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I specialize in loss, grief, suicide, homicide, accidental death, hospice related deaths and elderly issues.
Being in the field of mental health for 30 years I have dealt with a diverse population that includes children in foster homes, mentally and physically disabled children and adults, AIDS patients, eating disorders, the terminally ill and chemical/alcohol dependency.
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Q1: What do grief therapists and support groups provide?
Q2: What are the goals of grief counseling?
Q3: When is professional intervention needed?
Q1: What do grief therapists and support groups provide?
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- Information about the grieving process
- Nonjudgmental support
- They encourage and validate feelings and thoughts
- They reinforce positive change and help people heal
- They suggest coping techniques
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Q2: What are the goals of grief counseling?
A:
- To help the grieving person complete any unfinished business with
the deceased and say goodbye to the deceased
- To help the grieving person identify feelings and express emotions
- To help the grieving person adjust to the loss
- To help the grieving person talk about the loss
- To help the grieving person adjust to living without the deceased
and reinvest energy back into life
- To help provide time to grieve and help the person get through that
time
- To educate the grieving person about "normal" grief behavior vs. "abnormal"
grief behavior and keep that person within reality
- To provide continuing support
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Q3: When is professional intervention needed?
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- When the grieving person shows symptoms of dysfunction, drug and alcohol
abuse, depression, and suicidal tendencies
- Unrealistic expectations that the deceased will return to life
- Behavior that affects the grieving person's ability to work, handle
everyday tasks, or take care of themselves
- Intense social withdrawal
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