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Children and grief : when a parent dies / J. William Worden.

Worden, J. William (James William), 1932- (Author).

Summary:

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, shedding new light on both the wide range of normal variation in children's experiences of grief and the factors that put bereaved children at risk. Scientifically sound and clinically useful, this volume will be welcomed by child psychologists and psychiatrists; researchers, clinicians, and students in child and family psychology and bereavement; counselors; and other helping professionals who work with grieving families. It can serve as a text in advanced courses on bereavement, family and child therapy, and developmental psychopathology.

Record details

ISBN: 1572307463
ISBN: 9781572307469
ISBN: 1572301481
ISBN: 9781572301481
Physical Description: x, 225 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, ©1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The Mourning Process for Children -- 2. When a Parent Dies -- 3. How Life Changes -- 4. How the Child Responds -- 5. Mediators of the Child's Bereavement Experience -- 6. Children at Risk -- 7. When a Sibling Dies -- 8. The Loss of a Parent by Divorce -- 9. Counseling and Intervention Issues -- 10. Intervention Models and Activities -- Appendix A. Project Assessment Instruments -- Appendix B. Screening Instrument and Scoring Instructions.