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Recruitment And Retention Of Childhood Bereavement Center Facilitators, Katherine A. Guilfoyle
Recruitment And Retention Of Childhood Bereavement Center Facilitators, Katherine A. Guilfoyle
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When I first visited FRIENDS Way (the only childhood bereavement center in Rhode Island) to fulfill a class requirement for Honors 119- Loss in the Lives of Children and Adolescents, I realized that I had come across an incredible group of individuals. The facilitators at the center were volunteers; people who gave their time and talent to help grieving children. Many of the children had lost a parent, sibling or grandparent and I thought about how important and special the work of the facilitators is. A number of questions ran through my mind: what makes people want to do this …