Grief First Aid Training

Grief is a deeply personal journey that affects us all at some point in life, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and challenging topics to navigate. At Transpire Training, our Grief First Aid Training is designed to provide individuals and organisations with the understanding and tools needed to support those experiencing loss and bereavement.

Why Grief First Aid Matters

Grief can profoundly affect a person’s emotional, mental, and physical well-being, as well as their ability to function in everyday life. Many people feel unsure of how to offer meaningful support to someone who is grieving, often avoiding the conversation entirely out of fear of saying or doing the wrong thing.

Our training breaks through these barriers, equipping participants to provide compassionate, informed, and practical support to those navigating loss.

Grief First Aid Course Outline

Understanding Grief

The grieving process and its stages.
The individual and diverse ways people experience grief.

Recognising the Impact of Grief

Emotional, mental, and physical effects of bereavement.
How grief can manifest differently in the workplace, family, or community settings.

Compassionate Communication

How to approach sensitive conversations about grief.
Effective listening and empathetic responses.
Understanding unhelpful phrases and alternative ways to show support.

Practical Support Strategies

Providing practical help during times of loss.
Identifying when professional intervention is needed.
How to support grieving individuals while maintaining boundaries.

Fostering Long-Term Support

Building an environment where individuals feel safe to grieve.
Developing grief-friendly policies and practices in workplaces or communities.

Benefits of booking with Transpire

MHFA Briefings: Opportunity for Mental Health First Aiders to connect, learn, share and support. Hosted by our experienced MHFA England Instructor once a month. Monthly Awareness Webinars: Re-visit topics learnt on the course and build on your knowledge. Email Support: Our experienced consortium of MHFA instructors can offer guidance on signposting, tricky interventions and general queries. Further Learning: We are mental health training specialists delivering the full range of MHFA England Mental Health Trainings, Suicide Awareness and Prevention courses, Neurodiversity in the workplace training, Menopause awareness training and bespoke course workshops.
About our MHFA trainers

All of our instructors are accredited by MHFA England. They are passionate and skilled facilitators who excel at creating a psychologically safe learning environment. Our MHFA instructors have extensive professional and personal backgrounds in mental health, without all the complicated jargon. We are really proud of our five-star Google rating for our mental health training courses.
What's included?

Two days training live face-to-face training with an experienced and accredited MHFA instructor. A hard copy workbook to support learning throughout the course. A digital manual. An MHFA England lanyard. A digital MHFAider® certificate. Access to the MHFAider Support App® and further learning opportunities. Access to Transpire monthly Webinars and Mental Health First Aider Briefings.
What to expect on the day

Learning takes place through a medley of group discussions, videos, workshop activities and case studies. The pace is kept light and easy to follow whilst being incredibly thought-provoking.
Learning outcomes

Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first level support and early intervention. Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports. Practise active listening and empathy. Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma. Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality. Practise self-care.
What are the training options?

In-person classroom training: We currently run in-person mental health first aid courses where individual places can be booked. The classroom format is two days training. See locations at bottom of this web page. Online deliveries: Same training and certificate, delivered via live virtual classrooms- Mental health first aid online Private group training: If you have six or more people to train you have the option to chose your own dates and schedule.