We’re delighted to welcome back our free in-person Making Connections events.

These regular face to face conferences take place throughout the year and give you the chance to network with other members and our divisional executive members.

Programme

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10.00am – 10.30am Registration
10.30am - 10.50am Welcome from BACP
10.50am – 11.35am Working with grieving children and young people: Beyond the 5 stages, presented by Rebecca Wemyss
11.35am - 11.45am Comfort break
11.45am – 12.30pm

Presentation TBC
12.30pm – 1.30pm Light lunch
1.30pm – 1.50 pm Local member two-minute platforms
1.50pm – 2.40pm Connecting together
The room will be divided into different areas of interest, for more focused and structured networking. You’ll be encouraged to move around the room and engage with colleagues, volunteers and BACP staff to network, share ideas and meet new people with similar interests. You’ll be able to add a new area of interest if yours isn’t represented.
2.40pm – 3.10pm Refreshments
3.10pm – 3.55pm Presentation TBC
3.55pm - 4.00pm Event close

This programme is subject to change.

Working with grieving children and young people: Beyond the 5 stages

10.50am – 11.35am

 

An exploration of how to work with children and young people who are grieving, drawing on theories of grief beyond the common Kübler-Ross ‘5 stages’ model (denial, anger, bargaining, depression & acceptance). Using Worden’s four tasks of mourning as a framework, this session will explore creative ways to engage children and young people in sessions where grief work is a focus, including how to adapt to working with different ages and levels of understanding, depending on where they are in their grieving journey, and how to adapt to online working and working with neurodiversity.

This session aims to facilitate an in depth understanding of Worden’s four tasks of mourning, in relation to working with children and young people, and to highlight other theories of grief which support this.

This session aims to provide specific ideas for activities that can be used in sessions with children and young people aged 6+ where grief is a focus, with examples and case studies to facilitate understanding and application.

Presenter TBC

11.45am - 12.30pm

 

 

 

Presenter TBC

3.10am - 3.55pm