GROUP WORK WITH BEDOUIN WIDOWS OF THE NEGEV IN A MEDICAL CLINIC

In Israel, Bedouin widows who have settled in villages often have few resources to sustain their well-being. The author a Bedouin clinical s ocial worker, set up a culturally sensitive widows' support group in a medical clinic to help these women deal with material and personal ha rdships. Through sharing, mutual support, and mutual helping, the wome n were empowered to deal with their grief, isolation, economic difficu lties, problems with children, and negative societal attitudes.