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Cruse Scotland Training Newsletter – July 2026
Learning & Development
Understanding Grief and Neurodiversity
Grief is experienced differently by everyone, and for neurodivergent people, including those with autism and ADHD, those experiences and expressions of grief may not always align with neurotypical expectations.
Our Grief and Neurodiversity training draws on the insights of people with lived experience to explore these differences and provide practical strategies for offering more inclusive, compassionate, and effective support.
Whether you’re looking to strengthen your therapeutic practice or broaden your understanding of grief, this course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to support neurodivergent individuals with greater understanding and empathy.
Join us for our next Grief and Neurodiversity training session on Friday 4 September. To book, please click here.Individual places are available via our training calendar but as with all our training courses, this topic can be delivered to a workplace group on site, or online at a date and time to suit.
Grief and Neurodiversity – Group bookings Grief and Neurodiversity Training Feedback
Further training topics available include:
Vicarious Trauma
17 Aug
Supporting and caring for others’ needs on a regular basis can come at an emotional cost to the supporter.
This can create a high-risk environment for compassion fatigue and burnout. How can we combat this and keep ourselves, those we manage, and people we support, safe?
Pouring From an Empty Cup
19 Aug, 28 Sept
A safe and supportive resourcing session for staff in any role, where exposure to others’ distress, grief, and trauma can be present through working roles.
This training seeks to raise awareness and understanding of grief and trauma.
Grief in Older Age
24 Aug, 30 Sept
This interactive session explores how grief uniquely affects older adults, drawing on examples of lived experience to illuminate the often unseen emotional weight carried in later life.
It’s Not Fair
27 Aug
A training course designed to help educators, youth workers and childcare professionals develop skills and confidence in supporting bereaved children and young people.Book a spot »About Cruse Scotland
At some stage in our lives, we all experience bereavement, whether it’s the death of a parent, a relative, a friend, a colleague or a child. The experience often means that our lives will never be the same again.We offer vital bereavement support regardless of age, the relationship to the deceased or how recent or long ago the death occurred.
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Volunteering – Guide Dogs
Puppy Raiser
Welcome a guide dog puppy into your home for around 12-14 months and help it develop the confidence, social skills and behaviours needed for its future role. This includes introducing the puppy to a variety of everyday environments and experiences, such as shops, cafés, public transport and community settings, while providing a loving and supportive home.Puppy Raising Split Role
This role has been designed to make puppy raising more flexible for those who cannot commit to the full 12-14 month Puppy Raiser journey. Volunteers can support a puppy for approximately six months, either during the early stages of development from around 8-12 weeks to 6 months old, or during the later stages from around 6 months through to 12-14 months old. By sharing the puppy’s journey, volunteers still play a vital role in preparing a future guide dog. Find out more about Puppy Raising here:
www.guidedogs.org.uk/puppyraisingRespite Fosterer
Provide a temporary home for dogs awaiting rehoming through Guide Dogs. Respite Fosterers offer stability, companionship, exercise and routine while dogs wait to be matched with their permanent home. The skills developed through a policing career can make retired officers particularly well suited to supporting dogs through this important transition period.Full training, ongoing support and all dog-related expenses are provided for these roles.
I’d be grateful if you could share these opportunities with your members. If anyone would like more information, they are very welcome to get in touch with me directly.
Allison Wines
Local Volunteer Attraction Coordinator
Forfar, East Scotland & Edinburgh
Pronouns: She/Her
Phone No.01307 740 087
Mobile 07443 187728
Email Allison.Wines@guidedogs.org.uk
Want to become a life changer?
https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/volunteer
05/08/2026
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