Finding Your Own Way to Grieve: A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum

Karla Helbert

ISBN 10: 1849059225 / ISBN 13: 9781849059220

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012

About this Item

2012. Workbook. Paperback. Explaining death in concrete terms that children with autism will understand, this book discusses the complicated and painful emotions of bereavement, and offers creative and expressive activities that facilitate healing. This interactive book is ideal for children and teens to work through by themselves, with a parent, or with a professional. Num Pages: 192 pages, 56 black and white. BIC Classification: JNSG2; YXG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finding Your Own Way to Grieve: A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849059225
• ISBN 13: 9781849059220
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

An interactive book explaining death and offering supporting materials to help a child work through grief

About the Author

Karla Helbert is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and has been working as a therapist since 2000. She operates a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on loss, grief and bereavement and specializes in therapy for people with autism spectrum disorders. Prior to opening her private practice, Karla worked for 13 years for a private non-profit organisation serving children, adolescents and adults with autism. She also facilitates bereavement support groups for local hospices and for the MISS Foundation, an international non-profit helping families grieving the death of a child. As a bereaved mother and a trained therapist, she has a deep personal, as well as clinical, understanding of the difficult issues facing those grieving the deaths of loved ones.