How W&W can help
Our therapeutic programs help children affected by a parent's serious illness by:
- Giving an age-appropriate understanding of the illness, its treatments and side effects
- Facilitating expressions of feelings related to the changes in the family
- Identifying individual coping skills to help ease feelings of sadness, anger, and fear
Services:
All Wonders & Worries services are provided by Child Life Specialists, professionals who are specially trained to help children and their families understand and manage challenging life events and stressful health care experiences. Currently, we offer:
- Individual Sessions - for children ages 2-18
- Group Sessions - helping children ages 5+ meet other children coping with similar experiences
- Child / Parent Relationship Training Classes - teaching parents how to reconnect with their children during the illness or following a loss
- Informal Support / Recreational Group Activities - allowing families to enjoy being together in a fun, relaxing environment
- Bereavement Support Sessions - helping families prepare for the end-of-life, gain the skills necessary to cope with loss, and create legacies
Services may be provided at one of our offices, at schools (with permission), or at another location when necessary. All services are provided at no cost to families, thanks to the generosity of our donors.
W&W works with families at ANY stage of the illness - from recent diagnosis to remission to a reoccurrence. Bereavement support is available to any family who was a W&W client prior to the loss.
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