CBN EventsCBN Conference 25 February 2010Childhood Bereavement: Telling the story
Around 1 in 29 children in school today have been bereaved of a parent or sibling, while around 1 in 16 are grieving a close friend. Children’s experiences of bereavement are suffused with stories, some told, some hidden. This unique, multi-disciplinary conference will explore these stories: those that children tell about themselves and their experiences; those that help young people understand and express their grief; those we tell about bereaved children; and those that are told in families and communities when someone has died.
Organised by the Childhood Bereavement Network in partnership with 11 Million, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England, this important conference will hear lessons from research about the stories bereaved children tell about their past, present and future, and how careful listening to these stories can improve the support available to them. It will include a focus on the specific needs of bereaved Gypsy and Traveller children, an often silenced group, and also explore the negative and positive aspects of families’ stories being told in the media.
Dr Atle Dyregrov – one of the world’s leading experts on children, grief and trauma – will share new thinking and insights from his work.
Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green is honouring the childhood bereavement field by making this conference his final public appearance before he steps down as Children’s Commissioner, a role in which he has campaigned for bereaved children’s right to tell their stories and be heard.
Booking for this conference is now open. To book your place, please click here.
For more details, please contact conferences@ncb.org.uk or telephone 020 7843 6441.
CBN Regional Seminars Spring 2010Developing support services for children and young people before the death of an adult in the family
Are you considering extending your bereavement service to working with families before a death?
Many Childhood Bereavement Network subscribers – particularly those based in adult hospices and palliative care teams - offer support to children and families before the death of an adult in the family. Others are thinking of developing this work in response to requests for support and research into the benefits of such interventions.
This round of free seminars, supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, will help delegates to think through the practicalities of responding to children and families’ needs before a death, in the context of current research and practice. The emphasis will be on sharing ideas and inspiration, and networking to develop this work.
Dates and venues Paintworks, Bristol 10 March
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