Helping teens work through grief
By: Mary Kelly Perschy.
Publisher: Accelerated Development
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Grief in adolescence.; Bereavement in adolescence.; Teenagers -- Counseling of.; Grief therapy.
Description: This book is a valuable guide to help adults connect with grieving teens. The reader will find background information, along with many specific activities to help teens reflect upon and talk about their particular concerns. There are also ideas for creating a balance as the teen adjusts to the many changes brought by the loss of someone close. Issues of grief are introduced through drawing, molding clay, painting, movement, writing, listening to music, as well as talking in pairs and as a group.

This wide variety of activities allows the adult to choose whatever activities are most appropriate for a particular group.

This resource provides busy teachers, counselors, psychologists, hospice personnel, and religious youth workers with the necessary information to work with teens in a group setting or support an individual teen touched by grief. In a less formal setting, this book could serve as a guide for a concerned neighbor or family member who already has a rapport with a grieving teen on the healing journey toward wholeness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.