Volunteer Grief Facilitators- working with children

New Hope for Kids has two principal programs. The Center for Grieving Children and the Children's Wish Program. The Grief Center provides grief support sessions to children and their parents. Most of these children come to us after they begin to suffer behavioral problems after the death of a parent or sibling. Children meet in groups according to age, with trained grief facilitators and counselors. Their caregivers meet separately with a counselor to learn how children grieve, how to help them and how to deal with their own grief. Many of the deaths were very traumatic cancer, accidents, murders and suicides. Sharing their concerns with others going through the same thing helps these children, and their caregivers, learn to pick up the pieces and go on with their life in a healthy way. The Wish program grants wishes to children who are severely ill. Most of these children live sterile, restricted lives due to their illness. Isolation and educational stagnation frequently results. Physical disabilities limit the child's mobility and access to normal learning and social opportunities. Many children request computers and computer training.

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Volunteer Grief Facilitator

Our next Grief Facilitator Training is August 17 18 from 9 am to 4 pm at our Center for Grieving Children

• Commitment of service is required for one day or evening a week every other week M, T, W, Th 5-8pm or W 3-5pm throughout the school year
• Pre-Interview Required
• At least 16 years of age and have parental consent if under 18 years of age
• $35 training fee (please advise if hardship)
• Must submit to and pass a background screening (social security number is required for this process)
• Must attend a 16 hour weekend training (attendance on Saturday and Sunday is required) followed by experiential training during actual grief groups
• Must adhere to policies and procedures of group facilitation with Reflection being the core method of support
• Sign a confidentiality and Child Care agreement
• Complete a Post Interview with Group Coordinator.
• Male and bilingual volunteers are always encouraged to apply.
  
  

(pre-interview is required prior to training and lasts approx. 1 hour)