June 3-Part Bereavement Education Series

Have you ever felt uncomfortable caring for bereaved families?

Some days do you think your care for these families could be improved?

Would you like to feel more confident supporting families through pregnancy loss and perinatal death?

Is your current approach to bereavement care sustainable and considering your own needs in this space?

J oin me for 3 session (2hr each) where we unpack the complexities of supporting families who have experienced pregnancy loss at any stage, stillbirth or neonatal death.

Session 1 on the 04.06.2024 at 12pm AEST

Latest Statistics and Research

A Practical Overview into Perinatal Bereavement Care

• What is perinatal bereavement care?
• Challenges for providers and families
• Our own story of losing Isla and learnings from it

Communication Skills

• Communication strategies
• Communication techniques
• What to say & do and what not to say & do
• Difficult conversations

Resources for Providers and Bereaved Parents

Session 2 on the 11.06.2024 at 12pm AEST

Grief Education

• What is grief?
• Grief theories explained

Brief Contact Bereavement Support

• How to offer effective single session bereavement support?

Cultural Considerations

• What is culturally sensitive bereavement care?
• Cultural differences explained

Silent Grievers

• Men’s grief
• Children’s grief
• Grandparents’ grief

Session 3 on the 18.06.2024 at 12pm AEST

Memory Forming

• Why? When? How?
• What options are available?
• Feedback from bereaved families

Pregnancy After Loss

• Latest research findings
• Special considerations
• Messages from the PAL community

Staff Self-Care & Sustainability

• Why is self-awareness important?
• What is a sustainable health practitioner?
• The cost of caring
• What is self-care?
• What is effective debriefing?
• Practical resources

Gain Clarity & Confidence in the bereavement support you provide to grieving families

Become a Guiding Light in the darkness of grief and loss for families and colleagues

Have a Sustainable Approach to optimise your own personal and professional longevity

$A150 pp (+ booking fee) for all 3 sessions

Included in the full price is a copy of the ISLA grief & loss Resource Folder and 2 months access to the recordings.

About the presenter:

Nicole is a perinatal loss educator who developed the ISLA grief & loss service after losing her daughter Isla in 2016. Her mission is to improve the confidence and capabilities of front-line maternity staff working in the bereavement space.

So far Nicole has delivered training to over 1400 maternity providers of varying experience levels. Nicole is a postgraduate trained physiotherapist and mother to three living boys. She has completed studies in Bereavement Support, is a trained Peer Supporter with Red Nose and is a member of the Red Nose National Scientific Advisory Group (NSAG).

For more information on the ISLA grief & loss service visit:

islagriefandloss.com.au

For event enquires contact:

Nicole Hasseldine, presenter: nicole@islagriefandloss.com.au

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