Coping with Bereavement and Loss

This course covers the phenomenon of death, with a special emphasis on implications for older persons. Issues such as the meaning of death, the dying process, and supporting clients, families and care staff through the bereavement process are examined.

Course objectives/key benefits:

By the end of the course delegates will have a greater understanding of the issues relating to ageing, death and bereavement as well as the skills to positively support their clients and colleagues through the bereavement process.

Who the course is aimed at:

Anyone who works within the care sector.

Course content:

• Understanding the ageing process
• The effects of death on the lives of older persons, their families and carers
• Death in context - A historical, philosophical and sociological look at death and dying
• Theories of the bereavement process
• Developing the skills to positively support clients, families and colleagues through the bereavement process

Course tutor:

Amanda Cowan

Training method:

Presented in a highly interactive format including discussion and group work.

Course outcome/qualification:

PTC Certificate of Attendance.

Pre-requisite knowledge/qualification:

To be working with people in the care field.

Recommended follow-up courses:

• Managing Stress in the Care Sector