Grief First Aid
An Evidence‑Informed Early Intervention Training
Our guest speakers are Sally Healey and Jessie Williams.
They will introduce Grief First Aid (GFA) as a non‑clinical, early‑intervention approach designed to strengthen grief literacy and support compassionate responses to loss in workplace and community settings.
GFA was developed to address the gap between informal support and specialist bereavement care, while maintaining clear ethical boundaries and not encroaching on clinical or therapeutic roles.
The presentation will:
- Summarise the Delphi consensus research underpinning the GFA model, including how multidisciplinary and lived experience agreement informed program scope, core competencies, ethical safeguards, and quality standards. Findings highlight strong consensus on the need for non‑clinical grief literacy training that is boundaried, trauma‑informed, and supported by clear referral pathways.
- Outline the Grief First Aid Accreditation Framework, including its tiered model, competency requirements, and quality assurance structures.
- Explore how members can engage with and contribute to GFA as practitioners and potential pathways for therapeutic support.
Sally is co‑founder of Career Development Centre, Mentally Well Workplaces, and Grief First Aid, initiatives grounded in the belief that work is about more than performance; it’s about the full human experience. Sal specialises in addressing often overlooked challenges that shape wellbeing, culture, and connection, translating complex issues into accessible, evidence‑informed approaches organisations can use in practice. She works collaboratively with experts to ensure programs are both credible and grounded, and is committed to collaboration over competition to create meaningful, collective impact.
Jessie brings extensive experience across community services, social entrepreneurship, and social change. Jessie co‑led the pioneering GroundSwell Project, and is Innovation Manager at Proveda, running programs addressing grief literacy, suicide prevention, mental health, social isolation, and end‑of‑life care. She is a co‑founder of Grief First Aid.
The Details
When: Tuesday 21 April 2026 7pm, finishing around 8.30pm
Where: Zoom - link will be sent on the day
2025-26 Members free - RSVP HERE
Non-Members $10 - BOOK HERE