PETALS TRAINING
Course Information and Booking
Recognising that there is little or no specialist baby loss training for counsellors, Petals, together with Bereavement Training International, has designed a bespoke two-stage training programme for specialist health professionals interested in working with parents following the death of a baby.
Providing psychological support to parents following the death of a baby or child can be an emotionally charged and challenging aspect of your work; This training programme will enable you to create a safe space for parents to express their feelings of fear, anxiety, guilt, shame and anger, helping them to live alongside their grief and feel more able to cope in the world.
This Course is Perfect For:
Any professional counsellor, psychotherapist, or perinatal mental health practitioner working with bereaved parents following the death of a baby. To learn more about the entry-level requirements and learning outcomes for each stage of the training, please click below.
SUPPORTING PARENTS FOLLOWING BABY LOSS - STAGE ONE
THIS COURSE IS FOR:
Any professional counsellor, psychotherapist, or perinatal mental health practitioner working with bereaved parents following the death of a baby.
ENTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:
The stage-one training course is for anyone working in perinatal mental health services with bereaved parents OR for qualified counsellors or psychotherapists, with a minimum level 4 diploma in counselling (you should be able to provide evidence of your qualification.)
SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE:
Baby Loss statistics and definitions
How to communicate sensitively
Models of grief
Parent’s lived experience
Secondary losses
Self-disclosure and professional boundaries
Self-care and well-being for you
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On completion of this training course, participants will:
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Understand why this specialist counselling is needed
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Be up to date with the latest UK baby loss statistics, research, guidelines and protocols
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Have a good understanding of parents’ lived experience following baby loss
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Feel more confident to communicate with bereaved parents
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Recognise when parents may be stuck in their grief and need specialist interventions
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Gain information about national baby loss support organisations
SUPPORTING PARENTS FOLLOWING BABY LOSS - STAGE TWO
Following the success of our specialist baby loss training course for counsellors and other professionals who support parents following baby loss, Petals together with Bereavement Training International are now offering an opportunity for further learning.
Stage two of this comprehensive training programme is designed to allow time to explore key themes of this specialist therapeutic intervention in more detail.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
We are currently offering this training course to professionals who have already completed stage one of the programme.
SUBJECTS COVERED:
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Working with couples: Managing the time, hearing each parents perspective, understanding the relationship, helping the couple to find meaning, integrate this experience, and work towards moving forward together
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Pregnancy after loss: Consider the challenges of the next pregnancy, how to engage with the new pregnancy whilst grieving, caring for the baby that has died and the baby yet to be born, facing the fear and coping with the anxiety
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Traumatic Grief: What is traumatic grief and how does it manifest, how does traumatic grief impact the grieving process, how do we support our clients to process traumatic grief within our own modality of practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On completion of this training course, participants will:
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Have more in-depth knowledge and understanding of why this specialist counselling is needed
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Have a better understanding of parents’ lived experience
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Be able to consider the difference between a mother’s grief and a father’s
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Be able to draw on the case studies presented
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Feel more confident to work with bereaved parents
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Recognise when parents may be stuck in their grief and need specialist interventions
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Gain information about national baby loss support organisations
TRAINING DATES AND BOOKING INFORMATION
Please use the calendar below to see all our 2023 training dates and to book your place.
The cost for each stage of the Supporting Parents Following Baby Loss training is £195 paid in advance.
A CPD certificate of attendance will be provided, it is therefore essential that you are able to attend the full day’s training.
Please note, all training will be held via Zoom.
STAGE ONE DATES:
Monday 8th July 2024
Monday 23rd September 2024
Monday 11th November 2024
STAGE TWO DATES:
Monday 13th May 2024
Monday 7th October 2024
BOOK YOUR PLACE ON STAGE ONE HERE:
BOOK YOUR PLACE ON STAGE TWO HERE: