15th November 2024

Grief, Loss and Bereavement - M&K

Venue: Online
Times: 09:15 - 16:30pm

Next course dates available

  • 12th May 2025 (09:15am - 04:30pm)

Duration: 1 Day(s)

CPD Hours: 8

OVERVIEW:

A one-day programme of study designed for Registered Nurses, Doctors, and Allied Health Professionals working in a variety of care settings, whose role may include supporting and advising patients who are end of life. This course provides the essential knowledge and information to prepare staff with confidence in how to manage loss and grief, for their patients and significant others. Bereavement and loss are frequently unaddressed topics within health care.

content:

Common terminology what are we talking about bereavement, mourning, grief etc

What is Bereavement?

Society and bereavement/grief

What bereavement theories underpin what we know today? - Overview of theorists from Bowlby to Stroebe

How do we deal with bereavement?

Whose role is it to deal with bereavement?

How can we help as Health professionals?

What can aid us use of assessments (genograms etc) What is grief?

Normal grief/complicated grief patterns

What determines how we grieve?

What is loss?

What losses do we see?

How do we react?

AIMS AND OUTCOMES:

Understand the importance and the challenges of bereavement care in modern healthcare

Describe the significance of bereavement theories when identifying the needs of the individual

Demonstrate techniques which will assist in the assessment of bereavement needs

Describe grief and its patterns, while demonstrating an understanding of how we grieve

List the losses that a patient/family/significant other may see

Understand the impact of loss onto a patient and or the family/those important to them when faced with

the potential or actual losses associated with disease.

Acknowledge the need for support and self-care within the work environment

Reflect on your own practice and identify learning which will assist in implementing change within your own clinical setting

 

Booking information:

How to apply for funding and apply for this course

Please complete the MS Form available at the following link: Funding Request MS Form

The Training Hub will review and respond to your funding request. If funding is approved, it will be your responsibility to book your place on the course you wish to attend, we will provide the instructions to do this. Applications will be reviewed in order of the course date (soonest courses first) and date received. If you have any questions, please contact us at hwetraininghub@nhs.net.

Please note, you will need to send us your booking confirmation within 1 week of your funding being approved as places are limited. Failure to do this will result in your funding being withdrawn and you will need to reapply.

Course cost

The approximate course per delegate is: £170

If your funding request is approved the Training Hub will cover the full cost of this course.