Camp Cope for Kids

Camp Cope for Kids: The Facilitator Guide

This companion to Camp Cope for Kids: The Essential Activity Guide for Peer Group and Individual Grief Support Programs is designed to help you lead peer or individual grief support sessions with structure, confidence, and compassion. Whether you're a counselor, educator, volunteer, or caregiver, this guide will deepen your understanding and strengthen your ability to support grieving youth.

In this facilitator guide, you'll find:

• • A clear, adaptable framework for running grief support groups with children and teens
  • Guidance on the roles, responsibilities, and commitments of an effective facilitator
  • Insights into age-related grief responses and how developmental stages shape a child's understanding of death
  • Practical tools and exercises for building trust, practicing healthy coping strategies, and encouraging safe emotional expression-plus self-care practices to support facilitator well-being

Together, the Camp Cope for Kids activity guide and facilitator guide empower caring adults to create safe spaces-because no child should have to grieve alone.