Challenges in evaluating childhood bereavement services

The theoretical and practical issues

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20160061
AutoresLiz Rolls (0000-0001-9225-5497, University of Gloucestershire, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Volume30
Fascículo1
Páginas10-15
Data de publicação2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBereavement Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279
EditoraCruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02682621.2011.555238
OpenAlexW1531793809
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas31

This paper discusses the evaluation of childhood bereavement services in the UK policy context and some of the challenges this presents. Two key difficulties are discussed: the lack of any clear, agreed outcomes from bereavement interventions with children, and the challenge of evaluating the complex social processes that bereavement interventions involve. Two recommendations are made to address these in the short term and to generate data for wider research. These are: to strengthen services' existing evaluation strategies, and to develop a routine evaluation package that can be used by all services. This would comprise a basic data set, a user satisfaction questionnaire, and a childhood bereavementfocused clinical outcome routine evaluation measure. In the longer term, further research is recommended, including UK-based longitudinal studies

Business · Process management · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology