This book is possible through the collaboration of Warren County Philanthropic Partnership, Indianola Public Library and Hospice of Central Iowa. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
You don't know till you ask : jumping to conclusions, speaking to children -- The weeping willow : children dealing with impending death -- Who will go to Torah with me? : security following parental death -- The black place : talking about fears -- The tree : it is normal to grow after trauma -- Give me permission to die : talking openly about death -- The silent stage : encouraging the bereaved to express themselves -- Where is safe? : repercussions of sibling death -- Deciding to live : important decisions need conscious thought -- Who's next? : taking children to funerals : when, what age, how -- The worst death : the difference between losing a parent and losing a child -- The last to know : the individual's right to know -- What is freedom? : the unique perspective of the individual -- The mailman : learn and pass the knowledge on -- I want attention : classroom intervention after suicide -- You cannot prepare : rehearsal for grief/romanticizing death -- I can't tell you : getting someone to tell you something -- Letting go : taking chances with communication -- What is the gain? : cost versus benefit -- Body language : the clarity of affective communication -- Harps in heaven, accordions in hell : changing perceptions -- Waiting to die : the timing of death -- Where did you get my number? : identifying the bereaved -- Better to remember him as he was : who should be part of the mourning rituals? -- Waiting for Elijah : normal grief responses -- What not to say : how to act around grievers -- What is yours, what is not : empathy, boundaries, identification -- Laugh and the world laughs... : when you are dying, you are still alive -- The minefield : normal grief -- I want to finish his life for him : identification of bereaved siblings with the deceased.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.