Grief Encounter Workbook [Spiral-bound]

When I received a copy of the Grief Encounter workbook, I wept tears of joy and relief that someone understood what it felt like to lose someone. --Kevin Wells (Holly Wells' dad) from Soham

A rare combination: an expert in the field who cares deeply about children and whose personal journey provides the foundation on which the book is built. --Project manager, Place 2 Be

I have spent a lot of money on other books but this is the best- an invaluable book! --A healthworker

A workbook to encourage conversations with children, young people and adults about death.

We have been overwhelmed by the response to this publication and already reprinting. It has touched the hearts of many and proving an invaluable tool in helping people on their sad and lonely journey of grief.

Following a bereavement,it is often thought that children are OK when they are not. They may harbour deep anxieties which need to be acknowledged.
In this book, I have aimed to help people overcome these fears about death talk and relieve some of their emotional pain.
There are many ideas in the book about helping to have conversations; to put words to silence.
In addition, to help young people become more emotionally literate.
Grieving is long term work and children,young people and adults may need permission to grieve.

Above all, to lessen some of the isolation of grief in a fun and honest way.

Cant seem to find on pdfs-can I send a hard copy?

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Shelley Gilbert (B.A.Hons, PGDPM, PGDC, MBACP) is an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and of the Childhood Bereavement Network. She is married with 4 children and is herself a bereaved child - both her parents died when she was very young.

Shelley has over sixteen years' experience with a Bereavement Counselling Service where she has worked with young people as a counsellor, trained others and initiated schemes with young people.

She worked as a counsellor for Place2 Be at a primary school in Brent with children who have emotional difficulties.

She also runs her own private practice, seeing children of all ages mainly with issues following bereavement. She decided it was time to pass on some of her experience to others and has written a book called "Grief Encounter".

She is Director of The Grief Encounter Project - a charity set up to create and to improve resources for bereaved children and their families.

She has been invited by many organisations to talk about her work with bereaved young people and has received awards for her counselling initiatives.

The aim of this book is to encourage conversations between adults and bereaved children. Most parents want their children to be healthy, happy and eventually self sufficient. Bereavement can change all this.
What usually happens is that we try and get on with it, without troubling others. Words are difficult to find and feelings difficult to express.
Grief encounter aims to dispel the myths about grieving.No-one can bring the dead person back, but we can change the way we think. It is vital to set good grief patterns as we will revert to these all our lives. No-one can wave a magic wand, but we can share the journey.
Life will never be the same.Its different and that's OK.