Understanding Grief

Build confidence in supporting clients through complicated grief and bereavement.

Grief is a universal experience, but the way it is expressed and processed varies greatly from person to person. This interactive workshop is designed for professionals in education, health, and care roles who want to gain expertise in the field of grief and bereavement. You’ll gain knowledge, skills, and resources for providing compassionate and effective bereavement care and support to clients across a range of services.

What you’ll learn

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• understand how complicated grief and loss can present differently for different people
• distinguish between typical bereavement and complicated grief
• identify the symptoms and clinical features associated with complicated grief
• develop skills for recognising and assessing grief
• develop communication skills for engaging confidently and sensitively with grieving clients
• apply strategies for supporting clients who are navigating complicated grief and bereavement
• recognise the importance of practitioner self-care and how to apply it.

Who is this workshop for?

This training is ideal for clinicians, social workers, community organisation workers, health professionals, youth workers, child and family workers, and counsellors with any level of experience.

About the presenter

Linda Russell is a highly accomplished psychologist, counsellor, and educator registered with the Australian Psychological Society and the Mental Health Professionals Network. Bringing a wealth of experience, Linda excels in providing compassionate counselling services to individuals and couples. Beyond her clinical practice, she is a dedicated educator, having provided training and professional development to numerous community agencies. Linda’s commitment to professional growth and community engagement is further demonstrated through her involvement in community development projects, education activities, and providing supervision to colleagues and students. She translates her extensive clinical and supervisory expertise directly into empowering learning experiences for professionals.

Other information

Please note that you’ll need access to the following to participate in this workshop:

• desktop or laptop computer
• reliable internet connection
• headphones recommended
• microphone/speakers
• webcam (built-in or external to your computer)

Contact us

Centre for Learning and Innovation
Phone: (03) 8573 2222
Email: ravtraining@rav.org.au