Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Shadow into Light: a Bristol-based arts project for bereavement

Bereavement Care, Jan 2016, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 7-12,
Glover, Eleanor, Rice, Gillian, Phillips, Val, Williamson, Claire

Shadow into Light (SIL) is a creative and therapeutic art and writing project offering support to bereaved people, facilitated by a poet and artist with a counsellor also present. They use word and image to investigate and express feelings and assist development of new coping mechanisms, while developing supportive peer relationships. This article outlines the aims of the project and details the content of each session. Evaluation of the first two courses held found that the project was meeting its aims.

Fulltext available in Bereavement Care
Available in print in Arthur Rank Hospice, Brookfields Hospital