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COUNTRYWIDE TRAINING

Our "Countrywide" service, offers training for your organisation delivered by our facilitators in your own location. This can be more cost effective and convenient for organisations, particulary those who have an entire team who would benefit from the training, or those who are unable to access training at our dedicated centre due to distance and travel constraints.  We have over 25 facilitators with a wide range of expertise who deliver our training countrywide.

We can provide:

 -   Working Effectively in a Team                                                           

-   Communicating with Children when a Parent or Sibling Dies in Hospital

-   Staff Support and Personal Development

-   Responding to the Trauma of a Child's Sudden Death

-   In the Front Line - What Distressed Families Say They Need

-   Supporting the Bereaved After a Major Incident

-   A combination of workshops devised to fit into a one-day workshop, e.g. Children, Young People, Loss, Death and Grief with Creative Ways of Helping Bereaved Children; When a Baby Dies with Issues Around Post Mortem

 

"The quality of the training was first class.  The workshop was adapted to meet the team's specific needs, and was expertly facilitated, so that all the issues raised by the participants in the group were valued and discussed."

Study Days

Over the past twelve months, CBC has successfully co-hosted Study Days for up to 100 delegates with a number of organisations throughout the UK, including Victim Support, Buckinghamshire Healthy Schools and Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Study Day titles have included: Responding to Children Bereaved by Sudden Death; Whole School Grief; Supporting Children Bereaved by Homicide; End of Life Care - meeting the psychological, religious, and social needs of the dying child.

 

Would you like to co-host a study day in your region?

CBC can work with you to develop a programme based on your particular needs, as well as providing experienced speakers for presentations and workshop sessions. We can also assist with marketing, advertising, and administration of the day.

To discuss any ideas that you may have, please contact Julia Lawrance, Training Team Manager on 01494 479 748 or email julia.lawrance@childbereavement.org.uk

 

Countrywide Fees               FEES HELD AT 2008 PRICES 

Fees start from as little as £36 per participant for a full day's training, or £21 per participant for a half day with the maximum 20 attending.

Voluntary Sector: from £725 for a full day (max 20 participants);£425 for a half day, or costs can be quoted to suit the hours required.

Public Sector: £850 for a full day (max 20 participants); £525 for a half day, or costs can be quoted to suit the hours required.

Private Sector: £995 for a full day (max 20 participants); £595 for a half day, or costs can be quoted to suit hours required.

For further information please contact  Karen Smith,  Tel: 01494 479750 or email: training@childbereavement.org.uk

 

TRAINING AT OUR CENTRE

A range of fully interactive workshops and courses are provided throughout the year at our dedicated training centre, Aston House, West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Please refer to the training course details for specific dates and fees.  more...

Register with a colleague or book two or more training sessions for yourself and receive 10% discount.

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Additional Needs

If you have any additional needs, mobility needs and/or dietary requirements, please provide details when completing the application form, or telephone the Training Department to discuss further. Please note: Aston House, our main training centre, is a listed building with no wheelchair access, and no special facility for the hearing impaired. 

Limited bursary places are available, through generous funding from The True Colours Trust                                                                                                                                          Please contact the above number for more details and a Bursary Application Form

 

The charity is increasingly aware of the needs of those working in the corporate sector who may be involved with issues of bereavement in their work or organisation. Please contact us on 01494 479750 to discuss what we can do to help.

 

CORPORATE ORGANISATIONS

The Charity is increasingly aware of the needs of those working in the corporate sector who may be involved with issues of bereavement in their work or in their organisation.  When a colleague or client suffers a bereavement, particularly that of a partner or child, few people know what to say or do around them, from managers, colleagues and friends, to HR representatives.  Everybody wants to help but nobody wants to make things worse.

One hour presentation

At CBC we recognise that loss in its many forms has a big impact in the workplace so we have developed a presentation on bereavement for employers and employees.  One hour long, it explores issues around bereavement and addresses its impact on individuals.  It looks at strategies for coping with loss, communicating with a colleague who is grieving and protocols for the workplace in addressing bereavement issues.  It also allows opportunities for participants to ask questions.  We also provide a pack with useful information, resources and literatures.

The session is aimed at HR staff, management and anyone with a special interest in staff support.

"It was a tremendous event and I think most people walked away with a new perspective - some undoubtedly walked away with the practical guidance and conviction they needed to find a pathway through.  It was great to be reminded of how positive interventions can be and how much can be done to help people move ahead."   BARCLAYS WEALTH

More detailed and lengthier sessions are available, which can be tailored to meet your individual needs and fitted around the working day.

Examples of sessions include:

 

For further information, please contact Karen Smith, Tel: 01494 479 750 or e-mail: training @childbereavement.org.uk

 

Example of CBC Countrywide training and best practice in bereavement care

CLIC Sargent is the UK's leading children's cancer charity, supporting children and young people with cancer and leukaemia and their families in hospitals and the community. Whilst 7 out of 10 children now survive cancer, sadly some will die.

We believe it is vitally important to support staff working in the areas of palliative care and bereavement, and as part of this strategy we are developing a robust programme of training for our social workers, nurses, youth workers and family support teams.

Over the past year CLIC Sargent has commissioned the Child Bereavement Charity to run "When a Child Dies: Supporting Families" workshops across the UK. Given that feedback has been consistently excellent, we are re-commissioning the CBC in an ongoing capacity to provide this structured opportunity for our multi-disciplinary teams to further develop skills and best practice in supporting families coping with bereavement, as well as recognising the importance of self-care in this work.

We value the skilled input of the Child Bereavement Charity in our drive to support and develop our staff in order to provide the highest quality care and support to bereaved families.

Karen Cole                                                                                                                          National Learning and Development Manager, CLIC Sargent

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