The Understanding Your Suicide Grief Support Group Guide: Meeting Plans for Facilitators (Understanding Your Grief)

For anyone who has experienced the suicide of a loved one, coworker, neighbor, or acquaintance and is seeking information about coping with such a profound loss, this compassionate guide explores the unique responses inherent to their grief. Using the metaphor of the wilderness, the book introduces 10 touchstones to assist the survivor in this naturally complicated and particularly painful journey. The touchstones include opening to the presence of loss, embracing the uniqueness of grief, understanding the six needs of mourning, reaching out for help, and seeking reconciliation over resolution. Learning to identify and rely on each of these touchstones will bring about hope and healing. Including 12 meeting plans that interface with the main text and companion journal, this organizational guide deftly combines grief education with compassionate support for those who want to facilitate an effective suicide grief support group. For anyone who has experienced the suicide of a loved one, coworker, neighbor, or acquaintance and is seeking information about coping with such a profound loss, this compassionate guide explores the unique responses inherent to their grief. Using the metaphor of the wilderness, the book introduces 10 touchstones to assist the survivor in this naturally complicated and particularly painful journey. The touchstones include opening to the presence of loss, embracing the uniqueness of grief, understanding the six needs of mourning, reaching out for help, and seeking reconciliation over resolution. Learning to identify and rely on each of these touchstones will bring about hope and healing. Including 12 meeting plans that interface with the main text and companion journal, this organizational guide deftly combines grief education with compassionate support for those who want to facilitate an effective suicide grief support group. Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Session One......Page 14 Session Two......Page 18 Session Three......Page 20 Session Four......Page 22 Session Five......Page 24 Session Six......Page 26 Session Seven......Page 28 Session Eight......Page 30 Session Nine......Page 32 Session Ten......Page 34 Session Eleven......Page 36 Session Twelve......Page 38 Appendix A......Page 40 Appendix B......Page 46 A Final Word......Page 54 Sample Support Group Completion Certificate......Page 55 Suicide Support Group Leader Self-Evaluation Form......Page 56 Support Group Member Evaluation Form......Page 59 Back......Page 66 Offers information about coping for those who have experienced the suicide of a loved one, co-worker, neighbour, or acquaintance. This guide explores the unique responses inherent to their grief. Using the metaphor of the wilderness, it introduces 10 touchstones to assist the survivor in this naturally complicated and particularly painful journey