HSE Bereavement Counselling Service for Traumatic Death
HSE Bereavement Counselling Service for Traumatic Death
The Regional Suicide Resource Office provides bereavement counselling for persons over 16 years of age who have been bereaved through sudden traumatic deaths in the South Eastern area of the HSE. The HSE contracts Counsellors who are fully accredited and have Garda Clearance, professional indemnity insurance and attend regular supervision of their work.
Persons must be bereaved through one of the following circumstances to access the service:
- Suicide
- Homicide
- Road Traffic Accident
- Industrial/Agricultural/Domestic
- Accident
- Drowning
Information around the bereavement/death that may be of benefit to the Counsellor
Persons who may refer to the service are:
- G.P.
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- EAP
- Comhar Adult Counselling Service
- S.H.I.P. Service
- S.C.A.N. Service
- C.I.P.C. Service
Initially, the client will be offered up to twelve bereavement counselling sessions which will then be reviewed between the Counsellor and the HSE
designated officer. A further block of six sessions may be available depending on the individual client’s needs.
