Centre for Living with Dying

Bill Wilson Center

Provides workshops, individual and group counseling for persons and their families facing terminal illness, death, grief, loss and change.

Description:

Provides seminars and workshops that explore feelings about terminal illness, death and grief as well as the dynamics of loss and change. Also provides a speakers' bureau. Institutional training is offered for hospital personnel, emergency services workers, funeral directors and other professionals who deal with death on a regular basis. Bay Area Critical Incident Debriefing Team provides support, defusings and debriefing services for emergency responders (police, fire, dispatchers, medical). Provides individual and group counseling services for persons and their friends and families facing life threatening illness, death or grief after sudden, traumatic loss or catastrophic death. The Healing Heart Program provides crisis intervention and education within the school environment for children and adolescents facing loss, death, illness or grief. Also provides informational materials on the dynamics of loss, grief and death and working with children and youth in facing these crises. The Circle of Care Program provides emotional support and education for persons with HIV diagnosis, their family, friends and loved ones. Services include one-on-one support and quarterly Rejuvenation Retreat. Offers age-appropriate peer support groups and special programs. Offers a variety of educational brochures and materials dealing with specific issues of dying, loss and grief, including sudden death, children, adolescents, holiday grief seminars and "the grief journey.".

Location

Public Transit:

VTA stops in front. Workshops can be presented on site.

Service Options

Languages Spoken:

Greek
Spanish

Accessibility Options:

Wheelchair

Services

Fees:

Vary according to service. No one is turned away due to lack of funds. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.

Audience:

Grieving persons

Eligibility:

None

How to Apply:

Apply by phone: (408)-243-0222 (Centralized Intake).

Service Wait Estimate:

Varies.

Service Areas:

Santa Clara County