07/18/2025
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ with Deanna Ramirez, MSW, LSW
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๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐๐น?
Grief in particular can be very difficult for children -and most adults- to understand. Grief is often misunderstood. Some people believe that in order to move forward from grief, you have to complete the stages of grief. This is untrue, grief is not linear.
Grief in itself is a transformative experience.
Your life is changed. And although losing a loved one is difficult, you learn to cope. Children in these groups will learn that to โget over griefโ is an unrealistic expectation, and instead we manage it. Each phase of life we go through will bring up the memories.
Holidays and birthdays too. Youth in these groups will come to understand that this is normal.
During grief, it is okay for you to tell people what you need. If you need a hug or to talk; tell the person. People wonโt always know the right thing to say, especially if they themselves have not experienced grief. Someone experiencing grief would be much easier to support if it were something that people could visibly see. But some of us are good at masking our emotions, covering great pain on the inside.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐?
Group therapy for students allows them to see and understand that they are not alone with their feelings. Students have an opportunity to build relationships with others who are experiencing similar feelings. They can often feel the weight on their shoulders, as though their experience is unique and no one would understand. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, another group member may be experiencing either the same situation or something quite similar.
The issue that students have is: maybe this person who shares the same experience is not a part of the same social group. Then the question becomes โ๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ ?โ
One way to do it is to have group therapy. Students who attend group therapy will know that what they share in group therapy will remain confidential.
By doing so, this protects the privacy of the students who share their experience. Together, students gain knowledge on how to cope with their experiences and identify underlying feelings they may have had. Students gain validation, empowerment, and support through the group.
[from our Newsletter: www.newleafresources.org/Newsletter_3_2025_1.pdf ]
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