My Workplace Needs Grief Training
Grief does not happen in isolation from normal life and a grieving person must process emotion, and the implications of their loss while also continuing to live – and work. The challenge is to process the pain of grief, while simultaneously adjusting to a new environment without this person. Employees will not simply move on and workplaces that accept this will help employees cope better during this time. Employees will often describe the period after they return to work as extremely difficult, when they are expected to return to normal productivity quickly or they experience a lack of recognition of their pain.
No workplace is immune to the impacts of grief and should be proactive in their approach to supporting employees who are grieving.
Irish Hospice Foundation have been running a successful grief in the workplace programme for over ten years. Through our grief training programme we have delivered many successful initiatives to workplaces of all shapes and sizes in corporate, community and state-led settings. We strongly recommend that employers think ahead and incorporate good grief support as part of their overall wellbeing strategy. Our Grief in the Workplace programme has been designed to help you do this.
There are practical steps your organisation can take to create a healthy work environment that is conducive to good grieving. Research from our Grief in the Workplace Position Paper shows that changes in the areas, outlined in the diagram below, matter most when it comes to the provision of holistic workplace support.
With the right understanding and tools, managers and employees can identify and support grieving employees which has many positive benefits including:
- Better employee health and wellbeing
- Increased morale and motivation
- Reduced turnover and loss of expertise
- Increased productivity and performance
- A better reputation
We offer a range of grief training such as workshops and talks to help employees at all levels of an organisation recognise and support themselves or others who are grieving. These are designed to help your employees develop individual skills but also for those in HR and management positions to create the necessary changes in your workplace to create a kind, compassionate and grief supportive environment.
Get in touch with us today to begin your journey in delivering good grief support:
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