Bereavement and Loss Workshops

The courses are designed to give you practical guidance on how to be alongside grief.  They are grounded in knowledge and personal experience of working in this area and uses skills, exercises and creative tools which can deepen insight and are enjoyable.

Working in this area, being alongside powerful emotions can be challenging and triggering – we will highlight the significance of the therapeutic relationship and in the importance of self-care in order for you to develop your own resources in working with grief. 

• Participants will gain knowledge that is research based, to inform their practice.
• Students will gain knowledge of the practical matters relating to a death that are usually only discovered when we experience our own loss.
• Learn about self-care and being alongside powerful emotions.
• Discover ideas to support working creatively in this area.
  

Course Details

All workshops will have an element that focusses on self-care and use of supervision.  We will also where appropriate introduce a way of working creatively in this area.  And there will also be an opportunity to practice some skills. 

• Bereavement and loss: Sudden and traumatic loss.  Working with loss through suicide, sudden and traumatic loss, as well as potentially suicidal clients and PTSD.  Practical aspects of the processes surrounding death.

• Bereavement and loss: Acquired loss.  Expectations and disability and pre-bereavement.   Loss of child, loss of a baby through miscarriage, cot death or stillbirth.

• Bereavement and loss: The therapeutic relationship.  We take an in-depth look at how the practitioner can support their clients through the therapeutic relationship.  For example, attachment theory – how attachment style can impact working with clients.

• Bereavement and Loss: Models of grief and the grieving process.  Managing the impact of bereavement and relationship loss. Looking at our own self-care, whilst working with loss.

Applications Lecturers Dates Fees FAQs

Eligibility:

Our CPD workshops are open to anyone who is interested in the subject matter, wants to develop their skills and expand their knowledge. This workshop is particularly aimed at professionals working in a health care setting,  counsellors, student counsellors, psychotherapists, occupational therapists, case managers, social care workers and those in helping professions who work therapeutically with others.


How to apply:

Simply sign up using the booking form on this web page - supplying the requested details and paying the applicable fee (please see the 'Fees' tab for further information and details of other ways to pay).


Final Application Date:

The deadline for applications is 2 weeks before the start of the course. A decision will be made on whether the course will run, based on confirmed and accepted places, 2 weeks before the start date of the course. Any applications received after the 2 week deadline will only be processed at the discretion of the Programmes Lead.

Alison Huxtable Psychotherapist, MBACP, CPCAB, IIPA and 

Tracey Gibson Integrative Counsellor, MBACP:

Alison has been a volunteer with Cruse for over 10 years. She is a Cruse Supervisor / Trainer and co-writer of their national training materials. Alison also trains others as an independent tutor, teaching CPCAB courses at levels 4,5 and 6, which she combines with her private psychotherapy practice.

Tracey is an experienced Cruse Bereavement volunteer and Integrative Counsellor (MBACP) (Trained at the Iron Mill) and an accredited professional of The Foundation for Infant Loss Training. Throughout her career she has been involved in delivering management solutions and training for professional organisations, which she now combines with her private therapy practice.

Alison and Tracey share their knowledge and skills in the tranquil Exmoor setting of Ravenholme training. Writing and delivering bespoke training solutions, working with organisations to meet their specific requirements.

Upcoming Exeter workshops: 

 

Bereavement and loss: Sudden and traumatic loss - Monday 11th November 2019 - 10.30am - 4.00pm 

Bereavement and loss: Acquired loss - Tuesday 12th November 2019 - 10.30am - 4.00pm 

Bereavement and loss: The therapeutic relationship - Friday 20th March 2020 - 10.30am - 4.00pm
 
Bereavement and loss: Models of grief and the grieving process - Monday 20th April 2020 - 10.30 - 4.00pm

Course fees and payment options:

Full Fee (for each workshop):

• £75.00 payable in advance.

IMC Approved Practitioners (for each workshop):

• £65.00 payable in advance.

IMC Student / Graduate Offer (for each workshop):

• £60.00 payable in advance.

Further information on fees:

Fees listed include VAT.

Applicants are invited to enrol by paying the applicable fee.


How to pay:

You can pay online (via PayPal) by using the booking form on this web page. You can also pay by credit / debit card, either in person at Iron Mill College in Exeter, or over the phone by calling 01392 219200. Please note that we are unable to accept payments via American Express or Diners Club cards.

We also accept cash paid in person at Iron Mill College in Exeter, as well as cheques, which should be made out to 'Iron Mill College' and dropped in or sent to 'Iron Mill College, 7 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QT'. We can also accept payments by bank transfer and standing order - please get in touch with us at 01392 219200 / enquiries@ironmill.co.uk for our bank details or a standing order form. Please use your name as the reference when making such payments.

Cancellation Policy:

 

A full refund will be issued for any cancellations made by attendees, up to 30 days prior to the course/event start date; a 50% refund will be issued for cancellations made by attendees up to 14 days prior to the course/event start date. No refunds are payable on cancellations made by attendees less than 14 days prior to the course/event start date.

Course commencement:

Please note: Iron Mill College makes every effort to avoid altering course times, course commencement and conclusion dates. However, should any changes be necessary, you will be notified at the earliest opportunity. All courses run subject to demand and the formation of a viable class cohort, based on the enrolment of a minimum number of successful applicants. A full refund of course fees paid, including any deposit, will be given to all applicants in the event of a course cancellation or postponement where the college is prevented from providing the course as advertised in circumstances beyond its control, including force majeure or sickness/illness of specialised staff. The college cannot be held liable for any remedy, damages or compensation beyond this.

Our comprehensive general FAQs pages include answers to many common questions, grouped into the following areas:

• Counselling and Psychotherapy.
• Choosing the Right Course.
• Applying for a Course.
• Fees, Funding and Finance.
• Venues and Facilities.
• Placements, Personal Therapy and Supervision.
• Iron Mill Counselling Service.

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• Getting Your Head Around Your Brain
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