Brief Interventions with Bereaved Children [Paperback]

Barbara Monroe (Editor), Frances Kraus (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2005

The contact between a health care professional and a bereaved child can often be very brief, and yet the interaction can have a profound effect on the child, and on the professional themself. This book describes and illustrates the concept of brief therapeutic work with bereaved children and families. Recent years have seen increasing interest in the needs of children facing bereavement, and a corresponding increase in services to support them. Brief Interventions with Bereaved children 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. The topic of this book is unique in the field, and will appeal to palliative care practitioners, educators and service providers managing scarce resources. The book feautures some distinguished contributors with backgrounds in health care, education, social work and the police, alongside theoretical and practice based chapters from workers in the field of bereavement care for children. There is also a chapter from the service user's perspective.

Editorial Reviews

Review

What makes this a must-read is the consistent theme that bereavement is not a disease. Across the chapters, the non-pathologising, collaborative and purposeful stance informs an approach that can find rich application across the tiers of children's services. Journal of Advanced Nursing Reading this book brought back memories that I do not cherish from a long time ago, but my spirit was lightened reading about the enormous and continuing advances made in the management of bereaved children that have occurred since that time. One cannot but admire the inventiveness of some of the interventions described, and the enthusiasm is infectious. I thought the exploration of brief family interventions before bereavement was particularly interesting. Anyone who has anything to do with bereaved children should read this book. Strongly recommended. IAHPC Website I highly recommend this book as a core text in the field and one which all practitioners would benefit from reading. Palliative Medicine

About the Author

Barbara Monroe is the Chair of the Childhood Bereavement Network (the National umbrella organisation).

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (February 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198529090
• ISBN-13: 978-0198529095
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,405,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)