Bereavement Professional

  • 1.  Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 08-29-2018 11:09 AM
    As most of you know, the majority of bereavement programs are group-heavy and the number of women attendees usually far outweighs the number of men.  Have any of you been successful in targeting services for men?  If so, what did you do and how did you measure your success?

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    Jennifer Simmons, LCSW
    Bereavement Coordinator
    Hospice of Saint Francis
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  • 2.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 08-30-2018 03:09 PM

    We were successful with offering an 8 week closed grief group for gay men for four years.  After about four years,  the need declined and we had to discontinue the offering.

    We also were successful at offering a group for grieving men, who met for breakfast every Friday morning at a local restaurant. This group was meeting for over 7 years.  We are considering restarting it again as soon as we staff it accordingly.

     

    Petya Pohlschneider, MSW, LCSW

    Legacy Hospice

    Portland, OR




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  • 3.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 09-01-2018 12:07 PM
    ​For almost 2 years, we have offered a twice monthly drop-in group for men, which is facilitated by a male counselor.  We typically have about 8 men per session.  The feedback from the participants is very good.

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    Nicole Ethier, MA, LPC
    Family Support Manager
    Beaumont Hospice
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  • 4.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 08-30-2018 04:38 PM
    I read an article a few years ago where a group of men met at a bar for grief support. They would have a beer or two,  eat pizza and share their grief. Not sure if meeting at a bar is such a good idea as they may drink too much but it would be a location where some men would feel more comfortable meeting.
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  • 5.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 08-31-2018 08:19 PM
    ​Hi Jennifer,
    As it turns out our "men's group" happened organically. We have a couple of drop in groups that men attend and then they get lunch after. They are the majority of participants and It seems to fit them better than attending  a closed group though we do have some attendees there too. Historically a men's breakfast has been a nice time but it hasn't been successful for us in recent years.

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    Cindi Gray, LCSW
    Director, Grief Support Programs
    Hospice of Santa Cruz County
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  • 6.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 09-05-2018 10:23 AM
    Hi - 
    We did not have success for our men's group.  We offered it early in the morning and it was led by a male grief counselor but it never got off the ground.
    Good luck to you!
    Diane

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    Diane Snyder Cowan, CHPCA,MA,MT-BC
    Director of Bereavement Center
    Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc
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  • 7.  RE: Men-specific bereavement services

    Posted 09-06-2018 12:19 AM
    We offer a "men's breakfast" at a local restaurant one time a month.  We call this the Good Grief Guy's Group and is for men whose wives have died.  I am the counselor that does this group and the guys seem to enjoy it a lot; we often have 10 + guys attend each time. They eat their breakfast, talk amongst themselves and encourage one another. I bring hand-outs to read, keep them aprrised of the different services in the office and on a quarterly basis invite them to the office where we have a carry in luncheon for the Grieving Ladies and Guys. I also show grief based movies they are well attended by those with all types of loss and the number of men attending is growing.

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    Debra Bledsoe
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