Sibling Group Leader Manual
Sibs wishes to acknowledge Noah's Ark Toy Library and Family Resource in Australia, Don Meyer at the Sibling Support Project in the US, and sibling group leaders across the UK who have shared their expertise in running sibling groups, all of which has enabled us to compile this manual.
Section 1 Why run a sibling group?
The needs of siblings
Siblings experiences
Feelings experienced by siblings
How a sibling group makes a real difference
Siblings and caring
Section 2 How to set up a sibling group
Group aims
Group outcomes
Decisions on size of group/age range/size/ratios
Referral of children
Contact with families
Transport
Venue
Recording
Guidelines, policies, and regulations
Checklist
Types of group
Top tips
Section 3 How to structure sessions
What to do in a session
How to use discussion activities
How to use the FRAME model
Session 1 Getting to know you
Session 2 Identifying feelings and setting personal targets
Session 3 Identifying feelings continued
Session 4 Identifying difficult times
Session 5 Managing difficult times
Session 6 Support networks
Session 7 Information session
Session 8 Families to be proud of and special me
Session 9 Celebrating the group
Session 10 Social activity
Hospice group Day 1 Information and getting to know you
Hospice group Day 2 Feelings and information
Hospice group Day 3 Family relationships
Hospice group Day 4 Coping strategies
Books for sibling group leaders
Section 4 Staffing sibling groups
Sibling group leader job description
Sibling group support worker job description
Staff competencies for group leaders in children's hospices
Planning meetings
Staff training
Can parents of siblings run groups
Section 5 Funding services for siblings
Cost of sibling groups
Where to get funding from
Section 6 Activities for fun
All those who
Balloon football
Design a T shirt
Food activities
Gap stopping
Hammer race
Jug handle chase
Knots
Name juggling
Parachute games
Pirate ship
Social events and outings
Squash the sib
Earth Air Water
Spot the difference
Section 7 Activities for relieving isolation
Feelings tree
My world
Salt jars
Special me
The group went to
Hand of support
My family
Section 8 Activities for acknowledging feelings
Agony aunt letters
Balloon feelings
Feelings walk
Feelings wall
Ooglies
Worry box
Body mapping
Mood music
Section 9 Activities for modeling coping strategies
First aid kit
Hang out your dirty washing
Masks
Stress balls
Targets
What's wrong with
Things that help when..
Section 10 Activities for enhancing knowledge
Information workshops
My house
Sibling group picture
What is communication
Section 11 Activities for beginning groups
Ground rules
Line ups
Spiders web
Name association
Name action and repeat
Group mural
Section 12 Activities for ending groups
Certificate of attendance
Gift boxes
Snowball fight
Section 13 Activities for autism specific groups
Definition of ASD trees
Information giving - A is for Autism
Books and resources for autism specific groups
Sensory overload game
