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selected list, cf children'S books which treat Separation(3). booksabout,bibliotherapy,. (4) A selected, list of films, filmstripS, andcassettes which treat death and separation, (5) references from"ResourceS in Education", and (6) references from "Current. index toJournals in Education". (JMB)

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Uchida, Yashiko. The Birthday Visitor-. S/Cribne 's, 1975. (5-8)

A'funeral needn't a sad event, as/ i a Japanese family.a

tOrst Judith. The Tenth Good Thin: Abut Barn Atheneum, 1971.

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Abbott, Sarah. The. Old Dog. Howard -McCann and Geogh.egan,I972. (5-9)-. .'

A boy's dog dies, leaving him feeling empty.` .

Bartoli,',Jennifer. Norma. Harvey, 1975. "(4-8).

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Brown, Margaret,Wise. The Dead Bird. -Young, Scott, 1965. /(4-8.)

,, - A funeral for'a found bird. One of the classics in this field,

AKantrowitz, Mildred. When Vio et Died. Parents',

written before'its iiMe.

Cooney, Barbara. Cock Robin, Scribner's, 1965: (4 -8)

Loss As experienced by animals in the woods.

ht, H en., First Snow. Knppf, 1974. (5-8).

Depth as seen from the Buddhi,st point of. view.,

Fssler, Joan. My Grandpa Died Today. B'ehaviora'l,

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The life cycle, as seen when a et bird dies

Miles, Miska. Annie and the Old One. Little, B

° Philosophical' acceptance o,Pld age and de.reServa ion,

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Jless, Evalin . Sam Bangs and Moanshine. Holt, Rin hart and Winston,

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Panta ies -after a mother's death.

Stein, Sarah. About Dyins, Walker, 1974. (4."8)

A semi-non-fictional attempt to deal w th li e and death. Dual

narratives - one for adUlts and one f. children.

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Watburg, Sandol. Growing Time._ Houghton- Mifflin,, 1969. (16 -9)

Coping with the death of a dog- and iearning to understand life.

Zolotow, Charlotte., My Grandson Lew. Harper and Row,/1974. (4-8)

Lew is not told of his grandfather's death and %its for hisreturn. He mourns him years later, as he and his mother evoketouching memories. Q

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Adams, Florence. Mushy Eggs. Putnam's 1973. (4-8)

David tells of his parents.' divorce, h?s mother's working,and his babysitter.

Baldwin, Anne. A Friend in the Park. 'Four Wind, 1973. (4-8)

Eric and his single mother,move from California to Paris.

Baldwin, Anne. Jenny's Revenge. Four Winds, 1974. .(5-8)

When Jenny's newly - divorced mother goes off to teach, Jenny.takes an instant dislike to her baby-sitter, a traditionalsexist woman.

4nzen, Bill, Carmen. Coward-McGann, 1P69. (4-8)

Carmen is newly arrived in New York City from Puerto Ricoand misses her sunny home until she.meets a friend.

Blaine, Marge. The Terrible Thing That Happened at Our House.Parents, 1975. (4-8)

Family life turns upside-down when,Mother returns to work.

Breinburg, Petronella. Shawn Goes to School. Crowell, 1973. (3-6)

Shawn is sad when his sister goes to school, but even sadder whenhe is taken to nursery school. Teacher and children eventuallymake him comfortable.

Caines, Jeannette. Abby. Harper and Row, 1973. (4-

Brother- sister squabbling and loving take place in adoptivehomes, too.

Child Study Association of America. Families are Like That! Crowell,1975. (5-91

Ten stories, previously printed individually, are reprinted.withnew illustrations. Topics include separation because of employment,adoption, unemployment, death If, relatives, divorce, and foster care.

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Cfifton, Lu ill. Evereti Anderson's Year. Holt, Rinehart andWinst ; 1974.' (4-8)

Like ,ine others in the series,, this poetry anthologr tellsof the life of a black child in asingle-parent family.

Goff, :Betty. Where's Daddy: The Story of.a Divorce. Beacon, ,

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A boy adjpsts by relating what he can take Ind what has tostay behind, e.g., "We'd' take my bike, but not my sidewalk."

Jofdan, June.' New Room, New Life, Crowell, 1974. (5-9)

When a :family ,etxpects.itsfohild, measures must be takento_ alleviate crowding.

Kindred, Wendy! Lucky Wilma. Dial Press, 1973, (4 -7)

Wilma's father visits her and takes her somewhere every Saturday.An unexpected_event b:rings them closer during their weekly visit.

