Disenfranchised loss and its impacts.
Joining us will be Tony
Del Percio.
Tony Del Percio, Director of Bradshaw Grief Resource Center, has 35 years of experience working with families who have experienced the death of a loved one. Tony’s approach is to provide information and support during loss. To give people the tools they need to move forward, laugh again, and find new hope. Also, the groups help people redefine a sense of identity. A positive attitude and humor are critical in his work.
Tony is one of those people who seems to be all over the place all of the time. He is the only full-time Grief Counselor working for this region's funeral/cremation organization. He is responsible for managing the very active Bradshaw Grief Resource Center. “Each person’s support system begins to disappear about four to six weeks following a death, and that’s why Jim, Jayne, and Jason Bradshaw have made a considerable—and ongoing—commitment to the Bradshaw Grief Resource Center.
Services include a six-week informational series, a parent support group, and survivors of a suicide group. Social activities such as lunches, tours, dinners, “nights out,” and trips are part of the program. Tony provides limited counseling to families served by Bradshaw. All groups are open to the community and are free.
His Shih Tzu Poodle, “Winston,” sometimes attends these sessions and has his way of helping people heal.
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