Providing Coping Tools through Loss and Adversity, Promoting Monitoring Yourself with Awareness She also trains the professionals who service them.
Eleanor Silverberg is the founder of Jade Self Development Coaching. She is a social worker, dementia/caregiving/grief specialist helping adults cope through loss and adversity applying various methods under the 3-A Coping Framework she developed: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist. Eleanor specializes in providing self-development coaching for family caregivers of adults with progressive chronic illness to help them strengthen resiliency and prevent burnout. She has written 2 books for caregivers: Caregiving with Strength and Keeping It Together: A Self Development Guide for Family Caregivers. She also provides mindfulness as an "assist" strategy in her book "Mindfulness Exercises for Dementia" and in her workshop "Mindfulness Exercises for Everyone"
Services Include
• Individual Coaching Sessions
• Training Workshops in applying the 3-A Framework: Acknowledge,
Assess, Assist® for coping through adversity and loss
• Training Workshops for professionals in applying the 3-A Framework:
Acknowledge, Assess, Assist® for coping through adversity
and loss
• Mindfulness for Everyone Workshops
• Professional Training based on modified mindfulness program
• Speaking engagements
09/13/2025
After decades since my dad's death, with the help of Acknowledge, Assess, Assist, I have made peace with my grief, softening to gratitude and compassion. Over the years after a loss, has your grief taken different forms -- are you acknowledging it?
I don't have to look farther than into my own life to understand how long grief can truly last. Recently, a quiet voice inside me spoke up: “I miss you, Dad.” I heard it—and I responded in my own Acknowledge, Assess, Assist moment.My father passed away 27 years ago, after spending his last fou...
09/09/2025
The words of another client who has benefitted from our counselling and 3-A Coping Framework training - moving forward with the coping skill of monitoring herself with awareness - applying Acknowledge, Assess, Assist.
"I have great appreciation for the work we've done, your kindness, your perspective and your advice, all which has definitely helped me. Looking back at where I was when we started our sessions and looking at myself today, there is definitely great progress." ~Janice K Grief in Common FirstLight Home Care of North York Leading Edge Seminars Seniors Lifestyle Magazine Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource Centre Dementia Strategies Caregiver Solutions Magazine
08/27/2025
I am thrilled to announce I will once again be offering training on the "3-A Coping Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist". 1st time under the registered trademark title I work by "3-A Coping Strategist" If you have not yet taken this 4 week personal/professional online workshop provided by U of T's ILCA, don't miss out and make sure to register today! https://aging.utoronto.ca/grief-intervention-for-situational-loss-over-the-life-course/ Caregiver Solutions Magazine Seniors Lifestyle Magazine The Caregivers' Living Room Caregiving Matters AlzAuthors: Alzheimer's & Dementia Resources Alzheimer's Speaks Radio Grief Speaks Grief in Common Grief Speaks Out
08/16/2025
In this blog post, I apply the 3-A Coping Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist to explore 18 year old Victoria Mboko's ability to be resilient, focused and disciplined at the Canadian Open Tennis Final moving in one week up the rankings from 85 to 25. We can all learn from her coping power as she was able to come back from dropping the first set to her opponent Naomi Osaka. The 3-A Framework can be used in any challenging situation involving adversity and loss such as family caregiving, bereavement and job loss.
What does it take to be a winner? Just ask Victoria Mboko, the 18-year-old Canadian tennis sensation who defied the odds at the National Bank Open in Montreal. In a single week, she surged from world No. 85 to No. 25, defeating several top-ranked players to get crowned with the championship trophy.W...
03/13/2025
I am a proud Canadian social worker, coping strategist, grief expert and author. I have written books to help families dealing with dementia and other ongoing illnesses featuring the 3-A Coping Framework I developed. Preview/order
Explore insightful books and articles for family caregivers on coping strategies, grief healing, and resilience. Find inspiration and guidance for navigating adversity in our diverse collection of books.
03/08/2025
Tough situations alter your life. As a social worker and coping strategist, I use methods of grief processing with mindfulness and cognitive reframing to help you cope through negative life altering situations. Acknowledge, Assess, Assist are the components of the 3-A Coping Framework I developed that houses these methods.
Tough situations alter your life. As a social worker and coping strategist, I use methods of grief processing with mindfulness and cognitive reframing to help you cope through negative life altering situations. Acknowledge, Assess, Assist are the components of the 3-A Coping Framework I developed th...
02/13/2025
"While theorists, such as Sigmund Freud, have been interested in making the distinction between 'grief' and 'depression', my interest has been in emphasizing the similarity. I focus on addressing your specific reactions rather than labeling them as 'depression' or 'grief'. I address your reactions by applying the 3-A Coping Framework with the objective of empowering you so you can monitor yourself with awareness."
Assist by Acknowledging and Assessing the specific reaction is more telling than using grief and depression.
12/26/2024
Best Wishes for the holidays and all year through.....PEACE
11/28/2024
I am proud to be included with other amazing authors displaying my book "Keeping It Together" in the "When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Collection of Caregiver Guides" To view this AlzAuthor's resource https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fwov9bm74o
11/28/2024
Medscape News reports that Blood Tests for Alzheimer's is Here!
Blood biomarker tests for Alzheimer’s disease are increasingly making the jump from research to clinical practice, new recommendations offered advice on implementation.
10/20/2024
Are you providing care for a family member with Alzheimer's or other serious chronic condition? Is coping challenging? Let's talk! I will be at the Richmond Hill Central Library on Nov. 2nd in the afternoon. My books will be available at a special price! Can't make it, book a talk on the website! 🦋 https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/individual-sessions
10/20/2024
I wake up and proceed each day within the paradigm of the 3-A Coping Framework components: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist. The simple language resonated from the start in helpful ways.
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Eleanor Silverberg is the founder of Jade Self Development Coaching. She is a social worker and grief specialist, providing self-development coaching to help adults through adversity and situational loss - death, family illness, relationship breakdown, job, financial, loss of a pet or other life altering situation. Eleanor specializes in assisting those who are caring for aged parents and chronically ill family members, offering “A” tips to strengthen inner resiliency and prevent burnout. “A” tips are endorsed methods to help you cope as you self-monitor with self-awareness using the coping tool AcknowledgeAssessAssist. This 3-A Coping Framework involves Acknowledging the adverse circumstances of adversity and loss, Assessing the impact which include the reaction and what influences the reaction, and Assisting with strategies. Training is also offered to professionals on using the 3-A Coping Framework for intervention.
Eleanor has featured Acknowledge, Assess, Assist in her books “Caregiving with Strength” that is more academic and “Keeping It Together: How to Cope as a Family Caregiver without Losing Your Sanity” that is more hands on for family caregivers. Her third book “Mindfulness Exercises for Dementia” allowed Eleanor to combine her expertise in dementia, group facilitation and extensive training in mindfulness to create a modified mindfulness program, filling a gap so that people in the moderate stage of dementia can also benefit from mindful practice.
