Ambiguous Loss & Practitioners Self-Care

Since the idea of the Red Cross came to Henri Dunant, Missing people are at the heart of the Movement's mandate and activities. During wars, conflicts, violence, natural disasters, and migration, people have disappeared, most often against their will, leaving families, friends, and beloved ones coping with Ambiguous Loss.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies strive to respond efficiently to challenges faced by families, and try, as much as their capacities allow, to provide them with material, psychological or medical assistance.

All this fundamental work is done by people -volunteers or staff- who spend tremendous efforts in bringing answers and providing support. This short course is made for them, so as to give them an understanding of basic notions of what they might encounter: not only the suffering, the expectations, the trauma that victims of Ambiguous Loss bring; but also the joy, the resilience, the hope and the kindness they offer.