Grief & Bereavement Support
The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service (BCSS) provides a statewide specialist bereavement service for individuals, children and families who need assistance following the death of someone close to them. The BCSS offers face-to-face bereavement counselling most of which is office-based. An outreach service is available for people who cannot attend an office. BCSS also offers bereavement support programs such as support groups, meditation and creativity workshops, information evenings, massage therapy and an annual Ceremony of Remembrance. In addition the service provides advanced training for bereavement counsellors by providing is a supervised internship for experienced practitioners. Counsellors at the service come from a variety of disciplines including social work, psychology and psychotherapy.The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service is located at McCulloch House, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton. For further information phone (03) 9265 2111, fax (03) 9265 2150 or email counselling@grief.org.au
Further Information
- BCSS brochure
Download a copy of our BCSS brochure. - Regional Victoria
The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service now has Regional Specialist Bereavement Counsellors available in the five major regional areas of Victoria. Click to see them. - Counselling
The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service counselling for individuals, children and families. - Support for those affected by the Victorian bushfires
A range of support information for those affected by the Victorian bushfires. - Bushfire discussion and support groups
Bushfire discussion and support groups - Information for professionals - Bereavement support groups
The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service offers a range of support groups - Other Bereavement Support Programs
The Bereavement Counselling and Support service offers a range of other programs including, Bereavement and Meditation, Bereavement and Creativity. - Telephone Services
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides two toll-free telephone services for bereaved Victorians and those who care for them. - Volunteering
Volunteering with ACGB - Training and Supervision
Information on Counselling Placements at the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. - Information Evenings
Free information evenings about grief are held every second month. - Newsletters
Download the latest editions of our newsletters. - Community Resources
Information on resources available to the community through the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. - Profesional Resources
Information on resources available for professionals working with bereaved individuals. - Friends of BCSS
Information on becoming a friend of the Bereavement Counselling and Support service. - Bereavement support information
Commonly asked questions about grief - Victorian bereavement support directory
- Understanding grief