Bereavement Group Therapy in School
The role of a belief in a post‐death existence within adolescent development for the acceptance process of loss[1]
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Lines (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-154 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1364436990040203 |
| OpenAlex | W2041068005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
As adolescents move away from parents towards peer group support, they develop their sense of self through challenge and reaction against authority. The parent/ guardian stands as the authority, but if the rule‐imposing figure is unexpectedly taken away the progress towards a sense of self is affected. School provides a social context for normalcy, but rarely is support found for bereaved youngsters in school. Adolescents in bereavement group therapy are able to share their experiences and begin to confront their loss through discourse, and such an approach in school serves to prepare pupils for later in‐depth individual counselling to work on guilt and maladaptive behaviour. Beliefs of an after‐life existence, which move from literal to figurative motifs, serve as coping mechanisms to help guide the youth through towards an acceptance and a sense of hopefulness. A model is presented that is in‐keeping with the developmental stage of adolescence, that utilizes peers as a therapeutic resource — those who have similarly been bereaved of loved ones
Developmental psychology · Group psychotherapy · Guardian · Hopefulness · Legal guardian · Literal and figurative language · Psychotherapist · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |