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Bereavement and Complicated Grief

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Grief is a natural response to loss. It occurs in response to the state of being bereaved or ‘deprived’, most commonly when someone close to us passes away. However, it’s not limited to that experience only.

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As a healthcare professional, you will witness loss and grief on a more frequent basis than people working in other professions. Therefore, it’s crucial for you to be able to understand, identify and advise on grief. It’s also important to acknowledge the impact that witnessing loss and grief on such a large scale will have on your own wellbeing.

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Matt Taylor
01 Dec 2022
Provided a short yet helpful re introduction to grief and loss for professional understanding, empathy and management.
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Maggie Sullivan
11 Apr 2023
Good info.
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Vicki cooper
14 Nov 2022
Registered Nurse
good
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Rhonda Dowie
22 Nov 2022
Interesting
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Kathryn Green
15 Nov 2022
Informative
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Erin Miller
17 Feb 2020
It was good to learn about grief in a quick and easy way, considering how common it is.
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narelle windle
28 Apr 2020
very good resource to review the bereavement response of grief and loss
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Pratipada SHARMA
18 Nov 2022
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Great
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Ha Do
24 Apr 2021
Very helpful
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Tanya Webster
30 Nov 2022
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Easy to read & understand
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