Understanding and Supporting Bereaved Children

Understanding and Supporting Bereaved Children
Author: Andy McNiel, MA
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2017-07-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826140491

This practical guide provides a framework and useful techniques for helping bereaved youth in numerous settings This 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 “how to” 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 interventions Embodies strategies for working with bereaved youth that can be used in a variety of settings, including mental health, health care, schools, and faith communities Offers a framework for understanding how grief impacts the lives of children

Bereaved Children

Bereaved Children
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1996-08-31
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780807023075

Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada, Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping children and adolescents cope with the emotional, religious, social, and physical consequences of a loved one's death. The result is an indispensable reference for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, and clergy. Topics covered include what to say and what not to say when explaining death to very young children; how teenagers grieve differently from children and adults; how to translate Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish beliefs about death into language that children can understand; how ethnic and cultural differences can affect how children grieve; what teachers and parents can do to help bereaved young people at school; and activities, books, and films that help children and teens cope.

Understanding Child and Adolescent Grief

Understanding Child and Adolescent Grief
Author: Carrie Arnold
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351673580

Understanding Child and Adolescent Grief incorporates theory, clinical applications, case studies, and current research on contemporary models of grief pertaining to children and adolescents. The integration of developmental perspectives, attachment theory, and neurobiological implications provides a thorough summary of the many factors that can affect a child's growth and development, and the subsequent influence on grief expression. Chapters explore relevant social topics rarely addressed in other texts, such as the death of African American men, suicide among Aboriginal youth in Canada, death/suicide among LGBTQ youth and social media's influence. Also included are practical tips for helping professionals who want to better understand how grief and loss affect children and teens, as well as a meditation guide that provides concrete opportunities for growth and healing.

Understanding Grief

Understanding Grief
Author: Alan Wolfelt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135059292

This classic resource helps guide the bereaved person through the loss of a loved one, and provides an opportunity to learn to live with and work through the personal grief process.

Supporting Bereaved Students at School

Supporting Bereaved Students at School
Author: Jacqueline A. Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0190606894

Machine generated contents note: -- FOREWORD by Kenneth J. Doka -- SECTION 1: Foundational Knowledge to Support Bereaved Students at School -- 1. The Importance of Supporting Bereaved Students at School -- Jacqueline A. Brown and Shane R. Jimerson -- 2. Defining Loss: Preparing to Support Bereaved Students -- Tina Barrett and Lindsey M. Nichols -- 3. Cognitive Developmental Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Victoria A. Comerchero -- 4. The Importance of Assessment in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Catherine B. Woahn and Benjamin S. Fernandez -- 5. The Importance of Consultation in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Jeffrey C. Roth -- 6. Cross-Cultural Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Sandra A. López -- 7. Family Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Melissa J. Hagan and Allie Morford -- 8. The Role of Digital and Social Media in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Carla J. Sofka -- SECTION 2: Interventions to Support Bereaved Students at Schoo -- 9. Using Grief Support Groups to Support Bereaved Students -- Renée Bradford Garcia -- 10. Using Cognitive and Behavioral Methods to Support Bereaved Students -- Rosemary Flanagan -- 11. Using Bibliotherapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Ellie L. Young, Melissa A. Heath, Kathryn Smith, Afton Phillbrick, Karli Miller, Camden Stein, and Haliaka Kama -- 12. Using Music Therapy-Based Songwriting to Support Bereaved Students -- Thomas A. Dalton and Robert E. Krout -- 13. Using Play Therapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Karrie L. Swan and Rebecca Rudd -- 14. Using Creative Art Interventions to Support Bereaved Students -- Grace Zambelli -- 15. Using Writing Interventions to Support Bereaved Students -- Lysa Toye and Andrea Warnick -- 16. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Tyler L. Renshaw, Sarah J. Bolognino, Anthony J. Roberson, Shelley R. Upton and Kelsie N. Hammons

