Child Bereavement UK has a wealth of experience in devising and delivering training to meet the needs of individuals, groups and organisations. We deliver multi-disciplinary workshops on a range of subjects to professionals supporting bereaved children, young people, parents and families.

We appreciate that some organisations may be looking for bespoke training or have staff who are unable to attend our scheduled days. We can deliver any of our training workshops, or provide a bespoke day to fit your requirements, at a location and time to suit you. We will work closely with you to ensure training covers the aims and outcomes you require.

Our facilitators have a broad range of expertise and experience in providing training to individuals from organisations across the UK.

We can come to you

Our training can be flexible, to meet your specific needs: online or face to face at a time and place to suit you.

In our experience, the optimum number for face-to-face training is 16 to 20 participants. If you need to train more people, please contact the training team so we can discuss your options. 

Please note, there may be an additional development fee for a highly bespoke workshop. There may be additional costs for facilitators’ expenses which we always endeavour to keep to a minimum.

Bereavement in the workplace training 

Bereavement is one of the most common factors that impacts employees' performance in the workplace. At any one point in time 1 in 10 employees are affected by bereavement and it has been identified as a major life event that can cause or exacerbate mental health conditions, yet research has shown that bereaved people are being failed by a lack of support in the workplace:

• One third of employees who had been bereaved in the past 5 years did not feel they had received a compassionate response from their employer
• 4 in 10 felt isolated at work after experiencing a loss, with 46% feeling actively avoided
• There is a 44% increase in sickness absence following bereavement
• 56% of employees would consider leaving their job if their employer failed to provide proper support if someone close to them died

Reports call for improved training to support all staff in regular contact with people who have been recently bereaved and recognises this to be particularly important for line managers who play a significant part in influencing a grieving employee’s experience of their workplace.

Yet even the most senior personnel can feel deskilled in situations of bereavement, and colleagues struggle with what to say and how to behave when someone returns to work.

Child Bereavement UK has developed bereavement in the workplace training - a practical, interactive training session for HR managers, EAP, occupational health personnel, and senior and line managers in businesses and organisations of all sizes, to help them better understand and meet the needs of grieving employees.

We can provide this training tailored to meet your organisation’s particular needs and challenges around this subject at a time and location to suit you.

We felt so fortunate to be able to do this training developed around our needs with Child Bereavement UK.

Kim Clarke, Principal Cardiac Genetic Counsellor at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital

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For more information, complete our bespoke training enquiry form or email the training team to talk through your requirements.

Further support is available for employers: download our guide.