Irish Hospice Foundation is hosting this online bereavement and loss workshop on Thursday 26 March 2026.

This full-day session will explore the factors that can influence an adolescent while grieving. It will look at how bereavement and loss can affect a young person’s sense of self, relationships and view of life, and will consider the different ways adolescents may respond to loss.

The workshop will examine:

• the factors that influence how adolescents grieve

• the impact of different types of loss on adolescents

• approaches that may help adolescents engage with and process grief

• programmes and interventions that may be useful when supporting bereaved adolescents

The session combines theory with experiential work and will also allow space for discussion about the challenges that can arise when supporting adolescents through grief.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• discuss how adolescents are impacted by bereavement in their ongoing lives

• identify a range of bereavement-focused strategies for working with this age group

• discuss social change and its impact on bereaved adolescents

Brid Carroll comes from an educational background and is a qualified Psychotherapist and Counselling Supervisor with a special interest in bereavement and loss. She holds a Masters in Bereavement Studies from RCSI Dublin and a Postgraduate Certificate in Childhood Bereavement from St. Christopher’s Hospice, London.

Brid works with families and children experiencing loss through bereavement, illness and separation. She contributes to the Irish Hospice Foundation’s workshop series and Professional Certificate in Children and Loss. She is Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network and a member of the Steering Committee of the Family Bereavement Network of Europe.

Irish Hospice Foundation’s annual online workshop series is aimed at professionals and volunteers who want to build their understanding of bereavement and loss, including those supporting people who have experienced a death or other significant loss.