One-Day Sensitivity Seminar for Professionals

Objectives of One-Day Sensitivity Seminar:
After completing this seminar the student will understand:

• The inclusive definition of Perinatal Grief
  
• That grief is a normal response to the death of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, medical termination, stillbirth or newborn death
  
• That grief is an individual experience
  
• That disenfranchised grief occurs when loss is not recognized or validated
  
• The intensity of the grief reaction is related to the attachment
  
• That parents work through the tasks of mourning
  
• That phases of bereavement are recognized general patterns of behaviour that all bereaved parents experience in their own unique way
  
• That providing parents with memories facilitates the mourning process
  
• The role of ritual in perinatal Bereavement
  
• The importance of caring for oneself when trying to care for others
  

Agenda

Definitions
Perinatal Grief
Disenfranchised Grief
Mourning

Attachment Bonding Concepts
Assessment

Grief Theory
Tasks of Mourning (Worden)
Phases of Bereavement (Davidson)

Memories facilitate Mourning
Five senses trigger memories
Creating Memories and providing mementoes
Facilitating Parenting Opportunities

Needs of Bereaved Parents

Role of Family and Friends
Providing the tools to support to family

Rituals in Perinatal Bereavement
Funeral options
Spiritual options

Care for the Caregiver
Principles of caring for oneself in order to care for others