Training & Education
Collective for Hope believes everyone experiencing grief has a sacred story to share that broadens our capacity for compassion.
Creating a Community to Support Grief and Loss
Our Training & Education programming focuses on providing resources, support and knowledge that cultivate grief-informed individuals, organizations and communities. These fee-based offerings normalize grief, deepen understanding and build capacity for compassionate support in our communities and workplaces.
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Grief Facilitator Training
Grief Facilitator Training is a two-day, immersive educational experience designed for individuals who want to lead grief support groups with competence, care and confidence. A prerequisite for volunteering with Collective for Hope, this training also equips professionals, educators and community members to offer grief-informed support through facilitated group sessions. Participants gain a deeper understanding of grief across the lifespan, exploring adult and childhood bereavement, family coping and the foundations of emotional resilience. Trainees leave prepared to hold space for others through grief companionship, not clinical intervention. Whether facilitating peer groups through Collective for Hope or applying their skills in other settings, trainees emerge with practical tools, personal insight and a commitment to ensuring no one has to grieve alone.
Grief 101
Grief 101 is Collective for Hope’s foundational training for individuals, teams and organizations seeking to build grief awareness and normalize the experience of loss. This session introduces participants to the many ways grief shows up across our communities, death, illness, transitions and more, while exploring the different types of grievers, common grief reactions and the importance of self-care and companionship. Grounded in empathy and practical insight, Grief 101 lays the groundwork for becoming more grief-informed in both personal and professional spaces.
Corporate Training
Corporate bereavement policy training helps employees and managers understand the company’s policies on bereavement leave, support resources and best practices for handling grief in the workplace. Learn how to help your company become a proactive, value-based, grief-informed place to work.
Coming soon - Contact us at info@collectiveforhope.org to join waitlist.
Experiences of Hope
Good to be around people who have actually felt the same things and can understand.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Group Participant