WHAT ARE SUPPORT GROUPS SUPPORTING ?
For
Those who are already facilitators of support groups (a refresher)
And
Those who want to be facilitators of support groups (some principles)
And
Those who want to know how to establish a support group
(guidelines to consider)
Every person in a support group
starts from a point of personal loss.
While there will be differences
in the nature and functioning
of support groups,
loss is a common theme
that affects them all.
It may be through the loss
of a job, ill health, the disruption of a relationship, the death of a loved one or the loss of the planned future as partners care for their sick loved ones.
But the shared experience
as the result of the loss is
Grief
The issue, and the focus of this workshop, then becomes
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· Are the common losses and grief being acknowledged in the group?
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· How can this be done in a sensitive and positive way?
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· How to ensure the group is supporting healthy adjustment and grieving, rather than supporting people to stay in their grief?
Come and spend half a day to explore the answers to these questions with
PIERS HEANEY
Grief Specialist, Adult Educator, Clinical Supervisor
Mornington Presbyterian Community Church
Maryhill Terrace
Mornington
Wed 30thAugust 2018
1.00—4.30 pm
$55 per person
For more information and registration details
Contact Piers: 021 45 35 32 / heaneyp@clear.net.nz
Or view his website: griefspecialist.wixsite.com/meetpiers
Minimum to run 10 - max. 20