"Practitioners can feel isolated, particularly when they work in an environment which doesn't specialise in bereavement. Addressing that professional loneliness is one of our key roles," says Alison Penny, CBN co-ordinator.
Over the past seven years CBN has run more than 100 regional seminars and a series of national conferences. These bring people together to find ways of working collaboratively and present good practice examples.
Finding ways of working in partnership can also improve care for bereaved children and their families. "Childhood bereavement services can work closely with other professionals who already have a relationship with young people to make sure they are given support following the death of someone close," says Penny.
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