement support and we also provide online resources, specialist publications and training for professionals.
Website: https://www.winstonswish.org
Freephone helpline: 08088 020 021
By booking a ticket you're confirming you've read and agree to the Learning Agreement & Terms and Conditions.
FREE PLACES are available to members of the Wiltshire Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum (CFVSF)
Please contact the organiser to find out if you are a member or are interested in becoming a member. Email [email protected] or call 01722 326822
Please note we require a minimum of 6 people to run this session.
If you cancel your place within the 3 weeks prior to the course date, you may be charged.
If insufficient people register, the course will be postponed or cancelled 3 weeks prior to the course date.
To ensure all CFVSF funded places are distributed fairly and equitably to the membership; in the first instance each member organisation will be entitled to two free places.
If three weeks before the course date there are still places available we will distribute the remaining places to those on the waiting list, as above, two for each organisation in the first instance.
If your application is declined you will be offered a place on the waiting list.