Are you an ‘enabler’ (i.e. community worker, outreach worker, ‘go-getter’- motivated resident); somebody who would like to attract interest from local residents to help set up and run a Bereavement Peer Support Community Group?

This free training will provide you with all the necessary information and support to develop a STAR bereavement peer-support group in your local area.

The original STAR group was set up in Stockwood in Bristol using an Asset-Based Community Development approach (ABCD). The group became known as STAR (Share, Talk & Remember) and over the past 3.5 years has provided free support for people grieving from a bereavement or difficult transition in their life.

This training aims to cascade the core principles of the original STAR group to create a network of STAR bereavement peer-support groups across Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos, which are self-sustaining, have strong foundations and are led by local residents.

The training involves 4 workshops (2 hours each) taking place on a weekly basis via Zoom, followed by a reflection / catch-up a little while after. 

This course will run on a Wednesday afternoon, 1pm - 3pm, from 18th January until 8th February 2023.  AND will also run on a Thursday evening 6-8pm from 19th January 2023.  You can choose which course is most convenient for you.  Participants would ideally be able to attend all of these sessions.

This training is primarily aimed at people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.  

You may wish to explore the website to get a better awareness of what STAR is and also see a summary of what the training course entails:  www.starsconnecting.com