Introduction to Loss and Grief Training ONLINE
30/07/2025 - 01/08/2025 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM AEST)
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Location
- Organiser:
- NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief
- Venue:
- NALAG Centre for Loss and Grief
- Address:
- 7 Welchman Street, Dubbo NSW, Australia
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Event Information
When someone experiences a loss like bereavement, divorce, miscarriage, or loss of employment, it often affects many people.
Experiencing a loss can cause people to feel a range of difficult emotions. Having training in grief support is helpful for you to know how to care and what to say to someone facing such challenges in their changed world.
About the Workshop
The NALAG Introduction to Loss & Grief workshop series will assist participants to provide support to those grieving. During the workshop you will reflect on your personal history of loss and past grief reactions. The landscape of grief is explored within a framework of contemporary grief theory and models. You will learn strategies to help and build your confidence in supporting others facing loss and bereavement.
This workshop is delivered online.
Volunteering for NALAG
At the completion of this workshop, applicants can apply to become a NALAG Grief Support Volunteer. Applications to become a Support Volunteer will involve an assessment for suitability and additional training prior to the commencement of any client work. If you feel you are able to give your time as a Volunteer, please contact us on 02 6882 9222 for more information.
Who should attend this workshop?
This course is open to:
Anyone in the community.
- This may be very helpful to those involved in the care and support of others, including welfare students, counsellors, palliative care practitioners, psychologists, social workers, nurses, teachers, funeral directors, pastoral care workers, chaplains and clergy, and community volunteers.
- This workshop can be offered exclusively to organisations seeking training for their staff. Please contact NALAG to discuss requirements, dates and pricing.
Workshop Program
Session 1: 3 hours
What is Grief?
Session 2: 3 hours
Models and theories of Grief
Session 3: 3 hours
How to Support?
Session 4: 3 hours (Volunteer training only)
Communication, Skills Practice, Personal Loss and Selfcare.
Workshop Aims
To equip participants with an understanding of normal grief to increase their confidence and competency in being able to support others facing significant loss. This can be in a personal or professional context.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course participants will have:
- A clear understanding of the landscape of grief and categories of loss.
- Recognition of normal grief reactions and the diversity of grieving styles.
- Explored the mediators of mourning and the influence played by attachment in the bereavement process.
- Studied the contemporary theories and models of grief used by NALAG in supporting others.
- Examined what support strategies and skills are most helpful in grief support.
Training Style
Online Interactive Workshop. The course is experiential in nature and participants will self-reflect on their own losses.
About the Presenter
Cathy Banks
NALAG Lead Counsellor /Educator/ Clinical Supervisor
Cathy Banks is the Lead Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor for NALAG and is registered with the Australian Counsellor’s Association (ACA MCOS 16575). Cathy has been associated with the field of grief and bereavement over the past 20 years and has trained many volunteers and professionals in grief theory and interventions all over NSW.
Cathy is a very keen Sandplay therapist, with a background in working in schools and private practice. She has a strong interest in supporting child and adolescent grief, traumatic bereavement, and indigenous loss.
Terms & Conditions
Cancellation and Refund Policy
NALAG (NSW) Inc reserves the right to cancel education programs (up to 1 week before the commencement date) that do not achieve minimum occupation rates in which case all fees paid will be refunded. NALAG will not be liable for any travel and/or accommodation costs incurred by registered participants to attend programs that are cancelled.
An administration fee of 25% of the registration fee will apply to cancellations by a participant up to 14 days prior to seminar or workshop commencement. For cancellations between seven and 14 days prior to the seminar or workshop, a 50% administration fee will be charged. NO refund will be made for cancellations less than 7 days prior to seminar or workshop. A substitute participant can be sent in your place at any time, please advise us of this change.
Refund policy
Please contact the organiser for full Terms & Conditions and refund policy
