Training
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Feb- 2018 -15 FebruaryPeople
New partnership champions counselling for bereaved people
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Cruse Bereavement Care (Cruse) have formed a partnership to promote the…
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12 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Top athlete receives sponsorship from funeral directors
Olympic-hopeful long jumper Patrick Sylla is leaping forward with the help of a new sponsor, Douch Family Funeral Directors. The…
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Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Tutor launches mental health first aid training
Anne Beckett-Allen from Rosedale Funeral Training has extended her portfolio of courses to include the two-day Mental Health First Aid…
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Dec- 2017 -7 DecemberFeatures
Employee training is worth the investment
If you’ll be taking on new staff in 2018, now is the time to plan ahead. Paula West of B:Exceptional,…
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Oct- 2017 -27 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral professional swims English Channel for charity
On July 2 2017 after many months of cold water training in Dover Harbour, Nichola Murch of T. Cribb and Sons completed…
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10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New service links funeral directors’ websites to online bereavement counselling
Clients can now access bereavement counsellors directly from funeral directors’ websites, thanks to GriefChat, a brand new service. The online…
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Aug- 2017 -11 AugustCurrent Affairs
New report provides recommendations for specialist palliative care
A new report examines the role of specialist palliative care in providing support to care homes in England. It was commissioned…
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Jul- 2017 -21 JulyCurrent Affairs
Humanists UK trains dozens of new funeral celebrants
Since the start of 2017, Humanists UK (formerly known as the British Humanist Association) has trained and accredited over two…
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13 JulyCurrent Affairs
BIFD becomes a Government approved CPD Provider
The British Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD) has become a government approved CPD Provider. David Parslow, Chairman of the Education Committee British Institute of…
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May- 2017 -19 MayEvents
Grief seminars offer support on six-month anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster
Six months after the tram tragedy in Croydon, South London, which killed seven people, a full-day seminar was run, free…
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