CERTIFICATE IN CHILDREN AND LOSS
COURSE SCHEDULE
For further information and application forms
contact:Iris Murray, Irish Hospice Foundation,
Morrison Chambers, 4th Floor,
32 Nassau Street, Dublin 2.
Tel. 01 679 3188 Fax: 673 0040
Email: iris.murray@hospice-foundation.ie
Friday, 10th October 2008
9.30am – 5.00pm (please note this
particular session will end at 5pm)
Overview of Children and Loss
(Brid Carroll)
This workshop will provide an overview of the subject “children and loss” and will also be
a framework for the rest of the course. It will cover various theories of bereavement and
loss and demonstrate the link between attachment and loss in the life of a child.
Thursday, 13th and
Friday, 14th November 2008
9.30am – 4.00pm
Younger Children and Death
(Nuala Harmey)
This workshop will examine the issues that arise for young, bereaved children and their
carers. Participants will have an opportunity to familiarise themselves with some of the
materials that are useful in working with this population.
Thursday, 4th December 2008
9.30am – 4.00pm
Difficult Deaths
(Barnardos Bereavement Counselling for
Children)
This workshop will focus on the effect of traumatic deaths on children and the
complications imposed on their grieving process. Therapeutic techniques to help children
cope with complicated grief will be explored.
Friday, 5th December 2008
9.30am – 4.00pm
Children: Separation and Loss
(Dr. Réamonn O’Donnchadha)
This workshop will examine other losses sustained by children, particularly those losses
related to parental separation.
Friday, 9th January 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Integrative Tutorial Session
Participants will meet in small groups to review course experience and relate it to their
work situation.
Thursday, 5th February 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Therapeutic Interventions with Children, an
Introduction to Art and Clay
(Suzie Cahn)
Participants will be given hands-on experiential practice in the therapeutic use of art and
clay, and will have an introduction into how this can be used to facilitate children’s grief.
(Participants are advised to wear old clothes for this particular session).
Friday, 6th February 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Adolescents and Loss
(Brid Carroll)
This workshop will explore change and loss in the life of the adolescent. The presenter
will address family and peer loss and the issue of teenage suicide.
Thursday, 26th March 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Group Work with Children
(Helen Culhane)
This workshop will incorporate group work techniques as a model for helping bereaved
children and young people.
Friday, 27th March 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
When a Child has a Life-Limiting Illness
(Ann D’Arcy and Liz O’Donoghue)
This workshop will focus on the needs of children with a life-limiting illness. The issues
facing the child, the family and the professionals will be explored from a multi-disciplinary
perspective.
Thursday, 23rd April 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Integrative Tutorial Session
Participants will review their experience on the course and will discuss their course
assignments.
Friday, 24th April 2009
9.30am – 4.00pm
Services for Children
Participants will learn about resources and referrals.
All workshops will be held in the Irish Hospice Foundation Education and Bereavement Resource Centre, Morrison Chambers, 4 th Floor, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin 2.
Booking Details (see over)
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