Hospice group Day 2 Feelings and information
Purpose
Siblings give names to the feelings that they experience. Common feelings are identified within the sibling group. Siblings are able to express their feelings more openly. Siblings learn about their brother or sister's condition
Time |
Activity |
Resources |
15 |
Arrival, warm up game |
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15 |
Name game. They will have forgotten many of the names since last time. A big welcome to any sibling who was unable to attend the first session, a reminder of the group purpose and boundaries, and any questions from last time? |
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35 |
Craft Activity. Make models with Playdough. During this you may encourage siblings to start to explore their own lives by developing narratives for other objects |
Playdough |
10 |
Break |
Snacks & drinks |
25 |
Dicussion activity. Siblings continue to identify and share their feelings in the group. Workers identify the feelings that the siblings have in common and stress that feelings should be shared. |
Worry tree or |
25 |
Game |
|
45 |
Lunch |
Food & drink |
60 |
Panel. One or more doctors and nurses answer the questions from the question box, and any others the siblings want to put to them. (One sibling could hold a bell, and ring it whenever another sibling waved to them to indicate they had not understood the answer – the doctor/nurse then has to translate into everyday language!). If possible show the prepared questions to the panellists over lunch. Agony Aunt questions can supplement the sibling questions and some siblings might appreciate a 1-1 chance with the expert for more personal details. |
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10 |
Break |
Snacks & drinks |
35 |
Games |
or local facilities |
15 |
Feedback and goodbyes. Identify any individual follow up work with siblings, reminder of what's been achieved and details of the next session. |
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