Understanding and Supporting Bereaved Children (eBook)

A Practical Guide for Professionals

MA Andy McNiel, FT Pamela Gabbay EdD (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
192 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-4049-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This practical guide provides a framework and useful techniques for helping bereaved youth in numerous settingsThis welcomed addition to the field of childhood bereavement is brimming with innovative yet practical interventions for human service professionals helping grieving youth in a variety of settings. Written by noted experts with over 40 years of combined experience, this comprehensive "e;how to"e; book provides both a framework for understanding how grief impacts the lives of children, and models, techniques and interventions for individual, family, and group counseling. The book is based on best practices and the authors experience working with grieving families. It includes hands-on tips for interacting with and helping grieving children. Specific guidelines are provided for individual and group support including practical methods for creating meaningful spaces for young people to find help, encouragement, and healing. The book's developmental, environmental, cultural, and social considerations equip professionals with the tools to better understand the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual reactions of their young clients. Additionally, the book offers insightful information on professional accountability, ethical concerns, educational recommendations and training. Professionals who work with bereaved children daily and those who occasionally encounter them in their practice will find a wealth of resources in this book.Key Features:Brimming with innovative, practical interventions to support grieving children and teens Provides individual, family, and group counseling models, techniques, and interventionsEmbodies strategies for working with bereaved youth that can be used in a variety of settings, including mental health, health care, schools, and faith communitiesOffers a framework for understanding how grief impacts the lives of children

Inhalt

Foreword by Donna Schuurman

Preface

Chapter 1 - Understanding Childhood Grief and the Bereavement Professional's Role

Chapter 2 - Impact of Grief on Children

Chapter 3 - Suicide, Homicide, Sudden Death, and Illness

Chapter 4 - Death of a Parent

Chapter 5 - Death of Other Family Members

Chapter 6 - Factors that Promote Health in Grieving Children

Chapter 7 - Modes of Helping

Chapter 8 - Grief Support Settings for Bereaved Children

Chapter 9 - Activities that Engage Children

Chapter 10 - Professional Accountability and Ethical Considerations

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.7.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: "bereaved children, childhood grief, grief reactions, suicide, homicide, sudden death, parental death, family members, helping modes, grief support, activities for children, professional accountability, ethical considerations, parent/child relationship, sibling relationship"
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-4049-1 / 0826140491
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-4049-4 / 9780826140494