Grief in Childhood: Fundamentals of Treatment in Clinical Practice

Michelle Y. Pearlman,Karen D'Angelo Schwalbe,Marylene Cloitre

Grief in Childhood: Fundamentals of Treatment in Clinical Practice
Format
Hardback
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Country
United States
Published
15 April 2010
Pages
232
ISBN
9781433807527

Grief in Childhood: Fundamentals of Treatment in Clinical Practice

Michelle Y. Pearlman,Karen D'Angelo Schwalbe,Marylene Cloitre

Children vary in their response to the death of a loved one. Some children develop relatively few symptoms or problems, while others face significant or prolonged symptoms, such as posttraumatic stress disorder or anxiety. Similarly, children vary in their circumstances and preferences. Thus, clinicians who work with bereaved children must customize interventions to meet the specific needs of each individual child. This book presents Integrated Grief Therapy for Children - an evidence-based model for treating bereaved children that draws extensively on cognitive - behavioral, family systems, and narrative approaches to therapy. The model shows clinicians how to assess the needs of bereaved children, treat common distressing symptoms (depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and behavioral problems), and address the grief itself while fostering resilience. Because emotional and behavioral problems following grief are manifested in different ways, the model allows for flexibility based on the age, symptom presentation, and needs of the child. And because the inclusion of a surviving parent or caregiver is critical to working with grieving children, the model involves the parent in the interventions. With a thorough literature review on bereavement in childhood, extensive case examples and dialogues to illustrate therapeutic techniques, and over 20 activity handouts that therapists can photocopy and use in sessions, this book provides everything needed to treat bereaved children.

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