Archives: October 2008

S.T.A.R.S…grief support for children and adolescents

October 22, 2008

Now that we have completed NEOEA day training for schools, we are instilling new energy in our S.T.A.R.S support groups for children. S.T.A.R.S (Supporting Tears, Anger, Remembrance and Sadness) if offered both in the schools and the in community. For our six-week community S.T.A.R.S, while the children are meeting, there is an adult support group [...]

Busy, busy, busy…

October 14, 2008

The autumn has been extremely busy in the bereavement center. We have been planning and completing numerous presentations for the Greater Cleveland community. Our Walking Through Grief: a bereavement certificate program has proven to be highly successful. We will offer Level II in the winter. Participants have been singing praises of the courses and the [...]

Pet Grief

October 7, 2008

The love relationship between a child and pet has many qualities. Children and teens enjoy their pets: they take charge of them, hold, feed, clean up after, and claim their pet as their own. A dog becomes a tireless playmate eager to chase and wrestle. A usually grouchy teen can find comfort in a purring/petting [...]