ABSTRACT

The second edition of Helping Teens Work Through Grief provides a more complete and updated manual for facilitators of teen grief groups. It includes additional background information about developmental aspects of teens, the process of grief, aspects of trauma and its effects on teens, the value of a group, determining the group-appropriateness of particular teens, and parental involvement. The many details involved with beginning a group - publicity, interviews, registration, structure, closure, evaluation, and follow-up - are listed.

part |2 pages

Part A Understanding Grieving Teens and How to Support Them

chapter 1|8 pages

Teens and the Grieving Process

chapter 2|4 pages

When Teens Experience Trauma

chapter 3|8 pages

Social Support

part |2 pages

Part B The Teen Grief Group

chapter 5|8 pages

Initiating and Organizing a Grief Group

chapter 6|8 pages

Group Design

part |2 pages

Part C Specific Structured Activities

chapter 7|8 pages

Helping Teens Connect

chapter 8|10 pages

Teens Caring for Themselves

chapter 9|6 pages

Creating a Journal

chapter 10|10 pages

Learning About Grief

chapter 11|14 pages

Moving Through the Pain

chapter 13|10 pages

Moving On and Beyond: The Search for Meaning

chapter |2 pages

Appendix A: Signs of Complicated Grief

chapter |2 pages

Appendix C: Feelings of Grief

chapter |4 pages

Appendix E: Crazy Grief (Teen Copy)

chapter |2 pages

Appendix I: Affirmations

part |2 pages

Part D Resource Material

chapter |6 pages

Books

chapter |2 pages

Videos

chapter |2 pages

Poster

chapter |2 pages

Media Services and Clearinghouses

chapter |6 pages

Organizations

chapter |2 pages

Additional Websites

chapter |4 pages

References

chapter |2 pages

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