Widow to Widow shares the experiences of widows who have found comfort and continuity in mutual-help and community support programs. In the second edition of her pioneering text, Phyllis Silverman brings the success of the original widow-to-widow program into the 21st century, preparing a new generation of community leaders, clergy, counselors, hospice staff, social workers, and the widowed themselves to organize and implement mutual-help programs.
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All transitions are associated with change. People, basically conservative by nature, tend to resist change. Any intervention needs to consider that reactions to a transition are affected by prior experience, by the way transitions are viewed in an individual's social network, and by what learning opportunities are available. Responses can be viewed as typical under the circumstances, with rites of passage and helpers available to guide people in coping; or they can be viewed as a result of deficits in the individual for which treatment is prescribed. To facilitate change, seen as an expected event, individuals need to be linked to resources and information. They need role models and legitimation of their feelings. Learning, at such times of stress, seems to be facilitated by the availability of a peer, in the sense that the helper has had a similar experience. This help is available in mutual help groups. However, many kinds of help need to be available. The goal of any help is to empower the individual to cope in ways that promote growth and change.
People, basically conservative by nature, tend to resist change. Any intervention with people facing stressful changes needs to consider that reactions to a transition are affected by prior experience, by the way transitions are viewed in an individual's social network, & by what learning opportunities are available. Responses can be viewed as typical under the circumstances -- with rites of passage & helpers available to guide the person in coping -- or as a result of deficits in the individual -- for which treatment is prescribed. To facilitate change, people need to be linked to resources & information. They need role models & legitimation of their feelings. Learning, at such times of stress, seems to be facilitated by the availability of a peer, ie, a helper who has had a similar experience, perhaps through mutual help groups. The goal of any help is to empower the individual to cope in ways that promote growth & change. Modified HA.
