Cruse Bereavement Care National Conference 2007
at Leicester University, September 18-20 2008
"A very enjoyable three days"

This is the verdict of just one of the delegates who attended the Cruse Conference, "Working with Grief", set in the leafy grounds of Leicester University's residential campus.

Over 250 delegates attended, and there was an increase in the numbers of non-Cruse delegates too, including visitors from overseas. There were five key speakers and a wide variety of workshops to choose from, where delegates could participate in subjects as diverse as suicide and pregnancy loss to fund raising and yoga.

Delegates were able to experience the university's brand new, first class accommodation and enjoy professional catering with table service - all on an attractive campus with lovely grounds where nothing was more than a short stroll away.

Here is a snapshot of opinion, taken from some feedback forms:
"My first conference and it has far exceeded my expectations"
"Well organised, comfortable and good programme and networking."
"I was a first-timer and was suitable impressed!"
"I enjoyed meeting non-Cruse participants as well as old friends."
"Very well organised, excellent and varied speakers, extremely helpful workshops."

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Conference presentations from two of the 2007 plenary key speakers.

David Trickey, Lead Consultant Paediatric Psychologist
Click here for the presentation: Traumatically Bereaved Children and Families (pdf, 1.2MB)

Dr Colin Murray Parkes, Consultant Psychiatrist, Life President of Cruse Bereavement Care
Click here for the presentation: Attachment and Loss: Current Perspectives (pdf, 714KB)

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The other key Plenary Speakers in 2007 were:
Dr Gwyneth Lewis, Wales' First National Poet
Sunbathing in the Rain: Depression as a Friend

Liz Rolls, Clara Burgess Charity Senior Research Fellow
The Heart of the Matter: The emotional work of UK childhood bereavement services

Ted Bowman, Community Instructor at the University of Minnesota (Family Education)
Resiliency and Hope When Dreams Have Shattered