VCA Professional Series
Baby Loss Essentials

In 2026, I'll be offering an eight-week course for professionals, covering some foundational knowledge, and you'll have the opportunity to join me
three times during the year. 

This new course will be available from
2nd March to 24th April 2026 (to register - click here)
1st June to 24th July 2026 (to register - click here)
 31st August to 24th October 2026 (to register - click here)

To register - click on the link beside your preferred date
To ask any questions - click here


Information about the course:
The Baby Loss Essentials online course offers four foundational topics to assist you in caring for and interacting with bereaved parents and whānau. After completing this shorter course, you will have the information, knowledge and resources to more confidently meet with, and care for, bereaved parents, families and whānau in a professional capacity. 
 
TOPICS:

  • Baby Loss in Aotearoa NZ (including baby loss statistics, legalities, definitions, financial entitlements, & navigating support;  this information will enable you to confidently discuss any practical aspects of baby loss with bereaved parents and whānau ) 
  • Grief and Baby Loss (including the experience of baby loss, secondary losses, grief styles, & some grief models; this knowledge will help you understand what bereaved whānau are experiencing and how you might support them)
  • Language & Communication (including the power of language, what to say and not say, baby loss terminology, & what if I say something wrong?; this knowledge will help you to feel confident in your conversations, helping allay your fear that you'll make the situation 'worse')
  • Pregnancy & Parenting After Loss (including thinking about another pregnancy, coping with a subsequent pregnancy, different outcomes & the paradoxes of parenting after loss; this knowledge will give you a better understanding when you are caring for, supporting or working with parents and whānau who have previously experienced baby loss).

WHAT'S INVOLVED?
The course is made up of four hours of online content with additional downloadable resources. Participants will be invited to join our Professional Series discussion webinars taking place during their eight week course.

PRICING
The cost for the four topics (eight weeks) is $161.00 ($140 + GST of $21.00) 



This is a new course so I don't have any testimonials from participants. Here are a couple from my Professionals Series...

      "I can highly recommend this course to any health professional who supports bereaved parents and whānau as part of their role. As a (health professional in the  baby loss space) I initially wasn't sure that I would learn much from this series, however every topic brought a new perspective and new learning that I hadn't previously came across or considered." 
(2023 participant)

"This entire course is put together so generously and thoughtfully. I have learned so much, that I know with sit with me throughout the rest of my career and I thank you for the time and intention that has gone into putting this course together. The additional links and readings are so helpful, and I like the way I have been able to step away and come back in my own time depending on how I am receiving the content, what else is happening in my life and my readiness for engaging with the content." (2024 participant)