Brief Interventions with Bereaved Children

Barbara Monroe has been a social worker for over 30 years. She joined St Christopher's Hospice in London in 1987 and became Chief Executive in 2000. She is also Director of the Candle children's bereavement project and was Chair of the national Childhood Bereavement Network for 8 years. She is Module Leader on the MSc in Palliative Care and Policy run jointly by St Christopher's Hospice and King's College London. Barbara is a well-known lecturer and trainer and has written extensively about the psychological and social aspects of palliative care. Barbara is an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University. Frances Kraus is Candle Project Leader at St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK.

Introduction ; 1. Childhood bereavement:tThe context and need for services ; 2. Theoretical perspectives: linking research and practice ; 3. Bereavement, young people and social context ; 4. Swampy ground: brief interventions with families before bereavement ; 5. Family assessment ; 6. Therapeutic interventions ; 7. Groupwork ; 8. Shrinking the space between people: telephone and email support ; 9. Loss for children with learning disability ; 10. Co-creating memory: supporting very young children ; 11. The extended warranty ; 12. Loss and grief in schools: attending to people and place ; 13. Seasons for growth: a practical approach to emotional literacy ; 14. Working with volunteers to provide bereavement support to children ; 15. Brief interventions in critical care environments ; 16. Working with traumatically bereaved children ; 17. Helping the family following suicide ; 18. Family liaison: when once has to be enough ; 19. Personal narratives ; 20. Crossing the great barrier grief: a facilitated self-help group for parents and carers