Emergency Frontline Staff Dealing with Bereaved Families

Irish Hospice Foundation

 

Course Name Emergency Frontline Staff Dealing with Bereaved Families
Course Provider Irish Hospice Foundation
Course Code 98567 (Assigned by Qualifax. Not an official code)
Course Type Palliative Care and End of Life
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Attendance Options Day release
Location (Districts) Dublin 2
Enrolment Date 01/11/2016
Start Date 10/03/2017
Course Content Loss is an inevitable part of the emergency frontline life. Handling the communication and supporting the grieving at this tragic time is a difficult task that many shy away from due to lack of training and understanding. Turning from a traumatic scene to holding a family member’s hand is a difficult task which requires great skill. This workshop sets out to equip emergency frontline staff with the skills, knowledge and best practice around grief, loss and managing traumatic stress.
Learning Outcomes On completion of the workshop participants will be able to:

• define the terms grief, bereavement and mourning;
• differentiate between bereavement and trauma theories;
• understand grief and trauma reactions;
• understand coping skills and strategies for resolving grief;
• communicate clearly with the bereaved;
• prepare for the rare situations of sudden grief;
• support bereaved and traumatised people;
• recognise our own self-care requirements at traumatic scenes.
Course Fee €100 - Includes light lunch tea/coffee
Target Audience Professionals and volunteers who may wish to learn more about loss and bereavement and for those working with people who have experienced a major loss.
Start and Finish Times 9.15am - 4.15pm
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment Currently open for bookings.
10th March 2017 (1-day workshop)
Further Enquiries Iris Murray
Telephone: 01 679 3188
Email iris.murray@hospicefoundation.ie
Website www.hospicefoundation.ie and www.bereaved.ie