Caring for the Bereaved
The bereaved are any individuals who have suffered the death of a loved one. This TOPICS AROUND GRIEF discussion workshop is unusual in that it is not just open to members, it is also open to any family members or friends or anyone you know who might be interested to find out more about being supportive towards bereaved people like us. The workshop will look at current thinking and practical ideas regarding how to support the bereaved.
‘There is no “one size fits all” in coping with grief.’
In this workshop, we will discuss the many varied strategies we have used in the years since our children’s and siblings’ deaths to cope with the enormity of their loss. What practical activities or insights have given us a renewed sense of purpose or consolation?
Grief has a random nature. It is not sequential or linear – it is highly individual.
Grief can be likened to many things. Metaphors can be a good way to try to depict what the changing grief experience is like for each of us, and so we will use metaphor in this session to gain further insight into our grief journeys.
This session will be facilitated by Su-Rose McIntyre, counsellor and author of “The Grief Kaleidoscope: Metaphors for Grief” (Morning Star Publishing).
What are the various forms of creativity that come from grief?
In this session, we will explore the role of creativity in living with grief, and the places from which creativity can emerge.
We will also explore the “felt sense”, a special kind of internal bodily awareness.
This session will be facilitated by Greg Roberts and Jeanette Roberts. Greg is a social worker, counsellor & educator. Jeanette is a sociologist, writer/editor and teacher. She has written the books “Journey Through The Abyss” and “Art of Healing the Self”.
This discussion workshop – the fourth in the “Topics Around Grief” program will be facilitated by a bereaved parent, JAN McNESS, and a bereaved sibling, ANDREW McNESS.
Jan and Andrew will draw upon their own bereavement experiences to open group discussion on where parent and sibling grief are similar, where parental grief and sibling grief are unique from one another, and how parents and siblings can support one another.
In this facilitated group discussion workshop, we will explore a range of issues surrounding spirituality and bereavement.
It’s a great opportunity to broaden our understandings and insight on the subject matter, and find some comfort in our increased understandings, too.