Seasons for Growth Program

Seasons for Growth is a program dealing with loss and grief in its many forms using the imagery of seasons. Loss of home, country, job, childhood, health, dreams, lifestyle. Grief through loss, death, separation or divorce.

Seasons for Growth presents and provides a learning approach to change, loss and grief. It presents opportunities for personal growth and for participants to think about and work with their own loss experience. The primary goal is to provide a safe, loving environment for people to sort through their pain and confusion, build self-esteem and learn coping skills to help deal with the various losses. The program uses peer support group work and is not counselling nor therapy. The program has proven to be very successful both in Australia and overseas for children, adolescents and adults.

The Seasons for Children program consists of an introductory parent session followed by 8 sessions where the children exploring grief. It is a peer support group program under the guidance of caring, trained adults. This program is designed for 5-12 year olds. This program runs once each year in OLOR primary school.

The Seasons program for Adolescents is an 8 session program. It is run in St Leo's College on a needs basis.

Seasons for Adults is a 4 session program. It is offered usually twice each year in the parish. Upcoming programs are advertised in the parish bulletin.

For extra information about Seasons for Growth (for children, adolescents and adults), consult the website www.goodgrief.org.au or speak to Linda in the Parish Office.