Resources

Funerals: How to Be Involved If You Can’t Attend

Saying goodbye at a funeral is a significant part of our relationship with the person we have lost, whoever they are. We may dread it, of course, but we still want to be present and to get it ‘right’ as a fitting tribute to all that they were to us.

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The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others’, the authors illustrate how it is possible to recovery from grief and regain energy and spontaneity.

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Coping with - a Tragedy

When a death is senseless, involves multiple losses or children, or when it could have been avoided, there is a deeper sense of trauma and grief.

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Books Beyond Words - Mini Bereavement Set

A collection of four books which cover bereavement and death suitable for people who find pictures easier than words, including learning disabilities and those whose first language is not English.

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Children and Grief by William Worden

BOOK: Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children.

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Yvonne Tulloch, Faith Questions in Bereavement

BOOK: For anyone who has been bereaved at any time, or anyone who is interested in the faith questions that naturally arise when someone dies.

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Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh Ways of Grieving

WEBSITE: A useful website and article that explains how Sikhs comfort the dying, mark death, comfort the bereaved and celebrate life.

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Maria Kristiansen & Aziz Sheikh, Understanding faith considerations when caring for bereaved Muslims

ARTICLE: Bereavement represents a significant life event, often resulting in major social, psychological and spiritual transitions. In this paper, core Muslim beliefs in relation to death and bereavement are considered.

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