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Blob Bereavement Cards

Series: Blobs
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Blob Bereavement Cards offers a thoughtful introduction to understanding bereavement, especially designed for children encountering loss for the first time. The set includes 48 full-colour cards illustrating the journey from learning about a death, various causes of death, emotions like loss and anger, funerals, and life after bereavement. These cards encourage gentle exploration of difficult feelings and can be used individually or combined to create different scenarios. The accompanying booklet suggests 15 ways to use the cards, making them a valuable resource for bereavement counsellors and educators.
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Ideal for children facing bereavement, educational professionals, and bereavement counsellors working in therapeutic or educational settings. The cards are intended to be used under adult supervision and are not a toy.

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A set of 48 cards that carefully provides an introduction to the nature and experience of loss through bereavement. It is particularly designed to use with children who may be confronted with bereavement for the first time and have no experience or knowledge of how to understand and cope with their loss and fears.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

This set of 48 cards carefully provides an introduction to the nature and experience of loss through bereavement. The cards are particularly designed to use with children who may be confronted with bereavement for the first time and have no experience or knowledge of how to understand and cope with their loss and fears.

The images on the cards go through from the moment of being told of their death, a variety of ways a person dies, the feelings of loss and anger, the funeral service and life following this event. The cards can also be used individually, or combined to create other situations. It is ideal for use by bereavement counsellors.

There are 15 suggested ways to use the cards detailed in the accompanying booklet. The images have been produced in conjunction with Helen MacKinnon of 'Seasaw' Bereavement Group.

Contents: 48 full-colour cards, 125 x 82mm plus instruction booklet, boxed.

Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781909301016

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Cards

Date Published: 13 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Speechmark Publishing Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 82.0mm

Height: 125.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Pip Wilson is a trainer, author, group worker, gamester, husband and father of two daughters. He has also spent his life as a street gangs worker in East London, a residential care worker in Cheshire, a homeless charity CEO in London, a games show designer and host worldwide. Ian Long has worked as an artist with children, youth and adults. He has been a youth and children's worker in Gloucestershire, an artist-in-residence in Lambeth and is currently a teacher in a school in Chichester. He is married to Jane and enjoys life with their two girls. Ian has illustrated many books for Pip and is currently preparing more no-reading tools for publication.

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