Archives: July 2010

Supporting the grieving adolescent

July 20, 2010

Understanding adolescents can be a challenge and supporting grieving adolescents can be difficult. The feelings of grief may be intense and changeable. A grieving adolescent may be fearful of these feelings. It is common for a grieving adolescent to experience a certain amount of decreased ability to motivate themselves or concentrate for long periods of [...]

Caregiving and Grief

July 16, 2010

Here is a moving article by one of the bereavement center’s grief counselors. The Loneliness of the Longtime CaregiverCarol Dikovitsky, SND, PCC, ATR-BC Dorothy was glad that her parents had lived such long lives. They had supported her through the most memorable and difficult times of her life. They celebrated her achievements and helped to [...]

Grief and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

July 6, 2010

Here is an informative piece written by our grief counselor, Robert Ballantine, MSW, DCC, D.MIN.,LISW. The impact of grief is very real for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Unfortunately, not much attention has been given to the bereavement needs of these individuals or other people with special needs. Knowledge about ways to assist them [...]