Resources

Fernside offers many resources for grieving people and helping professionals. You might be looking for ways to explain the death in your family, information on how to prepare a child for the funeral or how you can support a student in your class who has experienced a death. Learning the words to use can be difficult but so important when dealing with death. Let our resources guide you as you support your family or the children and families with whom you are working.

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The Fernside Idea Book

The Fernside Idea Book was created to assist individuals who are working with grieving children, adolescents and adults in a peer support group setting. Over 180 activities are organized into nine theme-related categories – Beginnings & Endings, Telling Your Story, Feelings, Changes & Rebuilding, Family & Friends, Dreams & Nightmares, Special Days, Memories and Activities for Adults. The themes are interchangeable, which will allow you to support the needs of the groups or individuals with whom you’re working. All of the activities are designed to be easily adapted to working with individuals and to any age level.

The Fernside Idea Book was created for support group facilitators, counselors and therapists, teachers and administrators and other helping professionals. The books are available for purchase by completing the Order Form found under Literature & Materials on the website, or by contacting Margie Doran at 513-745-0111 or marjorie_doran@trihealth.com. Cost: $65.00.