• Duration

    2 hours

  • CPD certificate upon completion

    Yes

  • Written by 

    Steph Wild, RM BSc (Hons)
    Sian Ness, RM BSc (Hons)

    CuddleCot
    Language and Communication

    This module will explore how health professionals can better communicate with bereaved families during and following the loss of their baby, appropriate terminology and the differences between empathy and sympathy.

    We provide high-quality, evidence based E-learning modules

    Our comprehensive training modules provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to confidently and compassionately care for bereaved families following the death of their baby or child.  

    Our Vision

    We recognise that every bereaved family deserves to receive a bespoke package of care that sensitively and compassionately meets their needs. Our mission is to assist practitioners in providing outstanding bereavement care that places the experience of families at the heart.

    Gold Standard Content 

    Our content is built around the gold standard framework for delivering exceptional bereavement care.

    Constructed by our team of bereavement experts

    Our content is written and regularly reviewed by our multi-disciplinary team of bereavement consultants, specialist midwives and clinicians, policy writers and parents.

    Evidence based information

    We offer up to date information, gathered from a range of evidence based sources.
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    Develop your professional knowledge and skills

    We recognise there are gaps in bereavement training in clinical practice. We hope that providing free access to our comprehensive e-learning packages, enables to feel more competent and confident when caring for bereaved families We cover the essential elements of bereavement care to provide you with the knowledge and expertise to effectively and compassionately support families in your clinical practice.

    Importance of bereavement care training - National agenda

    Delivering excellent care makes a difference to bereaved parents 

    "Compassionate, individualised, high quality bereavement care must be delivered for all families who have experienced a perinatal loss. Staff  should have been trained in dealing with bereavement"

    Donna Ockenden, Bereavement Care
    Essential action 13,
    The Ockenden Report, 2022

    "Bereavement care training is provided to all staff who come into contact with bereaved parents, and staff are supported by their Trust to access this training"

    National bereavement care pathway, standard 2/9

    "All healthcare professionals working in baby loss services receive multidisciplinary mandatory bereavement care training and information, including education on the importance of psychological wellbeing and
    self-care for staff to ensure they can provide the highest quality of care"

    Pregnancy Loss Review recommendation, 2023
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