Centre for Existential Practice

Grief & Loss Series

This 6-part series is designed for practitioners wanting to develop their skills in the field of grief, loss and bereavement. It is designed both for practitioners who are new to this field of practice and those that are experienced and wanting to add to their professional development in specific areas of grief, loss and bereavement. 

WAYS TO USE THIS SERIES

  • You can take each workshop as stand-alone CPD. 
  • You may also use the workshops as a training pathway to certification as a Bereavement Practitioner and/or in Thanatology.
  • You can decide to complete a training pathway at any time and you can take the workshops in any order and over any time-frame that suits you. We offer two or three of the workshops in the series each year on a rolling basis.

 

WORKSHOPS IN THE SERIES

Each workshop is:
Facilitated by: Dr Greg Roberts
12 hours of CPD 
$480 (flat rate)

STEPPING INTO THE HEART OF GRIEF & LOSS: working beyond models

This workshop engages a phenomenological exploration of how we understand and work with grief, loss and bereavement and will engage the latest thinking that goes beyond models. It refers to current theories and the functionality of grief will be explored, along with the role of the grief counsellor or therapist. 

Full details here

Next workshop: Thursday 11 & Fri 12 and Thursday 18 & Fri 19 SEPT 2025

 

 

GRIEF & TRAUMA: working with sudden, unexpected loss

Certain types of loss are more likely to be experienced as traumatic, leaving an individual feeling overwhelmed. This workshop will engage you with a unique blend of grief and trauma theory, experiential learning and opportunities to explore effective and embodied ways of working with clients living with grief and trauma.

Full details here

Next workshop: JUNE: Thur 26 & Fri 27 JULY: Thur 3 & Fri 4 2025

 

 

ANTICIPATORY & NON-FINITE GRIEF: working with clients who are living into loss

Anticipatory grief is a term used in relation to end of life or the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness. This workshop blends grief, loss and bereavement theories to engage you in an experiential learning process for working effectively and deeply with clients who are facing death or living with the changes of permanent disability.

Full details here

Next workshop: April/May 2026 

 

 

 

WORKING WITH COMPLEX, PROLONGED GRIEF: addressing crisis of meaning and existential angst

Sometimes grief has the power to significantly challenge the griever’s ability to function in their daily life. This workshop explores modern notions of complex and prolonged grief while considering how to work therapeutically with clients in a way that facilitates growth and a re-engagement with life.

Full details here

Next workshop: Feb/March 2026 

 

 

GRIEF ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: working with clients at different stages of life

Perspectives on loss and change shift as our experiences of life and the world around us change from infancy through to older age. Drawing on existential frames of reference and the theme of impermanence, this workshop explores effective and embodied ways to counsel, support and ‘be with’ clients at different points across the lifespan.

Full details here

Next workshop: Thur 13 & Fri 14, Thur 20 & Fri 21 MARCH 2025

 

 

GRIEF AND THE BODY – NEW 

Examines the embodied aspects of grief and loss, with body-informed responses explored, experienced and practised.

Full details here

Next workshop: Thur 1 & Fri 2 MAY 2025 (SYDNEY: IN-PERSON)

 

 

  • Current year workshops have dates and times confirmed. 
  • Workshops for the following 2 years will be run in the order specified above, with exact dates and times to be confirmed as soon as available
  • We also run repeats of workshops that are over-subscribed whenever possible

 

CERTIFICATION PATHWAY

Completion of 5 of the 6 workshops – which include live workshop hours, readings and the successful completion of 2 written assessments – fulfils the grief and loss training component required for certification with:

*notes: Meeting the training criteria for ADEC entitles you to sit their certification exam. Certification is fee-based for both Grief Australia and ADEC