Oxford Diploma: Death, Grief, Healing in Depth : ACCREDITED

60-second summary

A substantial and continually developing course on death, grief and healing, designed for learners who want more than a brief introduction.

With case studies, meditations, workbooks, journals, practical guidance, regular Educational Announcements, a very active Q/A  and workplace-relevant material, this is a course you can buy once, keep for life and return to whenever needed.

Ideal for personal reflection, professional development and long-term understanding.

Full description

A substantial course on death, grief and healing

This is not a brief introductory course to watch once and forget. It is a substantial and continually developing course on death, grief, bereavement and healing, created for learners who want depth, reflection and long-term value.

If you are looking for a course you can buy once, keep for life and return to over time, this course is designed with that in mind.

It includes extensive teaching, case studies, meditations, journals, workbook materials and additional resources, with new material added over time. This makes it suitable not only for immediate learning, but also as a lasting reference and reflection resource.

Why learners choose this course

Grief is not a subject most people explore only once. It often returns in different forms and raises new questions over time. For that reason, this course is designed not simply as a one-off viewing experience, but as a course you can revisit at different points in life or work.

Learners may return to it for:

• guided teaching

• case studies

• workbook and journal materials

• meditations

• reflective questions

• practical support

• workplace-related insight

• ongoing additions and updates

For many students, the value lies not only in watching the lectures, but in owning a developing body of material they can continue to use.

Personally meaningful and professionally relevant

This course is suitable both for learners with a personal interest in grief and healing and for those working or studying in areas such as:

• leadership

• management

• human resources

• organisational behaviour

• coaching

• education

• the helping professions

A particular strength of the course is that it recognises grief not only as a personal or emotional experience, but also as something that affects communication, relationships, confidence, performance and workplace culture.

This gives the course wider relevance than many grief courses and makes it especially valuable for learners who want to understand grief in both personal and professional contexts.

Workplace and organisational relevance

Grief may affect:

• focus

• energy

• confidence

• motivation

• communication

• decision-making

• attendance

• team relationships

• morale

• boundaries

• psychological safety

• overall performance

It may also affect how managers, colleagues and organisations respond to change, distress, absence and emotional pressure.

These issues are often underexplored in traditional business education. This course helps address that gap by examining grief as both a human experience and a workplace reality.

Topics of particular relevance to business learners:

Added in May 2026, these topics include:

• understanding grief at work

• how loss affects focus, energy and performance

• common myths about grief in professional settings

• what managers should say to a grieving employee

• what managers should avoid saying or doing

• how to support a bereaved colleague respectfully

• grief, communication and team dynamics

• returning to work after bereavement

• managing deadlines and workload during grief

• creating boundaries while grieving at work

• how HR and leaders can build grief-sensitive policies

• psychological safety after loss

• when a team loses a colleague

• leading a team through collective grief

• remote and hybrid support for grieving employees

• cultural differences in grief and mourning

• ambiguous loss and non-death grief in the workplace

• healthy coping strategies during the workday

• recognising when someone needs extra support

• healing, meaning and long-term adjustment after loss

These topics make the course relevant to:

• leadership and management

• workplace communication

• emotional intelligence

• employee wellbeing

• organisational behaviour

• professional ethics

• human resource management

• team dynamics and culture

What is included

This course includes:

• extensive teaching on death, grief and healing

• practical and reflective learning

• workplace-relevant material

• meditations

• case studies

• three detailed workbooks/journals

• a Handbook on Death, Grief and Healing

• numerous additional resources

• continued course development over time

It is designed not only for passive viewing, but for repeated use, reflection and deeper understanding.

Selected topics covered

Topics include:

• death and grief in America

• distress tolerance and grief

• celebration of life service

• death: a religious viewpoint

• grief coaching vs grief counselling

• healthy homework: helping you to deal with grief

• death: helping your parents grieve

• death, grief and healing: come, walk with me

• meditations to help you grieve

• teenagers and grief

• a section in which students evaluate, discuss and share their grief

Ongoing development

Five case studies were added in September :

• grief life coach dealing with teenagers

• grief life coach dealing with the outcome of war

• grief life coach dealing with his or her own grief

• grief life coach: the communication skills needed

• grief life coach: strategies

This continued expansion adds long-term value for learners who want a course that grows over time.

Learner response

An AI summary of 126 reviews highlights the detailed and resource-rich nature of the course, with learners appreciating the thorough instruction, reflective questions and well-structured materials that support self-paced learning and deeper engagement.

Important note

Because of the subject matter, some parts of this course may be emotionally challenging. The material addresses death, grief, bereavement and loss in direct ways, and some learners may find aspects of it distressing.

At the same time, the course is not concerned with death alone. It is equally concerned with grief and healing, and its overall purpose is to support understanding, reflection and movement towards healing.

Meditations are included, along with opportunities for independent reflection and further personal investigation.