ABSTRACT
In Israel the discrepancy in attitudes between loss in war or terror attack and that following a road fatality accentuate the difference between 'good' and 'bad' death. Over the years a number of therapeutic interventions have been developed to cope with the loss of a close relative. The short-term model and that of self-help groups of the bereaved are less well known and their application has therefore been limited to date. In connection with bereaved people seeking help, Riches suggested that "people who join self-help groups prefer befriending to counseling, personal experience to theory and often campaign for reforms associated with their bereavement". Three more sessions for follow-up and actual launching of the group were held, with the leaders as observer-participants. The continuation of the intervention, with the exception of the acute phase (the trauma), which is not recommended for group intervention, can be proposed for each and every phase.
