1. What Is Grief? 2. What Can Be Done to Help Children Who Have Suffered a Loss? 3. Children's Participation in Rituals. 4. How Do Children Process What Has Happened Over Time? 5. Supporting Children Over Time. 6. Advice to Parents. 7. Specific Advice. 8. Conclusion. Resources. Bibliography. Index
Advice and guidance on appropriate responses to grief in young children
Dr Atle Dyregrov is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Crisis Psychology in Bergen, Norway, which he founded with a colleague in 1988. He is a member of the executive board of The Children and War Foundation and a founding member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Dr Dyregrov is the author of numerous publications, journal articles, and books. Professor Emeritus William Yule is a clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Applied Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. He is Chair of the Children and War Foundation and Honorary Psychologist Advisor to the British Army. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in 2005.
Amid the plethora of books on grief and children, these two books
(Grief in Children and Grief in Young Children) ) in my view,
essential reading... Both books are comprehensive, well referenced,
and well written. Unlike some books that rely too heavily on
personal anecdote, these make good use of brief vignettes to
illustrate the text... Both books will be helpful to families,
bereavement counsellors, and to a wide range of professionals
involved in assessing and working with bereaved children and
families.
*Children and Young People, Martin Newman Consultant in child and
adolescent psychiatry*
This book is about grief in pre-school children, written by
Norwegian psychologist Atle Dyregrov. It covers all the questions
that might come up for parents, family or kindergarten techers. The
advice given and the reasons for it are clear. It is enhanced by
the liberal use of clinical anecdotes, useful for any adult helping
a yound child with grief and loss.
*International association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Newsletter*
If you are an adult - counsellor or not - working with children of
any age and can read only one book, make sure it is one of these
two. Grief in young children is specifically about children from
birth to school age. Grief in children covers all ages of children
including some information about adolescents.
Both books are written in easy-to-understand language, yet backed
by the author's years of clinical experience of working with
bereaved children and their families in a variety of places and
circumstances. Up-to-date research is interwoven into the text with
numerous references for further reading. The many vignettes that
share children's own personal experiences and confusions bring a
poignancy to the writing... Each book can be read in a short
sitting, or used as a quick resource on particular topics.
Dyregrov's thorough understanding of the key issues affecting
grieving children is clearly reflected in his writing like no other
author I have read. I highly recommend both books.
*Counselling Children and Young People*
This accessible book makes a rewarding read for all those involved
in working with children. The chapters provided calm steps-by-step
advice. Each statement is explained using psychological
explanations of child development. Case studies and regular
examples help illustrate the advice in practice. I would certainly
refer to it in the future and recommend it to those who may need
it. At only 90 pages long it is a handy, comforting and inspiring
read.
*The Psychologist*
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