When to refer on
According to Worden (1991), most grieving people cope with their loss in their own social circle, and only a small percentage of individuals actually require additional, specific help and support (e.g. counselling or therapy).
Elliot (1995) suggests that specific help and support may be required for certain people with learning disabilities - those:

• Whose anger is high;
• Who seem to be profoundly missing the deceased person,
• Who have a restricted social network;
•Who are assessed as not coping with bereavement.

Additionally, people who have been excluded from the funeral or who have not been told about the death for some time after the event may need the professional help of a bereavement counsellor (Read 2000).

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