Helping Teens Work Through Grief

The second edition of Helping Teens Work Through Griefprovides 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.

Author: Mary Kelly Perschy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/11/2004
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.40w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780415946964

About the Author

Mary Kelly Perschy, M.S. has been involved with grieving teens since 1984 when there was little information readily available about teen grief. In her varied career, Perschy has served as an administrator (of Bereavement Services at Hospice of Howard County), trainer, counselor and facilitator of grief groups at hospices and schools in the Baltimore metropolitan area.