Provided by: Blue Cross Pet Loss Support services team - PLS
Blue Cross Pet Loss Support AWARD WINNING In-depth Full Course 2026 - Online
Online
Includes Advanced & High & Intermediate & Introduction skills
Online
Course Type
Duration
8-10 weeks - 32 hours CPD
32
CPD Hours
Specialty
- Bereavement training
- Business Planning
- Client Care
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Consultation Skills
- Customer Service
- Emergency
- Equine
- Human Resources
- Leadership
- Nursing
- Practice Management
- Reception
- Self Development
- Veterinary primary care
Job Role/Target Audience
- Equine Vet
- Manager
- Receptionist
- Student
- Veterinary nurse
- Veterinary surgeon
What you’ll learn
Blue Cross Pet Loss Support AWARD WINNING In-depth Full Course 2026 - Online
Accredited pet Loss support CPD course – award-winning CPD e-learning course - Fully tutor-supported
The importance of supportive and professional end-of-life care is increasingly vital for businesses and staff in terms of client retention, relationships, and crucial team wellbeing. Enhance the care you can offer to bereaved pet owners with this accredited certificate in pet loss support. In this changing world, loss can come in may forms including theft, enforced seperation of death. Being fully prepared to handle all these situations and support fully is crucial.
Taking place over eight weeks, our distance e-learning course is perfect for anyone wishing to gain more knowledge and experience in supporting bereaved pet owners. It is particularly helpful for veterinary teams and those working with owners whose pets are facing rehoming, euthanasia, or have died.
Giving you the skills to support owners and yourself during the difficult bereavement stages, the course covers the following topics in-depth:
- Pet loss experience
- Self-care
- Emotional support skills
- Stages of grief
- Pet euthanasia
- Remembrance and rituals
- Grief in surviving pets
- The loss of assistance animals
Certified by CPD, the course requires a minimum of three to four hours of study per week and counts towards 32 hours of Continual Professional Development.
Please be aware that this is not a counselling qualification. For more specific needs, we can also work with you to provide bespoke face-to-face training across the UK.
Please view this short 5 min video on the benefit our training has on vet teams.
https://vimeo.com/387644864