Loss comes in many forms, whether someone close to you has passed away, you’ve lost a home, or a cherished relationship has ended. The loss of a loved one can be challenging in its own way and may cause feelings of grief, sadness, anger, or fear. Although the grieving process can b...
This study examines Ihe resources considered most helpful by 83 adults, aged 35 to 60, in coping with the death of a parent. Friends, family members and peers who themselves had experienced a parent's death were most often cited as being particu- larly important resources. Daughters were mo...
Young children sometimes have more difficulty dealing with death because they don’t yet have the emotional skills to cope, but how they’re informed about a death will affect how they deal with the situation. The best way to tell children about death is by providing simple information using ...
This can split a family geographically and be devastating for those who feel left behind. Custody. When death results in children who must be cared for, conflict can arise around who will get custody of the children if this was not predetermined. Different grieving styles. We all grieve in ...
Practice your active listening skills so that during future visits you can ask patients more about what they told you previously. By bringing up something from a past visit, you will show that you remembered what they told you and that they matter to you as a person. Active li...
Overall, the number of children requiring pediatric palliative care is significantly less than the number of adults using home care and hospice services. The challenge to community agencies is to acquire adequate experience to develop and sustain the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary for prov...
(2) about overall mental health in their school. Lastly, participants were asked to respond to the open-ended question “Now that you have completed the training, can you recall a situation where you used the skills learned in the training? Please describe what happened and be sure not to ...
Ultimately, this final stage should culminate in healthy coping skills. Some scholars believe that children take longer to complete the grieving process than adults, as they tend to have less experience with death and developmentally have a limited understanding of death (Baker et al. 1992). Soc...
Seek Therapeutic Counseling for Vision Loss Grieving the Loss of Vision More Vision loss is a difficult condition, but fortunately there are many low vision aids that can help you manage day to day. If you are reading this, you probably do not have low vision or you are already using these...
an overarching sense that they will be abandoned by whomever they connect with. Asteens move through adolescence they may develop grieving patterns similar to adults (i.e decreased energy). Often, teens will keep and wear an article of clothing of the deceased. This can...