Supporting & Counselling People Bereaved During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This online training is relevant for counsellors who include bereavement in their specialisms, counsellors and student counsellors with an interest in bereavement, volunteers working for bereavement charities, and any other health and social care professionals with an interest in managing Covid-19 grief.

Session 2: Research Findings

The principal findings of John’s doctoral thesis and their relevance to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. John Wilson PhD.

John has specialised in bereavement and loss for 20 years, as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer. He is author of Supporting People through Loss and Grief: An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners. He completed his PhD in 2000 after six years of case study research with bereaved clients. John is a visiting research fellow at York St John University and Director of Bereavement Services at York St John University Counselling and Mental Health Clinic.

Since early March, John has taken a close interest in adapting the outcomes of his doctoral thesis to supporting clients bereaved of a loved one from Covid-19 and those bereaved from other causes during the lockdown. With other counsellors he runs a closed support group on social media, for those bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.