The art of grief the use of expressive arts in a grief support group / [[Book] :]
J. Earl Rogers.
- New York : Routledge, c2007.
- xxii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- The series in death, dying, and bereavement .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index.
The use of expressive arts in a grief group -- Introduction -- Leading grief support groups -- Basics of grief and loss -- Children and teens -- How to use this book -- The grief support group curriculum : eight sessions -- Session 1 : The storytellers--oral history and introduction -- Session 2 : The written story--creative writing, journalism. and poetry -- Session 3 : Sandtray--an accessible strategy for the grief process -- Session 4 : The body of grief -- Session 5 : The art of collage--visions and images -- Session 6 : The music / Nicole Burgess -- Session 7 : Drama and theater / Lauren B. Chandler -- Session 8 : Grief and the sacred art of ritual / Janet Shaw Rogers -- Alternative art forms, programs, and stories of art and healing -- The painters / Deborah Koff-Chapin, Carol McIntyre, and Judith Koeleman -- The writers / Sara Baker and Sara Spaulding-Phillips -- Programs in art / Debra Mier, Laura Thomae, and Carole M. McNamee -- Programs for teens and children / Sandra Baughman and Laura Kiser -- Alternative art forms / J. Earl Rogers and Janet Feldman -- Stories of art, grief, and healing / Thomas D. Moore ... [et al.] -- Conclusion.