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Professor
Phyllis R. Silverman. (patron) Is a researcher, teacher
and author whose primary interest is bereavement and how
death is dealt with in our society. Her early work was
focused on the needs of the widowed and this led to the
development of the Widow to Widow programme. This programme
demonstrated the unique help that widowed people can offer
to each other and has been the model for programmes throughout
America and abroad. Phyllis has been co-Principal Investigator
and Project Director of the Harvard / MGH Child Bereavement
Study, a longditudinal prospective study of the impact
of the death of a parent on school age children. |
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James W. Kuykendall. (patron) Completed his psychology degree in 1973 and went on to become a Child Life and Adolescent Specialist. He then trained in the field of bereavement under Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross and worked for many years with dying children and adolescents and their families. In 1979 he received the Outstanding Young Man of America (OYMA) award for this work and was subsequently invited by Dr. Hugh Jolly to use play therapy in working with dying children in London hospitals. When HIV/AIDS began in London he became a member of the first HIV training unit in the country and subsequently the first Primary Health Care Team (PHTC) HIV/AIDS advisor in the UK. Presently as a BACP registered Practitioner he sees clients and supervises therapists. He lectures nationally and internationally. He invigilates exams in The Allied Health Field at The University of Kuwait.
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Professor
Stephen G. Wright. (patron) Steve has a long distinguished
history of nursing working at the highest levels in the
NHS, the Department of Health, WHO and RCN. He has published
widely and made numerous conference and media appearances.
His latest books are: “Therapeutic Touch” (Steve
is a registered practitioner of this therapy) and “Sacred
Space – right to relationship and spirituality in
health care” (both co-written with Jean Sayre-Adams)
both published by Churchill Livingstone, and the recent
(2005) “Reflections on spirituality and health” published
by Whurr. He is involved in three research projects on “healing”;
results will be available in late 2005. Steve is an active
Trustee of Ad Hominem (the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital)
and the Bristol Cancer Help Centre. In both his academic
and practice work he focuses on exploring and bring together
spirituality and health. Steve lives in Cumbria with his
partner, has two grown up children and spends much of his
time organic gardening and teaching and practising TT,
meditation and Tai Chi and is enjoying a new role of grandfatherhood. |
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Angela Trinder. SRN, RSCN, Dip HSW, BA (Hons), CT. is Chairperson of The Grief Centre - Manchester Area Bereavement Forum and project manager for the Schools Liaison Project. Her time spent for the organisation is as an unpaid volunteer. She has been employed by the NHS in the field of Paediatrics for the last 38 years, and been involved with MABF since 1994, and helps train health professionals, volunteers, counsellors, human resource staff, teachers and funeral directors in relation to children and young people - loss, bereavement, grief and death. She is a member of Association of Death Education and Counselling (ADEC) and and one of the UK’s first Certified Thanatologists. |
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Brenda Mallon M.Ed. Adv.Dip.Couns.
Is the Vice Chair for the Grief Centre. Brenda is a counsellor/psychotherapist with over twenty years experience in working with adults and children. She has a private counselling practice in Manchester and runs training courses in counselling, bereavement and loss, helping children who have experienced trauma with the therapeutic use of art. She is the author of fourteen books including 'Helping Children to Manage Loss' and 'Dreams, Counselling & Healing'. |
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Diane Finch. SRN, Dip Coun., Cert. Ed. Is a Training Officer for the Grief Centre - MABF. She works as a Bereavement Nurse in an Accident and Emergency Department, supporting the newly bereaved in the community. Diane is a trained counsellor and teacher, training nursing / medical staff, volunteers and students. Diane is also the Co-ordinator of a Bereavement Support Service, working with volunteers to support the bereaved in Trafford. |
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Rachel
Walker is Treasurer and key committee member for the Grief
Centre. She is a trained counsellor by profession and is part
of our Emergency Duty Team. She spends a lot of her time counselling
clients at the office as well as her own private practice. She
is an invaluable member who gives support to man the office,
telephone and administration. |
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Stephen
Brook is Development Manager for The Grief Centre - Manchester
Area Bereavement Forum. He retired from the Royal Air Force
in 1992 and became telephone communications officer for a NHS
Trust, part-time. The rest of his week he volunteers to MABF
organising the office administration, answering enquiries, and
providing a first response to telephone referrals. His computer
skills are an invaluable asset to MABF. He is also a Director
of Voluntary Action Manchester. |
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