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Reflective Listening Practice

Practice responding to grief statements with reflection rather than advice.

Week 5
Appendix E

Practice Scenarios

They say: 'Everyone keeps telling me to be strong. I'm so tired of being strong.'
Your reflective response:
The advice I wanted to give instead:
They say: 'I feel guilty for laughing yesterday. How can I laugh when she's dead?'
Your reflective response:
The advice I wanted to give instead:
They say: 'I don't want to go to the grief group. I don't want to sit in a circle and cry with strangers.'
Your reflective response:
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