Training

Children will often look to the adults already in their life if they need help with managing a bereavement. Most children will cope well with grief if they can access quality support.

Our training helps professionals to feel confident and well resourced, able to react effectively when a bereaved child needs support.

In 2024 we provided support and training to 509 professionals, improving the potential bereavement experience for more than 94,000 children and young people!

Book your space and help make Swindon & Wiltshire a bereavement safe place for children and young people.

First Line Bereavement Support Training

Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025, 10:00 – 15:00

Venue: Rowdefield Training & Education, Rowdefield Farm, Devizes, SN10 2JE

Cost: £120pp. 10% discount for multiple bookings from the same organisation

Suitable for professionals working with 4-18yr olds, this 1 day course will develop the skills and techniques required to provide first line bereavement support. Suitable for anyone working with this age group.

Learning Outcomes: Understand the grieving process, age related grieving behaviours and practical methods of support. Understand risk factors and know where and how you can signpost for specialist support.

First Line Bereavement Support Training – November 2025 – Flyer.pdf

Bespoke Training

Wiltshire Treehouse can offer bespoke training solutions for organisations across the social care, education, health, voluntary and community sectors. The below information relates to professionals who work with children and young people. However, we can also offer bereavement training to the corporate sector to help teams better understand how to support their bereaved adult colleagues.

We are a trusted training provider and we regularly provide training to local authorities and to voluntary sector organisations. Our high quality, bespoke training will help your team to develop the skills and confidence needed to offer bereavement support to the people you work with.

Below are details about some of our commonly requested training packages. However, we will work with you to ensure you receive the best training for your organisation.

1hr virtual workshop: An introduction into how children and young people grieve, and what can help them.

3hr virtual training: Understand the grieving process, age related grieving behaviours and practical methods of support. Understand how you can signpost for specialist support.

Full day (6hrs): The grieving process, age related grieving behaviours, practical methods of support & signposting. Also, creative therapeutic activities and understanding risk factors for complicated grief.

Additional training around traumatic bereavement and supporting children bereaved by suicide is also available.

All funds raised through our training help us to run our services for local, bereaved children & young people.

Feedback from some of our training participants:

“The staff were amazing, really knowledgeable”

“I have more confidence in handling raw conversations with the children I work with”

“I will go away and use the creative and therapeutic ideas, thank you!”

For bookings and queries please contact:

Kath Brownlee, Service Director | servicedirector@wiltshiretreehouse.org.uk | 07493 509750

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

In the unlikely event that it is necessary for Wiltshire Treehouse to cancel training, as much notice as possible will be given. Full refunds will be given. Wiltshire Treehouse is not responsible for any additional expenses incurred by individuals/organisations.
Payment must be made at time of booking. We will accept cancellation of bookings up to 28 days before the course. No refund or credit will be given for bookings cancelled less than 28 days before the course or for non-attendance. We reserve the right to change the venue, but alternative venues will be in the local area.