Self-Paced Course Overview

In today's society, animals are considered part of the family unit. It is not then surprising that those who experience the death of a companion animal experience significant levels of grief, with symptomology and characteristics comparable to that of a human.
However, the Human-animal loss experience may go unrecognised or validated resulting in the bereaved individuals being highly vulnerable to insufficient societal support and unresolved grief.
This Online Short Course will explore the phenomena of grieving after the death of a companion animal and provide ideas and strategies that can be effective in offering support to those who are grieving.

Learning Outcomes

This self paced course will cover:

An Introduction to Human Animal Bond through grief and loss

Exploring the loss and grief of animal care workers

Identify ways that support workers can care for self while supporting the bereaved

Supporting the bereaved

Presenter Bio

Presenter Name: Bianca Lavorgna

Bianca is a Bereavement Counsellor, Educator, Supervisor and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trainer with expertise in the development, delivery and coordination of support services and programs. Bianca comes with specialist knowledge and experience in working with companion animal loss, children and adolescents. She is the co-author of The Yellow Leaf, a children's book that aims to help families to understand that grief is not linear and that there is no perfect way to grieve. Bianca is passionate about providing bereavement support, advocacy and education within the community. She holds a Master's in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Australian College of Applied Psychology with a Graduate Qualification in Bereavement Counselling from the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement.

Self-Paced Course Details

Date

Intake Starts: Monday 3 October 2022

Intake Ends: Sunday 30 October 2022

Prices

• Member $295.00
• Non-Member $345.00

Post-Purchase Information 

• Once you have enrolled, you will receive an automated confirmation email 
• The Thursday before the course starts, you will receive a welcome email and access to our learning platform along with your credentials. 
• During the intake period, you will have access to the module and are required to complete the course content and online assessment before the end date. 
• For any further information, please get in touch with [email protected] 

Cancellation and Refund Policy

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement reserves the right to cancel education programs that do not achieve minimum participation, in which case ACGB will refund all fees.

Registration cancellations will not be accepted unless made in writing to the Centre. Cancellations made more than thirty (30) days before the event date will be refunded less 25% of the registration fee to cover administration costs.

No registration refunds will be made after this date. Please note: The total invoiced amount will still be payable in the event of non-attendance on the day.

Terms and Conditions 

1. Intellectual Property 

ACGB's program and program content are copyrighted. Its use and dissemination are restricted and unauthorised duplication is prohibited. A copy of the course presentation will be available after the course and is for personal/non-commercial use only. The content is not to be modified or republished in any way without the prior consent of ACGB and the presenter. Any breach of copyright, including the recording of the presentation or any unauthorised use of the material, may lead to legal action. 

2. Links and Material From the Course

Course's and the follow up email may contain links that lead to external websites to ACGB. ACGB have no control of these websites and ACGB makes no representations about the accuracy of the information contained on these websites. ACGB is not liable for the content on these websites. The presenter may also provide further reference materials for your use after the course. These may include (but are not limited to):

- A copy of the course slides
- Journal articles
- Templates or other documents

All course-related materials remain copyrighted of ACGB and the presenter. They must not be distributed to any third party at any time or in any form without written permission from ACGB. 

3. Registration

Viewers agree to use the product under the purchase agreement terms, which restrict number of viewers based on registration type. 
Individual Registration:
Provides one person, the registrant, access to the course or recording for personal viewing only. 

Multi-viewer (Group) Registration
To organise multi-viewer registration, you must contact the Centre via email: [email protected] or phone 03 9265 2100. Groups purchasing multi-viewer and individual registration will need to provide first and last name and an email address of all those who will be participating in the course.