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Hi! I'm Becka, the Intake and Administrative Coordinator for AWC. I work from my home office in Toronto, ON

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I have asked this question once before, but suggestion of journaling was not helpful for my client. She is in her mid teens and does not like writing. We have done grief painting and other grief related activities as she has a creative side.My client has had nightmares (for years now) about the sudden passing of her grandmother(this year) and sudden passing of her grandfather (3 years ago,). Her nightmares are currently about her grandmother and are keeping her from sleeping and the night mares are scary. Very vivid and include my client.Recently, she has begun having visual hallucinations that her grandmother is present, in front of her. This does not frighten her, but upsets her.I have suggested EMDR, but I think that might be too much for her right now.Any suggestions at all, even small ones are appreciated,Thank you,MSW, RSW

Hi Becka & everyone...just a quick suggestion that Joshua Black, PhD specializes in grief dreams. You may want to check out Griefdreams.ca to learn more about the topic.

thank you for that!

Above are a copy of Andrea's slides, please feel free to download!

Angel! This looks incredible https://www.griefdreams.ca/ Thanks for sharing. I am excited to listen to his podcast :)

Becka, I can relate to this. My daughter cannot allow herself to cry in front of anyone, and she would hate to be expected to journal. My suggestions would be for her to keep a SHORT gratitude journal/workbook very day, practise self-compassion (however that looks for her), learn & practise some ACT activities (Russ Harris) so that she can feel a bit more in control, make a video/iMovie to honour her grandmother/grandfather, writ a poem/song for them, or make an appointment with a good medium. This has helped my daughter a lot

BRB Jar Activity: https://thegriefcenter.wordpress.com/2014/12/15/brb-be-right-back-grief-activity/

Would writing down feelings/emotions be helpful? I once was asked to do that to reflect on my emotions when I went through a tough time. Would this work for children too?

And hi everyone! I am Jinny from Toronto. First time joining the webinar and thank you for all the great info so far!

KidsGrief Resources: https://kidsgrief.ca/

The Dougy Centre: https://www.dougy.org/

ITATM: https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/store/p162/Adapting_our_Integrative_Trauma_and_Attachment_Treatment_Model_%28ITATM%29_for_online_use_.html

AWC Upcoming Events: https://andreawarnick.com/upcoming-events/

Liana Lowenstein: http://www.lianalowenstein.com/

Wilfrid Laurier also does trainings through their School of Social Work continuing ed

LAURIER Bereavement Course: https://continuingeducation.wlu.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1053697

Kings College Thanatology: https://www.kings.uwo.ca/academics/thanatology/

Whole Brain Child: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10353369-the-whole-brain-child

Thank you! This is what we have been doing, I just wanted to confirm that we should continue to encourage the stories!

complicated grief

Centre for Prolonged Grief: https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/professionals/complicated-grief-professionals/overview/

Prolonged Grief

yes you are right!... prolonged grief

PESI has some good one’s too

My first ever training on this was back in 1998 ...ugh I'm aging myself but I highly recommend trainings by Dr. Alan Wolfelt www.centerforloss.com

PESI Training: https://www.pesi.com/

Camp Erin: https://hearthousehospice.com/camperin/

The Dinner Party: https://www.thedinnerparty.org/

Thank you for answering questions today. Appreciated.

The Dinner Party is AMAZING!

Camp Widow: https://campwidow.org/

Thank you

Thank you for a great afternoon-and I love the Zoom format

thanks everyone!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!!!

Camp Kerry (Lumara Society): https://lumarasociety.org/ These folks offer bereavement camps to children, families and adults

Thank you!

Thank you Andrea and Becka as well as others for their comments too. Stay safe, healthy and happy, A