The Butterfly Project Child Bereavement Programme Debbie Brownlee
Setting the scene • Think back to when you were 8 years old • What were you like as an 8 year old? • What kind of things did you like to do? • Can you remember anything significant which happenened around this time?
The Butterfly Project • What are we? • How are we going to do it? This five year ‘Big Lottery’ Information and support to funded project aims to support families and professionals children and young people, aged 1:1 work with children and between 2 and 18, who are facing young people challenging times in coping with loss Therapeutic group work with and bereavement children, young people and • Where are we? families The service will cover three Drop-in sessions hospices and their surrounding Support and training for communities:- professionals • Prince & Princess of Wales, Glasgow • How can you get in touch with • St Vincent’s, Johnstone us? • Ardgowan, Greenock email: • Who are we? debbie@hospicebutterflies.org.uk Coordinator- Debbie Brownlee Phone: 07527 297824
THE STORY SO FAR • INTRODUCTION TO EACH HOSPICE • ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS • NETWORKING WITH OTHERS • VISITS TO OTHER SERVICES • DEVELOPING BASELINE DOCUMENTATION • SETTING UP SYSTEMS
CRITERIA • Children and young people aged 2-18 years who are facing challenging times in coping with loss and bereavement. • Pre and post bereavement
REFERRALS • Referral pathway • Referral process • Referral form
resources MANPOWER; Identified worker in each hospice Identified Volunteers admin children’s work therapists fundraisers public speakers/PR
RESOURCES • Tools ; arts & crafts • games • books drawing/ painting clay workbooks • memory boxes, jars • Creative writing/ poetry
Future plans Spread into community- health, social, youth PR into schools Develop school groups Develop electronic support Build materials into magazines/ newsletters Telephone support
BUTTERFLY PROJECT • Contact Debbie on 07527297824 • E-mail – debbie@hospicebutterflies.org.uk
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