Lawrenceburg, In. — An eight-session Grief Care Support Group will be offered this fall through Dearborn County Hospital Home Health & Hospice. It will meet in the Ohio Room of the hospital from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on eight consecutive Mondays from September 11 through October 30.
The program, which is offered free of charge, will cover numerous grief-related topics.
Facilitators for the group will be Debby Allen, MDIV, DCH Chaplain, and Kylie Walter, MSW, LCSW, DCH Hospice Social Worker and Bereavement Coordinator.
Each week will feature a different topic, including:
- Understanding the grief experience
- Handling the difficult emotions of grief
- Caring for the whole self
- Remembering the person who died
- Making needed adjustments
- Managing the stress of change
- Preparing for special occasions
- Finding meaning after loss
The support group is limited to 10 participants and is recommended for persons who are at least three months past the death of a loved one. For more information or to register, please call Mrs. Allen at 812/537-8259 or 800/676-5572, ext. 8259, or email her at [email protected].
