Rainbow - Support for Bereavement
RAINBOWS is a not-for-profit making international organization, offering training and programmes for establishing peer support groups in communities, schools, churches, and social agencies. The programmes are available to children and adults of all ages who are grieving a death, divorce or any other significant loss.
RAINBOWS was created to provide children, adolescents and adults with an opportunity for healing to take place after a painful loss. This is done through the peer support groups (not individual counselling) which provide an opportunity for those grieving to share their feelings in an environment supported by a trained, caring and compassionate adult.
The RAINBOWS support groups meet for twelve weekly meetings with one "Celebrate Me Session" after week six and one after week twelve.
Registered Directors:
Mrs Anne Dawes Email annedawes22@btinternet.com
Anne Dawes meets Jenny Pate and Theresa Laverick
Mrs Anne Dawes is already known within the diocese as a teacher and headteacher, and most recently was head of St Paul's RC First School, Cramlington.
In addition to being a Rainbows Registered Director she is a member of RAINBOWS GB Management Committee.
Mr Danny Corey Email danny_corey@hotmail.com
Danny Corey, a RAINBOWS Regional Director
Mr Danny Corey trained as a Registered Director in May 2007.
Like Anne, he too is already known within the diocese and is the retired Deputy Headteacher of English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College in Hartlepool.
Both Anne and Danny can provide information about RAINBOWS and can be contacted through the Education Service or directly by Email.
Targeted Children: Children who have experienced a significant loss in their lives such as death, divorce, separation or never having known one parent. (Approx 40% of all primary school children)
Groups: ideally 4/6 children only.
Programme with children:
- 12 weekly sessions / ranging from 20mins to 45mins according to age
- Using prepared detailed resources age and ability matched (Facilitator Handbook and pupil ‘Journals’)
- 1 or 2 “ Celebrate me Sessions ” (one in the middle / one at the end of the Programme)
Facilitator:
- Leads the group sessions ( 2 facilitators per group)
- Sensitive, caring, committed adults
- Trained in Rainbows Facilitator Programme
Co-ordinator: Ideally each group has a co-ordinator as well as 2 facilitators.
Training: Facilitators: 1 Day (or/two Twilight Sessions)
Content: Understanding grief, children and grief, listening skills, facilitating skills, Rainbows materials.
Co-ordinator: Organises materials, venue, groups / liaises with parents to engage pupils / with facilitators - preparation and feedback / better that the co-ordinator is NOT facilitating during a session / should have done facilitator training.
Training: About 2 hours
COST: £600 per site for Training, Materials, on-going support
You can also find further information on the website: www.rainbowsgb.org