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General Information
This one-day course aims to
develop the skills of participants when caring for someone who is recently
bereaved. It is designed to help staff to cope with the emotive feelings
that often arise in this situation as well as covering some practical ways
of obtaining support. The course is primarily for people working in either a
community or residential setting but may also benefit others working in
similar environments.
A range of training methods will be used in delivering the course content.
This will assist in ensuring effective input of course material.
Participants will be encouraged to take an active part in each session.
Aims & Objectives Of The Course
The aim of the course is to look
at the way participants are likely to be involved in supporting people who
are coping with bereavement and to address the issues this raises.
Participants will develop their skills, attitudes and knowledge in the areas
of:
Utilising other resources to support the client
Understanding the many areas of bereavement
Addressing and coping with their own needs and feelings
Supporting people who are bereaved
Effective ways of obtaining support
Objectives
By the end of the course
participants should be able to:
Identify support services and how to utilise them
Describe and understand peoples reactions to bereavement
Recognise the needs of others and themselves
Define effective ways of helping bereaved people
Address appropriate ways to inform others about a death
Summary
The course is designed to be
flexible and the content and setting can be varied to meet the particular
requirements of individual groups.
Participants will be encouraged
to adopt a supportive and positive approach to the group as a whole. It is
hoped that this will allow individuals to achieve greater proficiency and
confidence through taking part in a stimulating and enjoyable learning
programme.
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