{"id":450,"date":"2022-08-16T12:52:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/?p=450"},"modified":"2022-08-16T12:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T16:52:46","slug":"good-grief-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/2022\/08\/16\/good-grief-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Grief"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just sadly wrapped up my time at Good Grief on August 5th<\/sup>. It has been such a rewarding experience for me. The most rewarding part was definitely facilitating support groups because I was able to be hands on with families participating in the Nights of Support programs and see the struggles of each age group. This was also important to me because this opportunity helped me narrow down what age groups I gravitated towards. I really enjoyed working with the middle school and high school groups which is what I predicted.<\/p>\n

I consider myself very lucky because during my time at Good Grief, I didn\u2019t face many challenges as far as data collection, gathering supplies for summer camp, researching organizations for community outreach database, or any other administrative work. However, one thing that was challenging for me was learning to not self-disclose when I was with the middle school and high school participants. As the facilitator, I had to let the participants control the conversation and make sure they are the center of the group. This group is not for me to participate in, but I am simply a guide. However, self-disclosing when we are talking about lighter topics was tempting for me. For example, one participant said they were thinking about going to the University of Scranton after senior year. Of course, I was extremely tempted to let her know that I go to Scranton and express how much I love it. I knew that it could derail the conversation and others wouldn\u2019t be included in the conversation. Learning to not self-disclose definitely got easier as time when on, and I am glad I learned to control when to self-disclose. This skill will be extremely important for me as a future counselor!<\/p>\n

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This is me in our orientation room where new families come in and hear about programs, they can participate in. Behind me is a tree where children can write anything they want on paper leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These are boxes I put together of supplies for this year\u2019s Good Grief Summer Camp. These boxes are full of arts and crafts, books, and so many activities for kids ages 6 to 18. I also made binders for the camp counselors that included schedules and ice breaker ideas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is another wall where participants can write messages to their loved one. It\u2019s for any participant but especially for those who don\u2019t like to express their feelings verbally.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These are memory boxes. Each child receives a memory box where they can collect items that remind them of their person. They can either leave their box here and bring in items over time to fill the box, or they can bring it home. Many kids carry it around everywhere they go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is the \u201cVolcano Room.\u201d All kids have their days where they don\u2019t want to talk about their person who passed away or don\u2019t have the mental headspace to handle difficult conversations. The Volcano Room is an option for them to play and get away from the conversation. It\u2019s also a space for them to let out any anger they are feeling in a safe way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is a hospital room. Although this room may seem unsettling for some, many kids in the program love to \u201cplay doctor\u201d or \u201chospital.\u201d Some of the kids comfort in this room because a hospital setting might be the only place they remember seeing their loved one, especially if they are very young.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nicole Gomber \u201923
\nCounseling and Human Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have just sadly wrapped up my time at Good Grief on August 5th. It has been such a rewarding experience for me. The most rewarding part was definitely facilitating support groups because I was able to be hands on with families participating in the Nights of Support programs and see the struggles of each […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}