1. Canuck Place Bereavement Services
Kerry M Keats, MSW, LCSW
Bereavement Services Coordinator
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
June 22, 2012
2. Bereavement Services
Currently there are over 200 Bereaved Families who are
a part of the Active Canuck Place Bereavement
Program
In 2010 there were 51 new referrals
2011- May 2012 There were 98 new referrals. 34 Of
these have occurred in the past 5 months
* Families are on the Active Bereaved list for aprox 4
years.
3. Where are the families From
For the past two years:
1/3 Vancouver Coastal Health
1/3 Fraser Health
1/3 all other Health Authorities
4. Who Refers Families to us
Families who’s child is on the Canuck Place
Program receives bereavement as a form of
continuity of care
BCCH/ BC Women’s
Community Hospitals, physicians, care providers
Parents/family members self refer
RCMP, Victim Services, Schools
5. What services are provided
Consultation and support
Assessment of bereavement needs of parents
and sibling.
Individual, Couple and Family Counseling
Community Referrals
6. Bereavement Support Groups
Parent Bereavement Group: Canuck Place
Concurrent Sibling Support Group
Abbotsford Parent Bereavement Support Begins
September 2012
Kelowna Parent/Sibling Groups Provided 2x
per year
Groups in Vancouver are held every other
Tuesday Evening. Summer once per month
19. Over 50% of these families do not attend
regular ongoing support groups
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22. Retreat Survey
“It was a unique event and it was great to spend time with
other bereaved families in a setting other than a
"conference" room and connect in a more relaxed and
natural setting”
“Thank you so much for making this retreat program
happen. We had so much fun by simply going somewhere
far from our daily like distance. Also meeting staff and other
families is a good thing and the program gave us such
opportunity. Again, thank you very much for you hard work
to organize this event!”
23. “it was emotionally and physically exhausting but in a
positive way. Thank you”
“We always welcome to the ideas presented to us, and we
are where we are at emotionally, as a result of the amazing
support we received during our child's illness”
“although i have not met any of the other parents before I
found a level of comfort being with families that are going
through a similar situation
“hope to get more retreat this summer, it is very nice
experienced to our whole family, and making special stuff
for our daughter who passed away. Thank you and God
bless you all”