Places are still available for Irish Hospice Foundation online workshop Loss and Grief in Later Life on Thursday, 14 May 2026.

Further details, together with booking and payment procedure, can be found at the link below. Places are limited, so early booking is strongly advised.

Register here: Loss and Grief in Later Life Tickets, Thursday 14 May  •  9:15 – 16:15 GMT+1 | Eventbrite

About the Workshop

Bereavement and loss are common experiences for older adults and can have a pervasive impact on health and well-being. Therefore supporting older adults to grieve, to reflect and adapt to challenges facing them in later life is important. This workshop will consider losses across both the lifespan and accumulative losses specific to later life. The workshop will be experiential in nature using multi-media, group work techniques and mindfulness. It will draw on the current literature and theory in loss and grief in later life. How grief is experienced across various cultures will be also explored.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the workshop participants will be able to:

• engage in conversations about grief and loss with older adults
• discuss the variety of issues relating to loss and grief that are specifically of concern to older adults – such as role, cognition, spousal and close family loss and anticipatory grief
• describe the factors that promote resilience in later life
• have an expanded toolkit for engaging with participants in this age group
• identify appropriate supports and resources

Register for Workshop See all our online Bereavement & Loss Workshops.