RTS educational opportunities are available in a variety of virtual formats for a range of professionals. Courses cover core competency training, bereavement coordinator certification, foundational bereavement topics, and diverse and emerging trends and topics. Choose the course that's right for you.
Bereavement education for healthcare professionals
Research shows that caring for dying patients and their families is the most anxiety-producing situation for healthcare professionals. Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) can help. More than 95% of survey participants found our training increased their comfort level surrounding bereavement care.
RTS training enhances knowledge, skills, and comfort levels when caring for grieving patients and families across the lifespan. More than 65,000 nurses, chaplains, physicians, social workers, and other caregivers have benefitted from our evidence- and relationship-based bereavement education program since 1981.
RTS 45th Anniversary Perinatal Bereavement Conference
In honor of our 45th anniversary, join us for a multi-session perinatal bereavement conference featuring RTS co-founder Dr. Rana Limbo along with many of our outstanding National Faculty. Deep dive into emerging topics and discussions that impact standards of care. Hear how one bereaved mother turned her story of loss into a powerhouse foundation that is changing care standards in an entire country. Join in a 90-minute expert panel discussion where speakers will answer timely questions about best practice.
Early bird pricing available through September 15.
Format:
Special 1-day live, virtual event
Date: October 22, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time
Topics:
- Guided participation in clinical practice
- Traumatic childbirth
- Genetic counselor interface with perinatal loss families
- Effects of the Dobbs decision on perinatal loss care
- Improving perinatal loss care standards in Colombia
- Ritual in practice
Speakers:
- Laura Birkeland, MS, CGC
- Lori Ives-Baine, MN, BScN, RN, CPB, CWT, TIP
- Rana Limbo, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Darryl Owens, MDiv, BCC, CT, CPLC
- Deb Rich, PhD, LP, PMH-C
- Laura Sanint, RTSCBC, Baby Bear Foundation
- Marie Walter, MS, RN
- Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC
RTS Core Courses
Our three "core courses" are perinatal death, neonatal and pediatric death, and adult death. Once you have completed an RTS core course, you are eligible to become certified as an RTS bereavement coordinator.
RTS Bereavement Training: Perinatal Death
This RTS core course focuses on caring for families experiencing miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, life-limiting diagnosis, stillbirth, and newborn death. Topics include grief and bereavement; unique aspects of supporting parents, loved ones, and friends grieving perinatal loss; perinatal mental health; follow-up; self-care; and more.
Continuing education credits are available for nurses.
Format:
Live, virtual public course:
Complete the course live over 2 days with healthcare professionals across the country. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Individual rates and small group discounts are available.
COURSE DATES
- August 31-September 1, 2026
- December 7-8, 2026
- March 16-17, 2027
- June 22-23, 2027
- September 28-29, 2027
- December 7-8, 2027
Live, virtual private course for organizations:
Complete the course live over 2 days alongside colleagues. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Available to organizations wanting to educate 30 or more professionals at the same time at a discounted rate.
Self-directed course:
Complete the course in 12 hours on your own schedule, at your own pace. Benefit from time-tested RTS evidence-based content in a highly interactive modular learning environment. Individual rates and group discounts are available. Organizations can license and host RTS self-directed courses on their internal learning platforms.
Audience:
Professionals who routinely interact with, provide care for, and support pregnant persons and their loved ones when a baby dies
- Chaplains
- Child life specialists
- Doulas
- Genetic counselors
- Midwives
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Social workers
- Ultrasonographers
RTS Bereavement Training: Neonatal and Pediatric Death
This RTS core course focuses on supporting families experiencing neonatal or pediatric death. Topics include newborn death, caring for children who will die and their families, bereaved children and teens, self-care, follow-up, and more.
Format:
Live, virtual public course:
Complete the course live over 2 days with healthcare professionals across the country. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Individual rates and small group discounts are available. Continuing education credits are available for nurses who complete the live training.
COURSE DATES
- July 31-August 3, 2026
- February 23-24, 2027
Live, virtual private course for organizations:
Complete the course live over 2 days alongside colleagues. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Available to organizations wanting to educate 30 or more professionals at the same time at a discounted rate. Continuing education credits are available for nurses who complete the live training.
Self-directed course:
Complete the course in 11 hours on your own schedule, at your own pace. Benefit from time-tested RTS evidence-based content in a highly interactive modular learning environment. Individual rates and group discounts are available. Organizations can license and host RTS self-directed courses on their internal learning platforms.
