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Peer reviewedWheeler, Inese – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1994
Volunteers (n=203) obtained through Compassionate Friends newsletters completed questionnaires consisting of Purpose in Life Test, Grief Experience Inventory, and questions on meaning. Findings indicated that lower purpose in life for bereaved parents was related to less time since death, loss by suicide, loss of only child, and loss of more than…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Grief, Parents
Peer reviewedKlass, Dennis; Shinners, Beth – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1982
Describes the role of the counselor in self-help groups for the bereaved. Based on experience with the Compassionate Friends, a group of bereaved parents, the counselors' most useful role appears to be that of an intermediary, resource person, and facilitator of group processes and organization. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Coping, Counselor Role, Death, Grief
Download full textWilkerson, Sharen E., Ed. – 1985
This document is a guide for the establishment and maintenance of parent support groups. It is a result of a conference on building parent support groups sponsored by the Colorado State Department of Social Services which brought together professionals and parents. The suggested audiences are people interested in forming similar groups; non-profit…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Fund Raising
PDF pending restorationYoakum, Katie S., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J. – 1986
This directory contains information about 214 organizations that offer support, information, and other services to parents of seriously emotionally handicapped children and adolescents in the United States. The directory listings were compiled from information obtained through a 1985-86 survey of parent organizations conducted by the Families as…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Emotional Disturbances, Information Services, Parent Associations
