Group support Online sessions
What are online sessions?
Online sessions are a series of four small group sessions open to anyone who has experienced the sudden cardiac death of a young person.
The sessions are facilitated by our multidisciplinary team which includes cardiac genetic counsellors, a clinical psychologist and a cardiologist. All team members have experience in seeing families after sudden cardiac death.
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Also in attendance will be other people who have lost a family member to sudden cardiac death.
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There is no cost to attend.
Who can attend?
Family members who have lost a relative to sudden cardiac death where a genetic heart disease is a suspected cause of death.
Although family members can attend the same set of sessions, we recommend that you may get more benefit attending different sessions.
About the format
Each session is 1-2 hours. Sessions are scheduled every week for four weeks, the seesions are held at the same time every week. All sessions are held on Zoom.
Each session will be attended by members of our team and other participants who have lost a family member to sudden cardiac death.
Session 1
An introduction
In this session we will give you a general overview of sessions structure. You will get the chance to meet our team and the other participants.
Session 3
Coping with grief and loss
In this session we discuss the different ways people grieve and how grief can affect our day to day life.
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Session 2
Coping with uncertainty
In this session we explore the issues of uncertainty after sudden cardiac death and help participants to consider a plan for their family.
Session 4
Coping with grief and loss in the wider family
In this session we consider grief and loss in the wider family, and recognising important dates like birthdays and anniversaries.