UvA Training - Student Services

Are you dealing with having lost a family member recently? This peer support group offers you to find support in grief and loss. This training consists of 8-10 sessions.

For you?

Have you lost a parent, sibling or another family member? And has it been more than 6 months? This weekly support group offers opportunities for sharing personal grief experiences while also receiving support from others who have experienced the death of a loved one. Discover how to develop personal approaches to address emotions around grief and loss.

Important to know

• After your registration, you will receive an invitation for a short intake interview. In this interview, a student psychologist will determine if the group fits your needs and if you can participate. Only after this intake interview, your registration for the support group is completed; 
• Due to the time and energy required for taking part in this support group, we advise you not to participate in any other Student Psychologist training course at the same time;
• If you register for the group, we count on you to attend all meetings. This is important for both your own process and the group process. If you cannot attend all meetings, see if another training series is a better fit.
• This support group is offered in English and is open to English-speaking and Dutch students
• The number of participants is 6 to 8. Depending on the number of participants, the number of sessions will be 8 to 10
• The support group is supervised by two student psychologists.