The Bereavement Journey (ICCM)

  Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

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Bereavement services are under new pressures with guidance that seems to change daily. Staff are coping with new risks and unprecedented demands to apply their emotional intelligence and breadth of experience to constantly changing circumstances.

To meet current demands, APSE Training and the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) are offering this popular, one-day skills development course to help participants fully understand the meaning of bereavement services, the natural journey undertaken by people who are bereaved, and ways to develop excellent customer service during these unprecedented times.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session you will:

• Develop an understanding of the scope of bereavement services
• Identify different customers within the sector
• Recognise the importance of customer care in your role
• Appreciate what skills are required to deliver an excellent bereavement service
• Gain awareness of the bereavement curve
• Assess the risks and opportunities in delivering excellent services
• Plan action to improve your performance

Who Will Benefit?

Those who are looking to refresh or gain awareness of the bigger picture of bereavement services from sections such as:

• Administrators dealing with burials, cremations, and memorial bookings
• Cemetery operations - grave diggers
• Crematorium operations - cremator technicians
• Other grounds maintenance work in cemeteries

This course will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams. To access it, you will need a WiFi connection or mobile data hotspot. Downloading Microsoft Teams to your laptop, desktop or smart device will give a better performance and greater functionality throughout the day.  This highly interactive training includes a mixture of presentations, video conferencing, group work, games, quizzes and video.

Duration 

This course is offered as a full day or as two half days.

Morning sessions:         09:30 Start        12:30 Finish

Afternoon sessions:      13:00 Start        16:00 Finish

Full Day session:          10:00 Start        16:00 Finish

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