Diane Kempson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4215147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Kempson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane |
| FAMILY NAME | Kempson |
| SIGNATURE | KEMPSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wyoming |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Losing Touch in Social Work Practice
Journal Article Losing Touch in Social Work Practice Get access Kathleen G. McKinney, Kathleen G. McKinney Kathleen G. McKinney, PhD,is a mental health therapist, Touchstone Health Partners, Fort Collins, CO. e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson, PhD,is associate professor, Division of Social Work, University of Wyoming, …
Memory Keepers
Drawing on literature relevant to the impact of sibling death, the authors examined the invisible loss of siblings never known. This article presents findings of a phenomenological study of 15 adult siblings who "storied" the psychological presence and power of a deceased infant sibling never known but who acted as memory keepers for their unknown sibling. Transcriptions of the 15 interviews were analyzed usng NVivo software to support developmen…
Unearthing the Construct of Transgenerational Grief
A child's death profoundly affects family dynamics, stories, and even other siblings' perceived reasons for being. This influence is often sustained over time to affect not only the lost child's parents and siblings, but also future generations. Health care and mental health care workers frequently encounter such stories, but little is known about the actual phenomenon, which may be a form of disenfranchised grief. This conceptual article explore…
Overwhelming Grief in a Traumatized World
Treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often associated with co-morbid conditions, has been insufficiently studied and somewhat resistant to traditional treatment interventions. More recent research in the neurobiology of PTSD offers illumination in understanding reasons for such intractability. Neuroscience studies suggest possible reasons for the inabilities of persons with complex PTSD to verbalize their experiences. As a r…
Effects of Intentional Touch on Complicated Grief of Bereaved Mothers
Loss of one's child represents one of the most traumatic events a human may endure. Few effective interventions have been documented. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of touch therapy on grieving mothers. Bereavement responses of mothers who had lost a child in the previous 6–60 months ( n 31, intervention group; n 34, comparison group) were evaluated for significant differences between intervention (touch therapy) and com…
Memory Keepers
Drawing on literature relevant to the impact of sibling death, the authors examined the invisible loss of siblings never known. This article presents findings of a phenomenological study of 15 adult siblings who "storied" the psychological presence and power of a deceased infant sibling never known but who acted as memory keepers for their unknown sibling. Transcriptions of the 15 interviews were analyzed usng NVivo software to support developmen…
Losing Touch in Social Work Practice
Journal Article Losing Touch in Social Work Practice Get access Kathleen G. McKinney, Kathleen G. McKinney Kathleen G. McKinney, PhD,is a mental health therapist, Touchstone Health Partners, Fort Collins, CO. e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson, PhD,is associate professor, Division of Social Work, University of Wyoming, …
Unearthing the Construct of Transgenerational Grief
A child's death profoundly affects family dynamics, stories, and even other siblings' perceived reasons for being. This influence is often sustained over time to affect not only the lost child's parents and siblings, but also future generations. Health care and mental health care workers frequently encounter such stories, but little is known about the actual phenomenon, which may be a form of disenfranchised grief. This conceptual article explore…
Effects of Intentional Touch on Complicated Grief of Bereaved Mothers
Loss of one's child represents one of the most traumatic events a human may endure. Few effective interventions have been documented. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of touch therapy on grieving mothers. Bereavement responses of mothers who had lost a child in the previous 6–60 months ( n 31, intervention group; n 34, comparison group) were evaluated for significant differences between intervention (touch therapy) and com…
Overwhelming Grief in a Traumatized World
Treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often associated with co-morbid conditions, has been insufficiently studied and somewhat resistant to traditional treatment interventions. More recent research in the neurobiology of PTSD offers illumination in understanding reasons for such intractability. Neuroscience studies suggest possible reasons for the inabilities of persons with complex PTSD to verbalize their experiences. As a r…
Unearthing the Construct of Transgenerational Grief
A child's death profoundly affects family dynamics, stories, and even other siblings' perceived reasons for being. This influence is often sustained over time to affect not only the lost child's parents and siblings, but also future generations. Health care and mental health care workers frequently encounter such stories, but little is known about the actual phenomenon, which may be a form of disenfranchised grief. This conceptual article explore…
Memory Keepers
Drawing on literature relevant to the impact of sibling death, the authors examined the invisible loss of siblings never known. This article presents findings of a phenomenological study of 15 adult siblings who "storied" the psychological presence and power of a deceased infant sibling never known but who acted as memory keepers for their unknown sibling. Transcriptions of the 15 interviews were analyzed usng NVivo software to support developmen…
Losing Touch in Social Work Practice
Journal Article Losing Touch in Social Work Practice Get access Kathleen G. McKinney, Kathleen G. McKinney Kathleen G. McKinney, PhD,is a mental health therapist, Touchstone Health Partners, Fort Collins, CO. e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson Diane A. Kempson, PhD,is associate professor, Division of Social Work, University of Wyoming, …
Psychology (5 works) · Grief (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works)