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
Autorentext
Andy McNiel, MA, is a co-owner of Satori Management and Consulting, LLC, providing education and consultation to the death, end-of-life, and bereavement fields. Andy serves the childhood bereavement field as a national fund-raiser, thought leader, and ambassador for issues related to childhood bereavement support, traveling extensively throughout the United States. Andy has served as a nonprofit manager and leader throughout his career, and has provided support and counseling to bereaved children, teenagers, and adults in a variety of support settings. He has served as chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Grieving Children, executive director of The Amelia Center in Birmingham, Alabama, and director of grief support services for Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Florida. He is a national trainer for Boys and Girls Clubs of America and a member of the facilitator training corps of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He is a nationally recognized presenter and trainer, using a balance of humor, teaching, and facilitating on a variety of topics related to strategic planning, nonprofit leadership, childhood bereavement support, adult bereavement issues, and group facilitation. He holds a BA in religion from Palm Beach Atlantic University and an MA in counseling from The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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