CARING FOR THOSE WHO CARE IN BEREAVEMENT

This free one day conference on Thursday 16^th November 2017 is being organised by NHS Ayrshire & Arran but those from other areas are welcome to attend.

Registration for this conference will CLOSE at the end of August

Please contact Paul.Russell@aaaht.scot.nhs.uk if you wish to register

Venue - tbc

Location - Ayr

Attendees will consider how staff can gain a wider perspective on and receive better support in an experience of bereavement in their personal and working lives, be encouraged to support colleagues, and how they can be enabled to offer timely support to others who are bereaved.

Speakers:

Breffni McGuinness, The Irish Hospice Foundation: Resilience for Healers in End of Life Care

Professor Rory O’Connor, The University of Glasgow: Understanding Suicidal Behaviour

Professor Steve Regel, The University of Nottingham: Traumatic Bereavement

Workshops:

Tony McLaren,  Breathing Space: Supporting those bereaved by Suicide

Breffni McGuinness: A Compassionate Bereavement Policy

Steve Regel:  Caring after the Trauma for the Carers and the Bereaved

Rebecca Patterson, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief): Practising an open attitude towards death

The Conference will be of interest and value to NHS Clinical Staff, Managers and HR Staff, Occupational Health and Chaplaincy Staff, staff from emergency services, funeral directors, faith community leaders, local authority staff (including education), counsellors, and others with an interest or involvement in Bereavement Support.

If you are interested to attend please contact Paul.Russell@aaaht.scot.nhs.uk