TARGET AUDIENCE: General
LENGTH: 1 hour
Offered as an Introductory workshop for anyone seeking a basic understanding of the human experience of Grief. There will be opportunities for participants to break open the content and share their own experiences during this time.
TARGET AUDIENCE: General
LENGTH: 3 hours (with break)
A more in-depth workshop than ‘LTA Grief and Loss’ for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the human experience of Grief. More time is given for participants to break open the content and share their own experiences.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Tailored to your community
LENGTH: 1 hour
Tailored to be culturally sensitive, these workshops are designed for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of grief and loss. Whether you are personally experiencing grief, supporting a loved one, or working in a professional caregiving role, our workshops provide a safe, supportive space for open dialogue. Available in-person or virtually via Zoom, these sessions can be customised to reflect the spiritual and cultural needs of your community, breaking down stigma and fostering connection within diverse cultural and faith contexts.
TARGET AUDIENCE: General
LENGTH: 3 hours (with break)
This workshop introduces current understandings about Loss, Grief and the Companioning model of care. We look specifically at some of the different types of grief and how we can respond to people who are experiencing grief in specific circumstances.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Aged Care Community staff
LENGTH: 60 minute or 90-minute workshops available
This foundational workshop introduces important current understandings, based on scientific knowledge, which inform the way that we respond to and care for those who are grieving, dispelling some commonly held misconceptions about Grief. It will give participants an awareness of how Grief can present; the types of grief and loss experienced in an aged care community; how we can help to meet basic grief needs; and the importance of self-care. Participants will have opportunities to break open the content and share their own experiences (by invitation not obligation).
TARGET AUDIENCE: Parish Secretaries
LENGTH: 3 hours (with break)
This workshop is suitable for parish secretaries and those who may come across grief in their workplace. It will give participants an understanding of the human experience of Grief, how to be pastorally present and the importance of self-care when working with those who are grieving. Participants will have opportunities to break open the content and share their own experiences (by invitation not obligation).
TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators
LENGTH: Full day (with breaks)
This Professional Development Day, focusing on Grief Awareness and Education, is offered to SCS staff. Participants will understand the human experience of Grief and what is needed to support someone grieving. The participants will also look at how they care for those who are grieving in their school communities.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators
LENGTH: Full day (with breaks)
This workshop will upskill (SCS) Family Educators in supporting school communities experiencing Grief and Bereavement. The workshop will cover how to be pastorally present to someone who is grieving; the practicalities, ie the ‘how’ of sitting with someone in grief and the importance of self-awareness and well-being. There will be opportunities for participants to break open case studies and practice skills introduced.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Parish teams and volunteers
LENGTH: Three X 2-hour modules (total of 6 hours)
Grief Care offers Formation and Accompaniment in Grief and Bereavement. Firstly, an Introductory workshop offering psychoeducation on Grief and Loss, is offered to the parish community to raise grief awareness. We then look at the specific needs of each parish and if/how a Grief and Bereavement Ministry can work alongside existing ministries. We take the parish leadership team and volunteers through the steps needed to establish such a ministry and how it can be sustainable, beginning with looking at the resources already available.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Seminarians / Clergy
LENGTH: Full day (with breaks)
This workshop will give participants an understanding of the human experience of Grief and how to be pastorally present to someone who is grieving. It will explore theological foundations of Grief and Bereavement Ministry and look at the importance of Self Care when working with those who are grieving. Participants will have opportunities to break open the content and share their own experiences (by invitation not obligation).
TARGET AUDIENCE: Clergy
LENGTH OF WORKSHOP: 60 min
This workshop begins by looking at what Grief is. We see how Grief and Trauma are not the same thing and how stress can add to the confusion. We discuss Vicarious trauma and how important it is for clergy to care for their own well-being, through developing self-awareness and acknowledging their own personal experiences of Loss, as they are exposed to Grief and Trauma in their ministry.
TARGET AUDIENCE: General
LENGTH: approx. 1 hour
We find that once the conversation about Grief and Loss begins, a need to gather regularly, in a safe space to talk about personal grief and the grief witnessed in community (and the world) becomes evident. Grief Care will initially model what a sharing circle looks like and offers support in running these gatherings. Grief Care practitioners are professionally trained in facilitating ‘Listening Circles’, an initiative of Vic and Liz O’Callahan, on which the sharing circle is modelled.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone experiencing grief and bereavement
LENGTH: Full day
Loss and Grief are essential parts of the human experience. Creating a connection between the head, heart and hands helps us to process and make visible feelings that are residing deep inside us. This retreat allows for quiet time, reflection and conversation, away from the pressures of home life. It offers time for creative responses and activities that participants can choose to engage in, or not.
Grief Care hosts a series of online forums, which will give the community an opportunity to become informed about current understandings in Grief, Bereavement & Trauma and break open topics that are not often spoken about freely.
We present material from ‘experts’ in their field and when possible, engage them to facilitate these conversations. Some of the sessions will deal with different types of grief and trauma, for example Children’s Grief, Suicide Bereavement and so on, as well as conversations about difficult topics like death, dying and suffering.
