Description
Exploring the Varieties of Grief: A Reflective WorkshopThis workshop explored diverse experiences of “loss”, with the aim of enhancing the practice of charities by drawing on insights gained from research conducted at the University of York.
The workshop was part of the AHRC-funded project "Grief: A Study of Human Emotional Experience" (www.griefyork.com). It was co-organized with the pregnancy loss charity TimeNorfolk and held at the Maid's Head Hotel in Norwich. It involved approximately fifty participants from local charities and other relevant organizations, all of whose work involves engaging with experiences of grief and loss.
There was a registration fee of £20 (£10 student/unwaged) to cover the cost of time given by employees of TimeNorfolk. Researchers' time was given freely.
The programme was as follows:
10.00 Arrival time
10.15 Introduction (Fiona Gosden CEO TimeNorfolk)
10.30 Louise Richardson (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of York) and Matthew Ratcliffe (Professor of Philosophy,University of York) - ‘Varieties of Loss’
11.15 Tea and coffee
11.45 Lindsey Nettleton (Head of Counselling, TimeNorfolk) and Jessica Vaccaro (Training Lead & Counsellor, TimeNorfolk) - ‘Disenfranchised Grief and Ambiguous Loss. A focus on pregnancy loss and baby loss’
12.45 Lunch
1.45 Matthew Ratcliffe and Louise Richardson - ‘No longer being the same person’
2.30 Comfort break
2.45 Understanding loss: small group discussions
3.15 Implications for practice, outstanding issues, and closing remarks
3.30 End
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| Period | 30 Nov 2023 |
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| Held at | TimeNorfolk, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | National |