9/23/19
Laura- thank you so much for your care for your friend and her friends/family. I would like to recommend resources available through the Grief Recovery Institute. Their website is www:griefrecoverymethod.com. Two of their books would be good resources - the Grief Recovery Handbook - for those who are grieving this loss. And When Children Grieve - a book for ADULTS - to help children deal better with loss and grief... this family may have other children in their midst who will be grieving the loss of their friend as well. Also on the website they can find someone to guide them through the GR program - perhaps not in person in Guana - but there are Advance Trained speciaists who are permitted to work the program with grievers in 7 online sessions. You'll see on the website how to "Find Support" and can look for in person specialists anywhere - and also the online folks. There is also a group of Advance Trained specialists who are permitted to do the program in a 2-day format - not ideal but sometimes the only option available - or when the trauma is so significant that a more immediate processing seems appropriate. And finally, you might search the blogs to see if any of those would be helpful in this situation. The Grief Recovery Method has recently (earlier in 2019) to be an evidence based program shown to significantly improve persons' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors surrounding their grief. Information about the study can also be found on the website. If you have questions about the program or the Institute, please don't hesitate to contact me - lhall@griefrecoverymethod.com. I hope your friends find the support they seek.... and again, thank YOU for helping them do that. Lois