Session announcement: Managing grief
)
Join Faith Holloway of Hospice UK to discuss a universal but too-often-ignored topic. Learn how to look after yourself during periods of grief, and the importance of supporting employees after a bereavement.
Join Faith Holloway, Compassionate Employers programme lead at Hospice UK, for a workshop on grief in the Wellbeing Theatre at 11am on both days of the show.
Grief is a universal human experience but is often not given the consideration it demands. It’s important to learn about the bereavement process so you can look after yourself when someone close to you – whether in your personal or professional life – dies, and so that, as a manager, you can support your employees during periods of grief.
This is particularly important for carers, especially in the elderly care sector. Having built relationships with the people you care for, it can be incredibly hard when someone passes away.
As the UK’s national charity for hospice and end of life care, Hospice UK supports more than 200 hospices who care for more than 300,000 dying people and their families every year. The charity also promotes good practice, and pushes for death, dying, and bereavement to become part of conversations across society.
During the workshop, you will:
- Learn about the stages of grief and how to manage them in a healthy way
- Discover how to help your staff who may be going through grief, either due to losing someone at work or in their personal life
- Learn how the Compassionate Employers programme can support your workplace
Compassionate Employers
Hospice UK’s Compassionate Employers programme helps organisations and leaders support employees through grief, dying and caring.
As the charity says: “Not every manager is prepared when someone they manage tells them that they, or a loved one, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, or has suddenly died. It can be hard to know what to say or how to say it. What would you do?”
Hospice UK reports that only 17% of managers say they feel very confident supporting an employee after a bereavement.
Bereavement support can also affect employee retention, according to Hospice UK’s data: “77% of 18-34 year olds say that they would consider leaving their job if they didn’t get proper support when bereaved at work.”
These statistics highlight the importance of engaging with the conversation around bereavement: for your own professional development, to support your team’s wellbeing, and to improve employee retention.
To learn more, visit Hospice UK’s informative webpages on coping with grief and managing grief in your professional life.
)
Related articles
-
)
Join experts from Arden University to learn strategies for conducting disciplinary meetings, and improve your ability to have difficult conversations with residents, relatives, and staff alike. -
)
Join Adam Purnell from the IHSCM to earn practical strategies for effective remote leadership, including harnessing technology and fostering collaboration. -
)
Join us as Davina McCall discusses the challenges and successes of the care sector with our esteemed panel of care managers. -
)
Join experts from Arden University to learn how to embed safety practices and learning from mistakes in your team culture, in line with CQC’s focus on ‘safety through learning’. -
)
Join home care leaders and digital experts as The Caring View’s Mark Topps moderates this discussion on one of the most difficult topics in home care: rostering. -
)
Join the NHS Digitising Social Care team and ex-technophobe care managers to hear how they embraced technology and plan your own journey, one small step at a time. -
)
Join Christine Wint and Tricia Pereira of Skills for Care to discover the principles of ‘caring to change’ and the transformative effect it can have on your team and workplace. -
)
Join home care leaders from BelleVie and Walfinch along with recruitment expert Neil Eastwood to learn how to look after your people and strengthen your remote team. -
)
Join Sanjay Dhrona from The Close Care Home and Mark Topps and Adam Purnell from The Caring View for this workshop on navigating difficult ethical decisions at work.