From January to June, Irish Hospice Foundation will be running 20 online workshops, covering a range of topics on bereavement and loss, such as “Bereavement in the School Community”, “Working with Adults Facing Death”, and “Children and Loss”. (See all workshop topics below.)

About the Bereavement & Loss Workshops

These workshops are targeted at professionals and volunteers who may wish to learn about bereavement and loss, and for those working with people who have experienced a loss. The aim of the workshops is to equip attendees with the understanding of the grieving process, communication skills, and appropriate methods for supporting those who are bereaved.

The workshops are facilitated by practitioners who specialise in specific aspects of bereavement and loss and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the training.

Workshop Topics

These are the workshops that will be running. Please note that registration is required via Eventbrite.

• Overview of Loss and Bereavement (30 January 2025)
• Bereavement in the School Community for Primary School Staff (31 January 2025)
• Understanding Grief and Supporting Bereaved Adults (13 February 2025)
• Supporting Secondary School Students with Bereavement and Loss (14 February 2025)
• Grief in the Family (27 February 2025)
• Disenfranchised, Ambiguous, and Anticipatory Grief (28 February 2025)
• Grief in Maternity Care Services (3 March 2025)
• Climate/Eco Grief (4 March 2025)
• Supporting Adolescents Through Grief and Loss (3 April 2025)
• Dementia and Loss (4 April 2025)
• Illness and Loss (10 April 2025)
• Prolonged/Complicated Grief (11 April 2025)
• Working with Adults Facing Death (17 April 2025)
• Children and Loss (9 May 2025)
• Grief in the Workplace (15 May 2025)
• Loss and Grief in Later Life (20 May 2025)
• Grief, Loss, and the Neurodiversity Paradigm (22 May 2025)
• Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Bereavement and Loss (29 May 2025)
• Drug-Related Deaths (12 June 2025)
• Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and the Journey of Grief (13 June 2025)

Registration & Fees

Workshops are €100 for a full-day workshop and €70 for a half-day workshop.

Places are limited for each workshop, so early booking is strongly advised. Registration is via Eventbrite.

See all workshops and register.

More Information

If you have a query about one of our Bereavement & Loss Workshops, please reach out to Iris Murray, Education Administrator at Irish Hospice Foundation, by emailing iris.murray@hospicefoundation.ie.

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