Writing in Bereavement
A Creative Handbook
Jane Moss
Part of the Writing for Therapy or Personal Development series
Paperback: £19.99 / $32.95
2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 264pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-212-2, BIC 2: MQTC
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Writing in Bereavement is a practical creative handbook that will assist counsellors, volunteers and others in their work with bereaved adults. Writing is a powerful outlet for the emotions that accompany grief and it is therefore a valuable therapeutic tool to help those who are bereaved communicate their experiences and adjust to life after their loss.
Jane Moss provides imaginative creative writing exercises for groups and individuals, using a variety of genres and literary forms and techniques. She offers advice on how to plan and run successful workshops with the bereaved, and how to evaluate their effectiveness. Using the techniques in this book, counsellors can help grieving individuals find a voice to cope with profound changes in their life, complete unfinished conversations, write for remembrance, use creativity as a respite from sadness, and finally begin to move forward from grief and imagine the future.
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Bereavement support groups and creative writing – a conversation between Dodie Graves and Jane Moss
16 July 2012
In this conversation, bereavement service co-ordinator Dodie Graves and creative writing tutor/bereavement group leader Jane Moss talk about their experiences of facilitating bereavement groups and some of the creative techniques that can help people express themselves. Dodie: My experience of groups goes way back to being a participant during my seminary days, when we had...
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