The Moving Grief online course is now available in English, Finnish, Spanish, and Greek. Free and open to everyone, it offers practical ways to recognize migratory grief and support young people experiencing it.
What is it like to build a new life while missing the one you left behind?
Migration can bring opportunities and new beginnings. It can also mean losing everyday contact with familiar people, places, languages, and ways of life. A person may miss their role in their community, the ease of speaking their own language, or the feeling of belonging without having to explain themselves.
These experiences are part of what we call migratory grief. They can exist alongside relief, hope, and excitement about a new life, and may be difficult to recognize or put into words.
The Moving Grief online course helps learners understand these experiences and explore how to respond with care in everyday situations.
What will you learn?
The course connects an understanding of grief with practical skills for supporting others. Through five modules, you’ll learn to:
Recognize migratory grief and how it can show up in a young person’s everyday life.
Understand loss, identity, and belonging, including how different experiences and circumstances shape the way people grieve.
Practice listening and supportive conversations, acknowledging emotions without rushing to give advice or find a solution.
Recognize your own limits, care for yourself when supporting others, and understand when additional support may be needed.
The aim is to help learners feel more prepared to notice grief, talk about it, and accompany someone through it.
Learn at your own pace
The course brings together videos, real experiences, reflection questions, and practical activities. Learners are invited to connect the content with their own experiences and consider how they could apply it in their work.
It is designed especially for youth workers and people supporting young people with migrant backgrounds. No previous knowledge of migratory grief is needed, and anyone interested in the topic is welcome.
All five modules are available in English, Finnish, Spanish, and Greek, and you can work through them at your own pace.
Developed through shared learning
The course was developed through the Erasmus+ Moving Grief project, coordinated by Taida with partners in Finland, Spain, and Greece, and with grief expert Camilo Russi.
Youth workers’ perspectives helped shape the learning experience. During the project’s immersive training in Cantabria in October 2026, participants explored the approaches through practice, tested activities, and shared feedback to support the course’s development.
The result brings together learning design, expertise in grief, and the experiences of people working with young migrants.
Start the course
Whether you regularly support young migrants or are beginning to explore the topic, Moving Grief offers a place to learn, reflect, and develop your practice.
Explore the free Moving Grief online course
Moving Grief is co-funded by the European Union.
