Course Purpose To support people through grief. Course Objectives At the completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Describe ways grief impacts people. 2. Describe their own grief experience as a tool to

understand others. 3. Support people with a developmental disability as

they grieve. Course Length: 7 hours (one day). What students are saying… Direct quotes from people who have attended this course “We grieve different losses in our lives, no only

death of a person.” “I appreciated the balance between personal &

professional examples.”

Most valuable ideas/concepts from this session were: “strategies on how to deal with grief and help the

individuals who pass through grief. “reminder that everyone grieves differently; grief

responses are unique”

Grief Matters In Grief Matters we ask two questions:

Other Related Courses Person Centred Support

“Grief is unique because we are

unique”

Grief Matters is a course by David Kennedy. David is a Grief Counselor who works with Hospice Peterborough. The course material is presented by supportive facilitators using video, discussions and facilitated activities.

"How does grief impact people?"

"How can I support someone who is grieving?"