Child Bereavement Training
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Child bereavement is unfortunately a common occurrence in all schools. Knowing how to support pupils through this distressing time is essential, and all school staff should be able to recognise when a bereaved child is in need of additional support.
This course provides you with a detailed understanding of child bereavement. You will learn how bereavement affects children of different ages, some common bereavement models that can explain the grieving process, how to support bereaved children, and how to support yourself through the process.
This course was last audited on: 10th Feb 2023
- Developed by professionals specialising in child bereavement and psychology
- Accredited by CPD
- Fully online course and assessment with no time limits
- Full audio voiceover
- Approximate duration: 2 hours
- Earn 2 CPD points on completion
- Same day digital certificate. Printed certificate posted the next working day
Aims of the course
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand what bereavement is, and understand how children grieve.
- Understand what the grief cycle is.
- Know how you can support bereaved pupils.
- Know strategies to help children cope with death within the school community.
- Know how you can reassure and provide guidance to their peers, teachers and families.
- Know how to support bereaved children in specific incidences of bereavement.
- Know how to support yourself and other staff when dealing with a bereaved child.
Certification
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.
This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 3 years. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.
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Course content
| Module | Description | |
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| 1 | Introduction to Bereavement | Responses to bereavement, impact of bereavement on children, signs of bereavement, models of bereavement, factors affecting bereavement, complicated grief, the role of school, and critical incidents. |
| 2 | Supporting Students | Breaking bad news, returning to school, special assemblies, supporting parents and carers, supporting bereaved pupils, supporting pupils with SEND, setting up bereavement support groups, and practical ideas to help bereaved pupils. |
| 3 | Supporting Students: Continued | Pre-bereavement, life-threatening illness of a student, bereavement by suicide, children with family in the Armed Forces, bereavement by violent death, frightening events, returning to school, bereavement and social media, and bereavement and different cultures. |
| 4 | Supporting Yourself and Other Staff | Sharing your feelings, setting boundaries, anticipating emotional reactions, self-care (psychological, physical and professional), being realistic, and key points for action. |
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Assessment
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
Who should take this course?
Anybody who works with children would benefit from taking this course, as bereaved children may need support in all aspects of their life. This includes activity leaders, sports coaches and childminders.
The course will be particularly beneficial, however, to those who work in education, including:
- Teachers
- Headteachers and senior leaders
- Teaching assistants
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