A Crash Course in Grief Recovery

For Small Group Facilitators and Anyone Struggling with Grief

Grief Recovery Programs For Business & Industry: Combine Deming's "team", (or support group) approach with grief re- covery principles and you have an unbeatable organization. Churches: Christ centered programs for youth leaders, home groups, Bible studies, widows, people suffering with health issues, divorce, relational problems, miscarriage, death of a sibling, parent, friend, child, or anything grief related. Beauty shops: dealing with grief on a daily basis. Untapped public relations opportunities. Nursing Homes: Help staff deal with constant grief. Recovery groups for patients and families. They're grieving too. Life appreciation moments for deceased patients. Funeral Homes: Grief recovery resource center. Wave of the future or giant Tsunami? Support groups for people setting up mortuary trusts and pre-arrangements. They're grieving. How to Organize and facilitate widowed person's social groups. P/R opportunities. Taking grief recovery programs to your community. . Grief recovery support groups. The most effective P/R program ever! Veterans groups: support for readjusting to civilian and family life. New VA programs. Police and fire departments: A closer bond within units. Solid recovery. Youth leaders: coaches, Scout troops, Civil Air Patrol, military reserve units. Christian and home schools: behavioral problems could be grief related. Grief recovery support groups for teachers. Teacher facilitated groups for students. Meaningful Life Appreciation Service : following a death in school, group or workplace. For anyone struggling with grief: "Why did God take my loved one?" "Can I communicate with the dead?" "I'm mad at God!" "How do I deal with unfor- giveness, woundedness. anger, guilt and fear?" . For a child:" Will I see my pet that died, in heaven?" "Will it come back as another animal?" " How can my pet be in heaven with God and be buried out back under the lilac bush at the same time? Veterinarians: Helping owners deal with the death of their pet. Organizing and facilitating short term support groups for grieving pet owners. Other great P/R programs. including answers for kids dealing with death for the first time.