>12 to 18 yr: Predominant Concepts of Death
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>12 to 18 yr: Predominant Concepts of Death Explores nonphysical explanations of death
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>12 to 18 yr: Predominant Concepts of Death. >12 to 18 yr: Interventions. Words To Heal Or Words Which Hurt. I am sorry your ____ has died. Heal Hurt I know just how you feel. Heal Hurt - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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>12 to 18 yr: Predominant Concepts of Death
Explores nonphysical explanations of death
>12 to 18 yr: Interventions
Be truthfulReinforce child’s self-esteemAllow child to express strong feelingsAllow privacyPromote independencePromote access to peersAllow child to participate in decision making
Words To Heal Or Words Which Hurt• I am sorry your ____ has died. Heal Hurt• I know just how you feel. Heal Hurt• Be strong. Heal Hurt• You should feel…(proud, sad, happy, etc) Heal Hurt• I care about you. Heal Hurt• Tell me about your ____. Heal Hurt• It will be okay. Heal Hurt• What is the hardest part for you? Heal Hurt• What do you miss the most? Heal Hurt• You are the man/woman of the home now. Heal Hurt
Professional Support
• Long-term modelPsychology
• Resource-based modelSocial Work
• Short-term• Help with understanding• Acute coping
Child Life Services
Child Life Specialist
Master degree-prepared health professional
Provides psychosocial assessments and interventions• Pediatric patients, their parents/siblings
Facilitate communication
Child Life Specialist
Intervention
Effective Coping• Play• Preparation• Education• Self-expression activities
Activities
Photography
Scrapbooking
Mold
Artwork
Activities
Memory box
2 same items
Hand mold
Videography
Books
Books (2)
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22;350(17):1752-62. • Lyles M. Grieving Children: What to Say. Children's Grief Education Association. 2004. Web. 8 June
2014.• McCall C. How to Help Children Deal with Loss. Web log post. Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers,
LLC, 7 July 2011. Web. 8 June 2014.• Sood AB, Razdan A, Weller EB, Weller RA. Children's Reactions to Parental and Sibling Death. Curr
Psychiatry Rep. 2006 Apr;8(2):115-20.• Spuij M, Prinzie P, Dekovic M, van den Bout J, Boelen PA. The Effectiveness of Grief-Help, a Cognitive
Behavioural Treatment for Prolonged Grief in Children: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. Trials. 2013 Nov 20;14:395.
• Sutter C, Reid T. How do we talk to the children? Child life consultation to support the children of seriously ill adult inpatients. J Palliat Med. 2012 Dec;15(12):1362-8.
