We offer a two-day workshop to train you to facilitate the Waves Programme in your community.
Workshop goals
- to enhance your understanding of what those bereaved by suicide need
- to understand the impact of the Waves programme on participants
- to learn how to implement and facilitate the Waves programme in your way for your community
- to understand how to manage and collect data associated with the programme.
About the Waves Programme
Waves is a professionally facilitated eight-week grief education programme, designed to help adults who have been bereaved by suicide. Waves aims to:
- help people better understand grief after suicide
- provide a safe environment for people to explore aspects of their grief
- help people learn healthy coping strategies for managing their grief, and maintaining their wellbeing and that of their family/whānau
- and help people develop personal and social resources that may contribute to resiliency.
Two facilitators work with a group of adults bereaved by suicide over a period of eight weeks, with a two-hour session each week. The first hour tends to focus on concepts and ideas about various aspects of grief and suicide. The second hour focuses on exploration and management of emotions and aspects of grief and well-being. The programme is voluntary and has no cost for participants (koha only), to reduce barriers to access.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Waves facilitator, please email [email protected]
Waves facilitator information flyer
Waves groups in your region