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Walter Wangerin speaks directly from the heart in this touching and instructional new DVD.  Based on his own experiences of living with life- threatening cancer for the last two plus years.  He speaks about how cancer has changed his life and how his faith has sustained and prepared him to meet death itself. In   Confronting Death, is not for the Christian idealist: it is for every Christian, as we learn how to be different from the world here and now. This compelling teaching explains how Christ is victorious over death. Excellent for Sunday school classes, study groups, equipping caregivers who do visitation ministry, hospice, and working with those who are grieving. 

We all experience grief as a normal reaction to loss of any kind, and it is a complex emotion that needs to be understood.  It allows us to acknowledge and mourn our losses so we can reconcile our feelings and move forward in life.  This video will help you learn how to deal with your grief and become a better person for having gone through it.

Learning objectives for this DVD include:

• Students will understand that many kinds of events in life can trigger grief.
• Students will learn about the phenomenon of communal grief.
• Students will learn about beneficial and harmful responses to grief.
• Students will learn how to cope with loss and how to help others to cope with loss.

  Runtime  20 mins

  
  

Very few events in a child's life can affect them as greatly as the death of a loved one.  This new, thoughtful video resource offers insightful information to adults (parents, caregivers, professionals) on how to help children of all ages grieve with hope and heart.  In this DVD, You'll meet two experts: Khris Ford and Paula Darcy, whose personal experiences with death give them intimate knowledge and compassion. 
Topics covered include:

• Differences between how adults and children grieve.
• How a parent can grieve and still help a child to grieve.
• Three common feelings expressed by all grieving children.
• How to be genuine and tell children the truth about death.

This DVD is an ideal resource to help a teen dealing with grief.  It features interviews with grieving teens, because teens are most receptive to their peers.  They speak from the heart, sharing candidly about their pain and healing.  The video covers topics such as surviving the days, weeks, and months after the death, grieving the relationship lost, facing the future, and rebuilding your life.  When a Loved One Dies gives insight to teenagers, parents, teachers, and counselors who want to know how to help bereaved youth.  The accompanying resource guide contains information about the grief process, activities that can help with grief, and grief support organizations.  Alicia Sims Franklin, LCSW, is a grief management specialist and a bereaved sibling.  Emerging as an internationally recognized authority on children and grief, Ms. Franklin has created an award-winning, self-help model for children's grief support programs.