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Peer reviewedKlass, Dennis – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1985
Describes the Compassionate Friends self-help group as an effective intervention in the severe bereavement after the death of a child. The decision to attend the group, to affiliate, to transform oneself into a helper within the group form the framework of the description. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Coping, Death
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
