Support Before and After a Death

Support Before and After a Death
Type: Workshop
Location: The Rocks, NSW
Presenter: Mary Bryant
Level: Introductory
Audience: Palliative care nurses, nurses, social workers, aged care workers, counsellors

Workshop Overview: Support before and after a Death

While we are aware that ‘death and loss come to all of us’, humans spend most of their time focused on living life. When confronted with the certainty of an impending death or the news of an illness that is certain to bring death, life takes on a very different focus.

This workshop pays attention to supporting those living with death or loss on their immediate horizon and introduces the concept of ‘living into loss’, which involves giving acknowledgement to both the grief or losses as they occur and finding ways to embrace the parts of life that still exist. Consideration will be given to the impact of working with the dying on support professionals themselves. Ways to assist people to prepare for the death or loss when it occurs will also be covered in this workshop.

Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe what is meant by anticipatory grief, in light of current theory and practice in the field of grief counselling
• Identify a range of strategies that can be used to support people before and after death
• Apply the concept of ‘living into loss’ when working with grieving individuals
• Be aware of how anticipatory grief can impact on professionals working in the field

The Presenter: Mary Bryant

Mary Bryant has worked as a social worker, lecturer and counsellor for thirty years. Mary is currently the Manager of a Bereavement Counselling Service at a leading Sydney Hospital. In other roles Mary has worked  with people who have been diagnosed with cancer, people with a dementia diagnosis and their carers, people who experienced significant health challenges , as well as those in palliative care , supporting people who were dying and their families. .Mary is passionate about normalising reactions to grief which are too often misdiagnosed as anxiety disorders. Mary hopes to educate in a way that reduces fear and builds confidence in anyone that has an experience of grief or loss. She believes the human spirit is capable of extraordinary things when it is supported to be its truest self.

Workshop Details

Venue: Karstens Sydney
111 Harrington Street
THE ROCKS NSW 2000

Date: Friday 29th November, 2019

Times: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Prices - Early Bird Pricing Announced 

ACGB is pleased to announce that we now have an early bird price point available for our remaining workshops in 2019. We have decided to introduce early bird pricing to make our workshops more accessible for those in the industry. 

Early Bird Pricing: 

  • $295.00 for ACGB Members 
  • $340.00 for non members

*These prices will end two weeks before the date of the workshop. After this date the regular pricing will be applied. 
For further information, please email [email protected] or call 03 9265 2100. 

Standard Pricing: 
• ACGB member: $340.00
• Non-member price: $395.00

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 all fees will be refunded.
Registration cancellations will not be accepted unless made in writing to the centre. Cancellations made more than thirty (30) days prior to 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 full invoiced amount will still be payable in the event of non-attendance on the day.
When
29/11/2019
Where
Karstens, Sydney 111 Harrington Street The Rocks NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA

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