Full Description
To lose a child is not 'appropriate' and the feelings involved become even more difficult to deal with. Professionals are no more exempt from feelings of inadequacy in the face of grief than we are. Personal issues and beliefs complicate matters even further and for fear of intrusion much needed help is often not given. This comprehensive, practical text offers a range of ideas and materials that can assist reflective, research-based clinical practice in this area.Ann Dent and Alison Stewart have researched and written extensively on family grief and this book is an extremely useful and comprehensive tool for all health professionals, as well as for students undertaking further postgraduate study.explores issues surrounding the unexpected death of a child - whether during pregnancy or adolescencehelps nurses and midwives to develop their practice with bereaved families, combining research with clinical practice and identifying proven strategies for copingfocuses on the wider family group, including grandparents and siblings and discussing the changed relationships that occur after a death
Contents
IntroductionLoss as part of family lifeWhat is bereavement?The grief of parentsThe grief of childrenThe grief of grandparentsHow can we help bevereaved families?How can health professionals help bereaved families in hospital?How can professionals help bereaved families in the community?Support for ourselves
