Death, far from being a rare experience, also occurs in companies. The workplace plays a decisive role in supporting grief, since the work environment represents a large part of people's social lives. Companies are therefore advised to address grief as a likely event and to plan ahead for the return of bereaved employees, or for supporting staff when a colleague dies.
What does the company put in place when someone dies? How can grieving colleagues be supported? More than knowing what to say to bereaved people, it is a matter of reflecting collectively on what can be done for them. This course aims to encourage discussion of the grief situations experienced in companies. It invites management, HR departments and managers to reflect, and offers several recommendations for thinking about and anticipating support for bereaved staff within their company.
Learning objectives of the course
- Understanding grief and its mechanisms
- Understanding what is at stake in supporting employees' grief
- Better understanding the reactions of a bereaved employee
- Supporting the grieving process from an individual and an institutional perspective
- Being able to manage and organise actions when an employee dies
Detailed programme – 7 hours
UNDERSTANDING THE GRIEVING PROCESS
- Understanding the grieving process in adults: acquiring knowledge and reference points and understanding its specific features
- Better understanding the emotions involved
- Identifying the physical, psychological and social consequences of grief
- Learning about unrecognised forms of grief
ADAPTING ONE'S PROFESSIONAL STANCE
- Learning the basics of active listening
- Adapting one's stance and identifying pitfalls to avoid (verbal and non-verbal communication)
- Knowing how to support a bereaved employee
- Identifying the particular features of grief at work
SUPPORTING THE GRIEVING PROCESS FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
- Reflecting on concrete actions to put in place within the company for bereaved employees
- Drawing up a management protocol for the death of an employee, tailored to the company's specific features
- Identifying support organisations to which employees can be referred
Accessibility
On request, this course can be adapted for participants with disabilities. For videoconference sessions, help with connecting to our Teams software will be sent to you along with your course invitation.
