Please use 15 minutes (or as much time as needed) for summing up what you worked with between the last session and this one:
• Did we succeed in doing what we planned (changing values and practices)?
• What was easy to do and what was difficult?
• What did we learn from doing what we planned?
• How did we cooperate and take responsibility?
• What can we do better next time we work between sessions?

Please remember: it is okay if you experienced problems – this is a new way of working, and it takes some exercise and experimenting before it becomes routine.

Turning loss into resilience
helping children overcome loss and separation reactions

Competences to be exercised
  • The skill of planning and practising open dialogues about loss and separation.
  • How to use your own life experiences as a resource for exemplary narratives.
  • How to help children and youth understand their behaviour as natural reactions to loss.
  • How to make practical activities for young children where experiences of loss can be resolved.

 


Theme of the session
In this training session you are going to work with ways of helping children overcome the loss of parents, living away from parents, and other events representing a severe loss or a sudden separation.
Aims of the session
The main goal of this session is to practice open and informative dialogues with children and youth about reactions to loss. Also, how to create activities where children can be active in coming to terms with their life circumstances when living without parents.
NB: You should only start this session when you have worked with sessions 2, 3 and 5. They are the premises for your full understanding of the contents of this session.