Bereavement workshop for frontline workers to take place in Kildare town tomorrow

A bereavement workshop for frontline workers will take place in Kildare town tomorrow.

This free event is hosted by the Kildare Bereavement Network for frontline workers, in order to raise awareness of the impact of bereavement and the supports available in Kildare.

According to the description provided by the organisers on Eventbrite: "If you work in any way with the public and people who are bereaved this event will be of benefit to you.

"Some of the professionals that might benefit include: GP practice nurses, GP administration staff, public health nurses, social prescribers, chaplains, gardaí, citizen information staff, library staff, funeral directors, mortuary staff, family resource centre staff, hospital or hospice staff, and primary care centre staff."

GUEST SPEAKERS

Lorraine Shortt is a Counselling Psychologist.

She has been the In Sync Youth Counselling Service Co-Ordinator for the past 14 years.

In Sync, a TUSLA and HSE funded service, provides counselling support to young people aged between 11-25 and their families based in County Kildare.

Dr Amanda Roberts works in a Bereavement Development role with the Irish Hospice Foundation.

She has worked in areas of bereavement, health or social care for over 25 years in various roles including healthcare researcher, lecturer, social care worker and in a service development role. 

Her current role involves working collaboratively with bereavement support providers at a local and national level to enhance bereavement care in Ireland.

The event will be followed by a Q&A session.

Booking via Eventbrite.

The workshop will start at 7pm tomorrow night at the Solas Bhride Centre on the Tully Road.

This event is hosted by Kildare Bereavement Network and funded by Irish Hospice Foundation's Local Bereavement Development Grant.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

The Kildare Bereavement Network are a network of bereavement service providers who operate within the Kildare region.

Services are either registered charities or state provided. Current members include: Bethany Bereavement Support Service, CRY Ireland, Curragh Family Resource Centre, HSE Mental Health Service (Office for Suicide Prevention), Insync Youth and Family Services, Kildare Local Community Development Committee, LMC Bereavement Support, Naas General Hospital, Pieta, Rainbows Ireland, Support After Homicide, and Turas Le Cheile.

Other national services affiliated with Kildare Bereavement Network include: A Little Lifetime, Anam Cara, Barnardos Children's Bereavement Service, Feileacain, FirstLight, HUGG, Irish Road Victims Association, LauraLynn, Pieta.