The Grief Game

The Grief Game is for children and adolescents who have experienced bereavement and is particularly useful for those struggling to come to terms with their loss. The game can help to remove some of the taboo surrounding death and can help children to realise that other children and adults experience similar reactions.

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The Grief Game is for children and adolescents who have experienced bereavement and is particularly useful for those struggling to come to terms with their loss. Intended for group work, it may also be played with individuals and can be used to facilitate intra-familial communication when played with families. The game can help to remove some of the taboo surrounding death and can help children to realise that other children and adults experience similar reactions. It can be played over several consecutive sessions or tailored to the pace of the treatment. The game comprises a game board, counters, dice and four sets of colour-coded cards arranged in categories corresponding to coloured shapes on the board: Facts, Thoughts, Wishes and Dreams, Memories and Emotions.

`Provide[s] a wide range of topics for discussion using...an integrated psychotherapy model which incorporates systemic, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic orientations. Highly recommended for therapists.'
- Bereavement Care