Grief First Aid - 23rd Oct - Full Day - In Person - Deakin

Name: Grief First Aid - 23rd Oct - Full Day - In Person - Deakin
Start: 2026-10-23T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-10-23T09:00:00+10:00
Location: Relationships Australia

About

The Grief First Aid (GFA) course equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand, and respond with empathy to adults experiencing grief and loss, ensuring those affected feel heard, respected, and supported.

By becoming a Grief First Aider, you play a vital role in breaking the silence around grief. You help create safe and supportive pathways for colleagues, friends, and community members, while fostering environments that normalise conversations about grief, reduce stigma, and provide meaningful support.

Who this is for
• Individuals, leaders and managers - who want to support others through loss with gentle and compassionate confidence rather than avoidance
• HR, People & Culture and wellbeing teams - building internal capability and psychologically safe cultures
• Whole teams and organisations - especially those navigating significant change, or where a loss has touched the workplace
• Organisations in safety-critical or high-care sectors where unattended grief carries heightened risk

Learning Outcomes
• Understand what grief is, and how it impacts people in different ways
• Recognise the wide range of grief experiences, including both death and other type of losses
• Understand their role as a Grief First Aider, including when and how to refer colleagues for additional support
• Explore models of grief to better appreciate the diversity of grief journeys.
• Identify and explain how culture, subcultures, and diversity (including Indigenous, and other groups) influence individual grief experiences and expressions.
• Gain practical skills using the GRIEF Action plan to respond with compassion and confidence.
• Learn how to care for yourself while supporting others.
• Participants to complete a short assessment at the end to become an accredited Grief First Aider
• Foster peer-to-peer support networks and contribute to a compassionate team culture.
• Apply a preventative, workplace-first approach that complements existing wellbeing services (e.g., EAP).

Cost: $487 (incl GST and booking fees) invoices available on request

This course includes the Grief First Aid Book and post course accreditation as a Grief First Aider.
• Accreditation is awarded by GFA upon completing the training and short assessment.
• Accredited Grief First Aider status is valid for three years, ensuring knowledge remains current.

Your Grief First Aid Licensed Instructor: Estella Hutchinson
Based in Canberra, Estella is a Grief Counsellor, End of Life Doula and Funeral Guide with decades of experience supporting people and those close to them navigate end of life, death, grief and bereavement. Estella is an engaging facilitator committed to improving grief literacy in workplaces to ensure satisfying work lives for all.