Our Workshops:
**Autumn Dates coming soon**
We offer a suite of four professional workshops, each designed to build your knowledge and skills in a practical and meaningful way.
- Grief & Loss in Front Line Practice – on Thursday, 16th April 2026 at 10am-12.30pm-COMPLETED
- Grief & Loss in the Classroom – on Tuesday, 21st April 2026 at 10am-12.30pm-COMPLETED
- Grief & Loss in the Early Years Sector – on Thursday, 14th May 2026 at 10am-12.30pm-COMPLETED
- Grief & Loss in the Classroom – on Thursday, 21st May 2026 at 10am-12.30pm– COMPLETED
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Supporting Adults to Support Children Through Grief and Loss
Supporting adults to support children through grief, loss and family change
For almost 40 years, Rainbows Ireland has supported children and young people through bereavement and parental separation, and we’ve learned what makes support truly effective: confident, informed adults in everyday settings. Our Workforce Development Programme translates this experience into practical, evidence-informed training and resources, so professionals and volunteers can respond with compassion, clarity and confidence—early, locally, and in ways that strengthen children’s emotional wellbeing.
Today, we bring that expertise into our Workforce Development Programme, designed specifically for those working directly with children and young people.
Who Is This Training For?
Rainbows Ireland delivers workforce development in children’s grief, loss and family change. We specialise in supporting teachers and professionals across social care, youth work and early years to respond confidently to grief and loss in real-world settings—classrooms, residential care, early learning environments and youth services. Our training builds practitioner capacity through prevention and early‑intervention practice learning.
Rainbows is Ireland’s nationally structured Level 2 peer-support intervention for children and young people experiencing bereavement, separation and significant loss, delivered within communities as part of prevention and early intervention mental health supports, “Rainbows strengthens local early intervention capability through practitioner development, facilitation training and implementation support
Why This Training Matters
Rainbows Ireland focuses primarily on our learning from practice, of children’s grief and loss through:
- Family Bereavement
- Parental Separation or divorce
Our Approach
Rainbows Ireland Workforce Development Programme is designed to change that.
What You Will Gain
Through our training, you will:
- Develop confidence in responding to grief and loss
- Learn appropriate language and communication skills
- Understand how children experience grief at different ages
- Know how to open safe and supportive conversations
- Recognise when a child may need additional support
- Learn how to signpost families to appropriate services
The Impact
By training frontline professionals, we strengthen the capacity of:
- Schools
- Early years settings
- Community organisations
- Primary care services
- Family support services
Together, we ensure that every child and young person is met with:
- Empathy
- Understanding
- A trusted adult—when they need it most