Assignment Instructions
1) Read Chapter 1 – Introduction (Weinstein). Complete the Grief and Loss Scenario located at the end of this assignment. 2) Read Chapter1, 2, AND 12 IN THE Harris & Winokeur Text.
2) Process Questions: Respond to the following questions in a narrative format.
How did this exercise portray elements of grief and loss?
What issues of grief and loss were present in this exercise? List the issues.
What was your experience in listing your prized possessions, activities, body parts, and people?
What was your experience in having to cross those prized elements of your life off the list.
What did it feel like to cross out those last two items?
What did you lose? What did you grieve and how?
Identify at least two (2) Grief/Loss theories that might be applicable to the scenario and use in-text citations/references from the course readings.
How might this exercise mirror service user’s grief and loss issues around relationships, employment, and access to resources (money, housing, food, insurance)?