Companioning the Grieving Child

Companioning the Grieving Child
Author: Alan D. Wolfelt
Publisher: Companion Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1617221589

Renowned author and educator Alan Wolfelt redefines the role of the grief counselor in this guide for caregivers to grieving children. Providing a viable alternative to the limitations of the medical establishment’s model for companioning the bereaved, Wolfelt encourages counselors and other caregivers to aspire to a more compassionate philosophy in which the child is the expert of his or her grief—not the counselor or caregiver. The approach outlined in the book argues against treating grief as an illness to be diagnosed and treated but rather for acknowledging it as an event that forever changes a child's worldview. By promoting careful listening and observation, this guide shows caregivers, family members, teachers, and others how to support grieving children and help them grow into healthy adults.

Brief Interventions with Bereaved Children

Brief Interventions with Bereaved Children
Author: Barbara Monroe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199561648

Recent years have seen increasing interest in the needs of children facing bereavement, and a corresponding increase in services to support them. This book addresses and explains the theoretical concepts and practical implications behind the idea of brief work with bereaved children and families. Flexible and accessible short term services delivered at the right time underpin the strengths of bereaved children, supporting their recovery rather than pathologising the grief process.In this way the book also speaks to the current interest in the concept of resilience and working with families' strengths and possibilities, rather than merely identifying their problems.This second edition continues to be a unique book within the growing filed of childhood bereavement, and the new chapters added to this edition discuss managing situations with learning disability, supporting very young children and emotional literacy. The book also presents cases from the service user's perspective. It looks at different approaches to intervention, such as the importance of assessment and the value of groupwork, and also covers work with children and families before a death.Brief interventions with bereaved children will appeal to practitioners, educators and service providers managing scarce resources. The editors have more than twenty-five years experience as practitioners within the field, as service providers and educators. The book features chapters from distinguished contributors with backgrounds in healthcare, education, social work and the police, alongside theoretical and practice-based chapters from workers in the field of bereavement care forchildren.

Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children

Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children
Author: Liana Lowenstein
Publisher: Champion Press (Canada)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Bereavement in children
ISBN: 9780968519929

"This volume provides a wonderful treasure-chest of appealing and practical aids to assist mental health practitioners in counseling bereaved school-age children. Numerous exercises and games are included that will encourage children to express their complicated feelings about the death of a loved one. Handouts for parents and teachers as well as guidelines for practitioners serve as important resources to assist adults in their efforts to help bereaved children." -- Nancy Boyd Webb. [from back cover].

The School Bereavement Toolkit

The School Bereavement Toolkit
Author: Jacquie Palmer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2021-08-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1000421155

Practical and accessible, this guidebook is designed to help staff in schools support bereaved children in their care. Providing information and guidance on practical issues around bereavement and indicating some of the issues that might require extra thought or assistance, this book makes accessing relevant information as easy and quick as possible. When busy school staff are faced with a bereaved child, the prospect can be daunting. What do I say? What can I do? Will I make it worse? Have I got time to do this? This book is a toolbox to give staff confidence in helping bereaved young people. Information is easily accessed and simple to use, giving staff quick and practical help. There are sections on what will help and what will not; also included are photocopiable worksheets and tools to aid children and young people to explore their grief, as well as information on how school communities can share the news and manage an initial response. With age-appropriate guidance to help school staff working in both primary and secondary settings, this key guide provides quick-to-access information for those not trained in child bereavement to help individual children or whole classes following a loss.

Children and Grief

Children and Grief
Author: J. William Worden
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781572307469

Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children. The volume presents major findings from the Harvard Child Bereavement Study and places them in the context of previous research, providing insights on both the wide range of normal variation in children's experience of grief and the factors that put bereaved children at risk. The book also compares parentally bereaved children with those who have suffered loss of a sibling to death, or of a parent through divorce, exploring similarities and differences in these experiences of loss. A concluding section explores the clinical implications of the findings and includes a review of intervention models and activities, as well as a screening instrument designed to help identify high-risk bereaved children.