Innovations in End-of-Life Care
an international journal of leaders in end-of-life care
CHILD/ADOLESCENT GRIEF DISCUSSIONS
Session/Topic & Partial Instructions
© 1996 Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University.
Published here with permission.
| Session | Topic | Partial Instructions/exercise | |
1 |
Story of Parent's Death | Please tell the group about your parent's death; how and when he or she died and how you found out about it. | |
2 |
Hiding feelings | People often have painful feelings after the death, sometimes people try to hide these feelings. Write down one feeling kids sometimes might hide after the death of a parent and put it under this black cloth. | |
3 |
Angry Feelings | When I think about the death of my parent I sometimes feel angry because ... | |
4 |
Sadness | The times when I feel most sad about my parent's death are ... | |
5 |
Guilt Feelings | One thing I feel sorry about or guilty about since my parent died is ... | |
6 |
Personal Memento | Bring in a meaningful personal memento that reminds you of your parent or loved one who died and share it with the group. | |
7 |
Feelings of Fear and Insecurity | One bad thing that I worry might happen to me or my family is ... | |
8 |
Unusual Experiences | One thing that happens to me that I wonder about is ... | |
9 |
Challenge of the New Normal | My family
has changed since my parent died ... One thing I like about what we do now is ... One thing I don't like about what we do now is ... |
|
10 |
Ways of Remembering your Parent | One thing I do to remember my parent is ... | |
11 |
Recognizing Accomplishments | These accomplishments are due to your effort. Your are the one who did it and I'd like you to talk about how you. ve changed, while in the program. | |
12 |
Closure: Sharing the Unspoken | What is something that you wish you could have told your loved one who died, but did not get a chance to say? | |
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