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 offerings normalize grief, deepen understanding and build capacity for compassionate support in our communities and workplaces.
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Grief Facilitator Training
This training is a prerequisite for volunteering with Collective for Hope as a peer group facilitator. Grief Facilitator Training is a 12 hour immersive educational experience designed for individuals who want to lead grief support groups with competence, care and confidence. 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.
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 fee-based 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.
Experiences of Hope
Good to be around people who have actually felt the same things and can understand.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Group Participant