Grief and Loss for Children and Caregivers - 3 Hour Online Workshop

Who is the Workshop For?

Teachers, caregivers, disability workers, social workers, youth workers, case workers, support workers, professionals and practitioners who provide support and care for children and caregivers in the care system.

Key Content

• What is grief and loss, and the variety of ‘grief objects’ that are present for children and caregivers in the care system.
• The impact of grief and loss on children and caregivers.
• The behavioural and ‘under the surface’ impacts of grief and loss for both children and caregivers in the care system.
• An overview of complicated versus non-complicated grief.
• The key areas of growth intent for children and caregivers who have been exposed to grief and loss within the care system.
• Foundational ‘how’ scripts and strategies that are central to the healthy and adaptive coping of grief and loss for children and caregivers in the system.

Facilitators

The session will be delivered by two LBI Foundation presenters with significant experience in supporting children and caregivers in the child protection system.

• Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical Psychologist)
• TBA

Delivery

The session will be delivered by Zoom, which is an online web-based platform that can be accessed by smart phone, tablet and computer. All participants who register will receive an email 24 hours before the session with the Zoom code.

Workshop Cost

• Free - Personnel associated with member agencies. Please register through Eventbrite.
• $75.00 - For non-member agency personnel. Please register through Eventbrite.
• $45.00 - For non-member agency personnel where 4+ tickets are purchased. Please email info@lbi.org.au for this ticket option.

Additional Information

This workshop is a Specialist Application Module of the broader IMPACT Program. Participants completing the workshop will be invited to complete an online accreditation process and receive a certificate linked to their LBI learning record.

For additional information on the events and training conducted by LBI Foundation, click here.

This workshop can also be delivered in-house (to an agency, program site or school) by LBI Foundation.