When a child with a chronic illness dies: Grief theory and self-care

Outcomes

•    Increase understanding of the potential emotional, cognitive, and behavioral impacts we may experience when working directly with dying children and parents, and interacting with grieving families
•    Reflect and build insight about how work-related experiences of death and loss can affect you, both personally and professionally 
•    Learn about strategies for maintaining your resilience and wellbeing
•    Develop an understanding of the key theories and frameworks of grief and loss and to develop an awareness of their application across the lifespan, and across various causes of death
•    Develop an understanding of the importance of bereavement support and an awareness of the evidence base that underpins this
•    Recognize the impact on professionals of working in the field of loss and bereavement, and to consider how to further develop self-awareness and resilience