Help For Those In Time Of Grief

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Loss is a profound experience. The closer that person, who has died is to you, the deeper the grief. Of course, there are many other aspects of your relationship with that person that affect how you experience the grieving process.

Mary Ann Plummer, from Spartanburg, SC, lost her son one year not long ago. From her own experience, she wanted to create a place of solace and healing that would be located in her community and that would serve the surrounding area. With the help of Ross Collins, a licensed professional counselor with more than 30 years of experience helping clients with their emotions, and Linda Hopson, a licensed social worker with over 30 years of experience, some of that working in hospice, she developed THE CONSOLING PLACE.



This organization addresses the needs of grieving individuals by offering professional counseling and outreach, reducing isolation, and providing comfort. In addition, it provides education and clinical programs for licensed professionals, who serve those grieving.

There are several different types of programs offered by this organization, that had its beginnings in 2014. Started in 2015, Stepping Stones to Healing utilizes the imagery of stepping stones to bring enrollees toward the future where there is healing and growth. An educational seminar, The Underestimated Problem of Unattended Grief, can be presented to any type of audience, including grieving individuals.

There are three different types of day workshops, addressing specific needs of special groups - parents grieving the loss of a child, teens who have lost a friend or classmate, and those who have lost a spouse. Another program, The Transforming Power of Grief, is offered to any type of group and produces an art project related to the grief experience, and can be a weekend retreat or summer camp program. There is also a weekend family retreat, Lives Under Reconstruction, which is designed for families that need intensive help.

The transforming nature of grief.

There are three different professional education programs. One is specifically for clergy - Addressing Grief in the Pulpit. The other two are designed for mental health and health care professionals and also offer accredited CEUs - Managing Your Own Grief Issues In The Helping Profession and Help For Grieving Children.

The truth is that you never forget the person you lost. As tine goes by, it hurts less to think about that person.

Thanks for information from this article on Pollination Project: http://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/mary-ann-plummer-the-consoling-place/; along with the above link.

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