Demystifying Death Week
Below is a list of some of the events that took place across Scotland as part of Demystifying Death Week 2021.
‘Unexpected Consequences’ – a virtual webinar on bereavement.
Tuesday 11th May, 1.30pm - 3.15pm. Organised by the Bereavement Charter group.
Last spring saw the launch of Scotland’s first ever Bereavement Charter for Adults and Children. Since then, the Charter has developed and grown and been used in many different ways.
The Group which developed the Charter is holding the first in a series of webinars exploring different elements of death and bereavement as part of the Demystifying Death Week.
The webinar will include the following presentations:
Update on the Bereavement Charter, Dr Janice Turner, NHS Education for Scotland
People dying at home during Covid, Dr Jan Savinc, Napier University
How disenfranchised grief has been affected by Covid-19, Paul Parsons, Adult Bereavement Coordinator for St Christopher’s Hospice.
Digital Accessability and the impact on grief, Donna Hastings, Child & Families Worker, St Columba’s Hospice, Edinburgh.
The event is free and takes place over zoom. More information is available here: Unexpected Consequences - a virtual webinar on bereavement
Supporting bereaved young people with additional needs
Part of a week's programme of training from Child Bereavement UK relevant for professionals working with children and young people in Scotland.
Tuesday 11 May, 12:00 – 13:00
This session focuses on understanding some of the challenges for bereaved young people with additional needs and supporting them to manage their grief.
Register on Eventbrite to secure your place at this free session: Eventbrite
The Art of Caring for Self and Others
Tuesday 11 May 11am-12:40pm.
Organised by Creativity in Care.
This online event will explore how people can look after themselves when they are spending a lot of time caring for someone else. It is particularly focused on people with unpaid caring roles.
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Tuesday 11 May, 3pm-4pm.
Organised by Marie Curie for Marie Curie Volunteers.
The aim of this event is to facilitate open discussion surrounding planning ahead and equip volunteers with new tools that they can use in their personal lives and also in their patient facing volunteering role.
For more information please contact Katie Warlaw: katie.wardlaw@mariecurie.org.uk
Say Something Dundee: Online Conversation Cafe
Organised by Say Something Dundee. Tuesday 11 May, 4pm.
Say Something Dundee is a partnership project between Funeral Link, DVVA and Dundee University, supported by the Truacanta Project. Its key priority is to make conversations around death, dying, loss and care easier to initiate.
Anyone from the Dundee area is invited along to join in with relaxed, informal discussion around local experiences of death, dying, loss and care.
The next Conversation Cafe will be held on Tuesday 11 May at 4pm, to coincide with Demystifying Death Week. Find out more on Say Something Dundee's Facebook page here: weblink
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