Sands Training for Counsellors and Therapists

This 16-hour training programme is for counsellors and therapists working with those who have experienced pregnancy loss or baby death on an ongoing basis, and for student counsellors who have started their placements.

The voices of bereaved parents and their specific therapeutic needs run through the teaching materials of this course. The content has been created with input from a diverse group of bereaved parents and experienced baby loss counsellors.

Hybrid Training Programme:

Module 1: 3-hour live Zoom webinar

Module 2: 7-hour in-person study day

Module 3: 3-hour live Zoom webinar

Online Training Programme:

Module 1: 3-hour live Zoom webinar

Module 2: 3-hour : 3-hour live Zoom study day

Module 3: 3-hour : 3-hour live Zoom study day

Module 4: 3-hour live Zoom webinar

Each training session is facilitated by two specialist Sands trainers who will provide a supportive learning environment with plenty of opportunity to discuss case studies and reflect on practice. A handbook for counsellors will be issued at the beginning of the course. This will be referenced throughout the training and is a valuable resource for ongoing practice and reflection.

At the end of this course participants will have knowledge and understanding of:

• the parents’ experience of pregnancy, birth and the death of a baby – covering all aspects of their journey

• the unique nature of grief and loss experienced by parents when a baby dies

• useful grief models and integrative therapeutical approaches to work effectively with baby loss

• working holistically with a client’s identity, culture and diversity

• how parents experience therapy after loss – personal challenges and barriers to access

• parenthood following the death of a baby

• understanding the needs of people who are long-ago bereaved

• the impact of working with pregnancy loss and baby death, and how to recognise your own needs

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Hybrid Training:

London:

18/06/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

02/07/2024 , 9.30am-4.30pm: in-person workshop (Resource for London, Seminar Room 4, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA)

16/07/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

Edinburgh:

03/09/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

10/09/2024 , 9.30am-4.30pm: in-person workshop (Boardroom, Forth House, 28 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2BW)

24/09/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

Belfast:

08/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

15/10/2024 , 9.30am-4.30pm: in-person workshop (LAN/0G/054, Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN)

29/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

Cardiff:

04/02/2025, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

11/02/2025 , 9.30am-4.30pm: in-person workshop (tbc)

25/02/2025, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

London:

06/03/2025, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

13/03/2025 , 9.30am-4.30pm: in-person workshop (tbc)

27/03/2025, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

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Online Training:

04/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

11/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom study day

18/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom study day

25/10/2024, 10.00am-1.00pm: live Zoom webinar

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The Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) endorses this programme and at the end of the course participants receive a certificate recognising 16 hours of CPD.

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