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Learning Through Loss

Palliative Care Tasmania

The Learning Through Loss training explores themes of grief, loss, and change. It provides all school staff members with the knowledge and tools to support young people, and themselves through grief and loss.

  • Tas

Pricing: Free

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Government funded

Product type: Posters; Fact sheets; Professional learning; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Palliative Care Tasmania
ABN: 26 595 047 105

https://learningthroughloss.org.au/

learningthroughloss@pct.org.au

Focus areas

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Grief and loss

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • Humanities and Social Science

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

The Learning Through Loss training aims to upskill all school staff so there is a shared language and responsibility to support the wellbeing of children and young people who are navigating grief and loss. The training is tailored for the school context, and we regualry receive feedback that the content is pitched perfectly for school staff.

The following topics are covered during the training:

  • Understanding the nature of grief.
  • Understanding the impact grief and loss have on young people.
  • 5 strategies for supporting a young person through grief and loss.
  • The importance of your self-care practice.

The training runs for 90-minutes and typically takes place during after school meetings. The training is free for all Tasmanian schools.

Our Learning Through Loss educators deliver state-wide in Tasmania and we will gladly come to you wherever you are. We do deliver training online if that is your preference.

Despite the heavy topics we cover, most attendees leave feeling lighter and inspired to use the knowledge and skills shared. However, as you will learn in our training, grief is nonlinear, and big emotions can seemingly come out of nowhere. Please review the content we cover to allow you to make a decision on whether or not our training is something you can engage in at this time. Learning Through Loss is a preventative program and is not designed to be delivering in the 3-6 months after critical incidence or loss in the community.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

Learning Through Loss (LTL) is a evidence based program that has been evaluated externally. The education is aligned with Trauma Informed, person-centred and strength-based approaches. Learning Through Loss was externally evaluated in 2022-2024, with positive findings.