Helping bereaved children : a handbook for practitioners / edited by Nancy Boyd Webb ; foreword by Kenneth J. Doka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Webb, Nancy Boyd, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bereavement in children.

Grief in children.

Children and death.

Children--Counseling of.

Children.

Children--Counseling of--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2002]

Summary:

A popular book that demonstrates a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions for children who have experienced loss. Illustrated are ways to help preschoolers through adolescents cope with bereavement, including death in the family, school, or community. Case material is presented in a handy two-column format that provides the reader not only with the content of the sessions, but also with the practitioner's accompanying thoughts and rationale for intervention. Updated throughout with the latest concepts and methods, the second edition features entirely new chapters on art therapy and story telling techniques, bereavement groups, therapist self-care, and working with children who have witnessed school shootings and those grieving in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.

Contents:

1. The Child and Death / Nancy Boyd Webb 3

2. Assessment of the Bereaved Child / Nancy Boyd Webb 19

Part II. Death in the Family

3. Deaths of Grandparents and Parents / Nancy Boyd Webb 45

4. Complicated Grief

Dual Losses of Godfather's Death and Parents' Separation: Case of the Martini Family

Sisters, Ages 8 and 10 / Nancy Boyd Webb 70

5. The Grief of Siblings / Betty Davies 94

6. Suicide in the Family / Sandra L. Elder, Don Knowles 128

7. Violent Deaths of Both Parents: Case of Marty, Age 2 1/2 / Teresa Bevin 149

Part III. Death in the School and Community

8. Traumatic Death of a Friend/Peer: Case of Susan, Age 9 / Nancy Boyd Webb 167

9. Sudden Death in Schools / Robert G. Stevenson 194

10. Treating Children after Violence in Schools and Communities / Kathleen Nader 214

Part IV. Interventions with Bereaved Children

11. Counseling and Therapy for the Bereaved Child / Nancy Boyd Webb 247

12. Bereavement Groups for Children: Families with HIV/AIDS / Barbara O. Dane 265

13. Art as a Component of Grief Work with Children / Robin F. Goodman 297

14. Storytelling with Bereaved Children / Donna O'Toole 323

15. Self-Care for Bereavement Counselors / Sarah J. Gamble 346

Part V. Helping Children Bereaved by Terrorism

16. September 11, 2001 / Nancy Boyd Webb 365

Training Programs and Certifications 387

Play Therapy 387

Grief Counseling 388

Trauma/Crisis Counseling 389

Bereavement Resources 393

References on Religious/Cultural/Ethnic Practices Related to Death 395.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1572306327

OCLC:

47893602