PRESENTS TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY

A SHORT COURSE IN BEREAVEMENT

"I Wish I Knew What To Say"

AIMS: To help people feel O.K. about comforting those going through difficult times, such as loss through death, divorce, retrenchment, immigration or other serious life events.

Session 1: "I wish I knew what to say" ... finding the appropriate words to express feelings and to respond to someone who is distressed or sad.

Session 2: "Thinking with you and not for you" ... avoiding the temptation to act as the 'rescuer' of the bereaved person; expressing empathy rather than sympathy.

Session 3: "Life" ... exploring ways to encourage movement from despair to hope, drawing on the values within our tradition which teach us to look positively towards the future.

TO BE HELD OVER THREE WEEKS

7:30 PM – 10 PM

Wednesday, 10, 17 and 24 March 1999

TEMPLE EMANUEL, 7 OCEAN ST, WOOLLAHRA

COURSE FEES: $35.00 per session/$90.00 complete course

COURSE LEADERS

Susan Rosenblatt, Denise Rubinsztein, Caroline Haski, Janine Grossman

For bookings, leave name, address and telephone contact on CHESSED answering machine:
9369 4486