Audience:
Professionals who routinely interact with, provide care for, and support grieving families when a child dies
- Behavioral health personnel
- Chaplains
- Child life specialists
- Emergency medical services personnel
- Genetic counselors
- Interpreters
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Social workers
RTS Bereavement Training: Adult Death
This RTS core course focuses on supporting families experiencing adult death. Topics include end-of-life care, traumatic death and stigma, grief and families, making meaning, self-care, and follow-up.
Format:
Live, virtual public course:
Complete the course live over 2 days with healthcare professionals across the country. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Individual rates and small group discounts are available.
COURSE DATES
- August 23-24, 2027
Live, virtual private course for organizations:
Complete the course live over 2 days alongside colleagues. Benefit from interactive discussions, shared learning experiences, and expert instruction delivered by RTS National Faculty. Available to organizations wanting to educate 30 or more professionals at the same time at a discounted rate.
Self-directed course:
Complete the course in 11 hours on your own schedule, at your own pace in a highly interactive modular learning environment. Benefit from time-tested RTS evidence-based content in a highly interactive modular learning environment. Individual rates and group discounts are available. Organizations can license and host RTS self-directed courses on their internal learning platforms.
Audience:
Professionals who routinely interact with, provide care for, and support those grieving the death of a loved one
- Care coordinators
- Chaplains
- Ethicists
- Genetic counselors
- Interpreter services personnel
- Long-term care administrators
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Social workers
If you recognize the value of the RTS evidence-based approach to standardized bereavement care and plan to lead that work within your organization, this 1-day certification course is for you. Meet, connect, and learn from healthcare professionals across the country and around the world. Topics include components of a sustainable bereavement care model, change models and theory, education and training, and organizational culture. As an RTS Certified Bereavement Coordinator (RTSCBC), you’ll receive access to professional groups, tailored consultations, program resources, a professional credential, and other support. Continuing education credits are available for nurses.
FORMAT:
Live, virtual 1-day course
COURSE DATES:
- September 23, 2026
- December 9, 2026
- March 18, 2027
- June 24, 2027
- September 30, 2027
- December 9, 2027
AUDIENCE:
RTS-trained professionals* who recognize the value of the RTS-approach to standardized bereavement care and plan to implement it in their own organizations.
*Individuals who have completed one or more RTS core course(s) (i.e., perinatal death, neonatal and pediatric death, adult death).
When a baby is found to have a potentially life-threatening health condition before or just after birth, encounters, interactions, and exchanges with providers can have a significant effect on a family’s grief journey. One family, whose son Adam died of Trisomy 13, set about ensuring his story would make a difference. They focused their efforts on professionals caring for families whose baby is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition—especially those entering the field of genetic counseling. Through their efforts and in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, RTS offers this learner-directed module. Topics include relationship-based bereavement theories and concepts, types of perinatal loss, end-of-life decision-making, meaning-making, and more. A follow-up discussion guide for groups is included.
Format:
3-hour self-directed course
Audience:
Genetic counseling students
General Grief Training
This module is designed to provide a basic understanding of supporting grieving people. Intended for those working in all areas of the healthcare setting and beyond, the course content is accessible, yet evidence based. Topics include grief and bereavement, interacting with the bereaved, trauma and grief, making meaning, and self-care. Continuing education credits are available for nurses.
Format:
2-hour self-directed course
Audience:
Professionals and others who, at any level, support those grieving and wish to gain a basic understanding of best practice
- Educators in school settings
- Emergency medical services personnel
- Healthcare personnel in all roles and settings
- Mortuary services personnel
- Organization leaders
- Public health and social services providers
- Volunteers
Available in English and Spanish, this course is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to foundational bereavement topics. Intended for those working in all areas of the healthcare setting and beyond, the course content is accessible, yet evidence based. Topics include communicating with the bereaved, memory-making and ritual, and Guided Participation—a method of teaching and learning.
Format:
2-hour self-directed course
Audience:
Professionals and others who, at any level, support those grieving and wish to gain a basic understanding of best practice
- Educators in school settings
- Emergency medical services personnel
- Healthcare personnel in all roles and settings
- Mortuary services personnel
- Organization leaders
- Public health and social services providers
- Volunteers
We partner with leading bereavement professionals around the world to deliver important and timely bereavement topics to you. These 1-hour presentations address diverse issues and emerging trends.
Format:
Live and on-demand webinars
Audience:
All professionals who interact with, provide care for, and support those grieving the death of a loved one
- Advanced practice providers
- Educators in school settings
- Emergency medical services personnel
- Healthcare personnel in all roles and settings
- Mortuary services personnel
- Nurse educators
- Public health and social services providers
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Licensing Options
Licensing options are available for select courses. Create a package that meets your organization’s needs. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Powerful training. Very educational. It was also done in a beautifully sensitive way for such a difficult topic.