Grief Awareness & Bereavement Risk Assessment
Understanding grief is essential for providing compassionate care and support to those experiencing loss. This course explores the concepts of bereavement, grief, and mourning, delving into theories that explain the grieving process. Participants will learn to recognise normal and prolonged grief responses, understand anticipatory grief, and appreciate the importance of bereavement support. The course also highlights risk and resilience factors in grief, alongside the impact of compassion fatigue, emphasizing the need for self-care. Ideal for healthcare professionals, volunteers, and caregivers, this training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to offer empathetic, informed support to the bereaved.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the terms bereavement, grief, and mourning
- Explore theories that help to explain the grieving process
- Recognise normal reactions and responses to grief
- Recognise signs of prolonged grief
- Understand anticipatory grief
- Gain awareness of the need for bereavement support
- Know what bereavement support looks like
- Identify risk factors and resilience factors in grief
- Understand compassion fatigue and the importance of self-care
Who is it for?
This course is for anyone working in health and social care who supports bereaved adults within their role.
The session looks at theories of grief, normal vs. complex grief reactions, bereavement risk factors, and bereavement support.
Please note: This is an education and training course and is not intended to be a bereavement support service. If someone you know is affected by grief and would like to know more about bereavement support, please take a look at our Stepping Stones Bereavement Support services.
