"Sibling Group Lends a Helping Hand" by Olivia von Ferstel
In “Sibling Group Lends a Helping Hand: A Guide to Facilitating Support Groups for Siblings of Children with Special Needs” (ISBN 1460966546), Olivia von Ferstel and Bridget Glenshaw show parents, teachers, counselors and other providers in the helping professions how to effectively and creatively support the often overlooked siblings of special-needs children.
The authors combine theory and therapy through a series of practical steps to help create groups for the siblings of those children with neurological, emotional or cognitive disorders. “Sibling Group Lends a Helping Hand” gives readers a better understanding of what the sibling often experiences in this complex family dynamic.
The structure and effectiveness of sibling support groups are explained, and readers learn how to carry out expressive art therapies activities that speak to the social and psychological circumstances siblings often encounter.
“We want to provide adults with creative new tools to help these siblings thoughtfully cope with their unique circumstances,” von Ferstel says. “This newly recognized, yet underserved, population of children can use expressive therapies to deal with the multiple levels of feelings and experience inherent to being a sibling of a child with special needs in this guide.”
The authors are licensed mental health counselors who split their guide into six sections. Each gives readers more clarity on understanding the circumstances that surround the lives of the brothers and sisters of special-needs children.
“Sibling Group Lends a Helping Hand: A Guide to Facilitating Support Groups for Siblings of Children with Special Needs” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author: Olivia von Ferstel and Bridget Glenshaw have led sibling groups since 1999. Their unique experience of being well-versed in the expressive arts – as well as possessing the clinical expertise – has provided them a compassionate and respectful lens in which to view and help siblings of children with special needs.
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Olivia von Ferstel
Email: Phone: (781) 861-7081
Website: www.communitytherapeuticdayschool.org
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Direct link: https://prnewschannel.com/2012/04/04/guide-helps-siblings-of-special-needs-children-through-art-therapies/SOURCE: Olivia von Ferstel
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