WOLFELT, ALAN D.
Summary: Guide to facilitating support groups offers bereavement caregivers practical strategies for creating and maintaining a productive environment for mourners. Logistical considerations such as setting up and publicizing a new group; as is the importance of screening new members. Tips for a set of guidelines are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: COMPANION PR 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self H GriefWolfeltKamatani, Yuhki
Summary: "Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: "When seventeen-year-old Asher embarks on a road trip from New Jersey to Graceland to get revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom, he brings along three new friends from his bereavement groups"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC REIWiggs, Susan
Summary: At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby returns home to Oysterville, Washington, a tiny coastal hamlet, a place she thought she'd left forever. With her are two orphaned children for whom she is now legal guardian, a role she's not sure she's ready for. But the town has changed. For solace, Caroline returns to her favorite place: the sewing shop owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, where she discovers that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC WIGSummary: "People of Earth centers on skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham, who investigates a support group to write about the members's supposed alien encounters. The more he digs into their oddball claims, however, the more he recognizes a semblance of truth to their stories and, possibly, even signs that point to his own alien abduction"--Containe
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PEOSummary: After the death of his wife, sportscaster Ryan King's boss refuses to let him back on air until he gets counseling. Reluctantly, Ryan joins a support group, where his lack of interest in healing may just be the breath of fresh air the group needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOSummary: In season two, the onetime outsider finds himself fully a part of this eclectic group of misfits all the while struggling with the knowledge that life exists beyond our world. Special Agent Alex Foster, a smart, dedicated FBI investigator who's on a mission to Beacon to track down fugitive CEO Jonathan Walsh for white-collar crime, but soon learns he harbors even greater secrets. The arrival of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PEOWiggs, Susan
Summary: At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby returns home to Oysterville, Washington, a tiny coastal hamlet, a place she thought she'd left forever. With her are two orphaned children for whom she is now legal guardian, a role she's not sure she's ready for. But the town has changed. For solace, Caroline returns to her favorite place: the sewing shop owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, where she discovers that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WIGSalerno, Steve.
Summary: Presents a critique of the self-help movement, explaining how the notion of victimization has blurred the concept of personal responsibility and how the idea of empowerment emphasizes belief over the need to develop personal skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 SALWarren, Richard
Summary: God designed our bodies to be healthy, providing everything we need to thrive and live abundantly. And with assistance from medical and fitness experts, Pastor Rick Warren and thousands of people from his congregation at Saddleback Church started a journey to transform their lives. The result: 15,000 people lost over 260,000 pounds in the first year. But the changes in people's lives went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 WARReinhardt, Dana.
Summary: "After River Dean's girlfriend breaks up with him, he stumbles upon a teen group and unintentionally fakes an addiction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC REIRaymundo, Peter
Summary: Edgar the jellyfish joins a self-help group of starfish and learns to embrace what makes him unique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: Describes the author's experiences as a young widow and the pivotal relationships she forged with five other widows, recounting the stories of their losses and bravery as exchanged throughout a year of monthly Saturday night meetings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 AIKLake, Nell
Summary: "From a gifted writer who spent two years in a support group for people caring for elderly and ill spouses, parents, and friends, The Caregivers chronicles the daily experiences--heart-breaking, poignant, and redemptive--of ordinary Americans as they face their final life passages"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 610.73 LAKO'Neal, Kristen
Summary: A diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore year at Stanford sends Priya back to her loving but overbearing family in New Jersey. Will she ever be able to go back to premed? Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the "oof ouch my bones" virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses. When Brigid suddenly goes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC O'NERossiter, Nan Parson
Summary: Widowed mother Libby worries about her handsome son, Chase. Chase is going to marry Liam, but both men resist including their traditional parents. Libby surprises them all after she joins a support group for women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "In the Before, humankind is created with a hole in its heart, the designers not realizing their mistake - if it was a mistake - until too late.Elliot Chance is just a boy, and knows nothing of this. All he knows is that he doesn't feel at home in this world, and his desire for escape becomes more urgent as he grows into adulthood, where the turbulence of life seems to offer no cure for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUTSummary: Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication to each other prove that while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully moving film based on John Green's New York Times best-selling novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "When Ever's father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever's anguish becomes almost too much for her to handle. That's when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls Screaming. Along with her brother, Jericho, and her best friend, Candace, Ever wants to bring together kids from their school who have suffered trauma so they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DCB 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CARKasl, Charlotte Sophia
Summary: Studies the impact of recovery programs on individual lives and explains how to adapt the principles of the Twelve-Step process to personal needs
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 KASWiggs, Susan
Summary: Caroline Shelby left Oysterville, Washington ten years ago to launch a career in the fashion world of Manhattan. Scandal and tragedy have forced her back, with Addie and Flick, the two orphans she is legal guardian for. But Oysterville-- and her family -- has changed. Will Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL wounded overseas, has also returned. His wife Sierra, Caroline's best friend, is also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Wiggs 2019Summary: Joel, a caustic 1980's film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY VICAdelmann, Maria
Summary: "In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ADEHendrix, Grady
Summary: "A fast-paced, thrilling horror novel that follows a group of heroines to die for, from the brilliant New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. In horror movies, the final girl is the one who's left standing when the credits roll. The one who fought back, defeated the killer, and avenged her friends. The one who emerges bloodied but victorious, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021