. Kraus, Robert., Big.Brother.. Parents',.1973. (3-7)

Uttle Brother£001S'teitible in his family position. On top of ithis' mOther is hospXaltzed. Before long, thpugh, he is a'

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Lapsley: Susan% 'I Am/Adopted. ,Bradbui;'i 1975. (3746)....

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Mothers ate ditchdggers, architecteachers;, and filmmaers.,'

Lexau, Joan. Me Day.` Dia."01971., (6-9)

An unemployed fatlAr"deSerts.hiS loving family, but,returnsafter his child's birthday: .

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Mathis, Sharon. Bell: Sidewalk Story. Viking, 1971. (7-10)

A .young girl, shows 'ingenious, imagination i preventing herfrOnd's eviction.

Newfield,' Marcia. -A Book for Jodan. Atheneum,1 1975. (6-10)

Jodan's father creates-a scrapbook of memories to ease herburden during the divorce.

Rex, Margaret, and Rey, HA. 'Curious George Goeq_ to the Hospital.Houghton Mifflin, 1?66. t4-8) \

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Hospital procedureS are explained in a humorus, comforting,background.,

Sharmatp Marjorie Weinman':

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andMarlo Ihomas. JAcGraw-Hill, 1974. (4 -8)

Zach4ry wakes to find his father gone.

I Want Mama. tarer nd Row, 1974,(4-8)

Sobol, Harriet. Jeff's HospitahBpok.. %Walck, 1975

. A two -night stay at a hospifil for an,operatO to uncrossJeff's eyes. 1s shown.

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SOnneborn, .Ruth. Friday Night is Papa Night. Vain;, 197Q. (4 -8)

Pedro's lather retu'rn,s.home only on weekends:. a he.'must workat two far-away job's ih.order to make ends meet.

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Pliblie'i5,hearttrokeA'when her-24iandmother ishos italized.depic&a"orking mother.

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Tomas' working mother doei not return home,Ontime and he Mustfendfor himself.

Stein, Sara Bonnett. A Hospital Story. Walker, 1974. (4-8)

A young girl's tonsilfectbmy is depicted in photOgraphs and simple. -

words.

Steptoe, John. Stevie. Harper and Row, 1969. (4-8)

Stevie's-stay, With Robert'smother'while his own mother woksis.greeted with disdain--until Stevie leaves.

Taylor, Mildred. Song of the Trees. Dial, 1975. (7-10).*

itimber contractors- try to force a Black Mississippi.faTkly tQ.

sell their beloved trees.

for Ice Cream. .Dial,

results from having ato unexpected benefits

,Van Leeuwen, Jean. Too Hot

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1974. (4 -8)

working mo:ther.AA.

Waber,: Aernard. Ira Sleeps Over. Houghton Mifflin, 1972. (3-7)

Ira doesn't know if he should take his teddy bear on his firstJ night sleeping at a neighbor's.

Wqlls, Ro;emary. Noisy Nora. Dial, 1973. .(3-7)

A tale humorously written in verse concerning a- girl wbo runs.. away for lack of attention.

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Zolotow, Charlotte. A Father Like That. .Harper and Row, 1971. (4=8)

Fantasies about the ideal father in the absence oe anyat all areresponded to warmly.

-Zolotow, Charlotte. 'Janey. Harper and Row,' 1973. (478), .4

The many emotions-evoked ,when a dear friend moves are,tenderly

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.14ter.ature-ed..hy Evelyn Robinson. New Yorkil David McKay, 1966.',--

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and Reviews, ed..by Virginia HaviIand. Glenview, Ill.: Scott,Foresman, 1973.

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American Council on Education, 1963..

Flandorf, V.S. Books, to Help Children Adjust to a libspital'Situation.

Chicago:,Ameripan Library Association, 1967.

Frank, Josette. ,"Literature of Human Understanding." In,Readihgs AboutChildren's-Literatute,.ed.,by Evelyn Robinson., New York: David

McKay, 1966.,

Homeie, Alma. :'Children Face Themselves Through 6,OOks:.A Bibliography."In Remedial Reading; an Anthology of'Sources,'ed,',by

Sch l and Paul C. Burns. . BOston: , Allyn and Bac 1968.

Kelley, Marjorie E. In Pursuit of A BibliograPhy,a ildren's,

Baoks. New York:- Paulist Press, 1973. J

Kiell., Norman. The:Adolescent-.Through Fiction. NeW Tor.,k:.:Interna onal

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'Columbia University, Teachers College Press, '197¢. ', " v. s'

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Washington,,D. C.f Catholic university of America Press, 1966..,- 4,

eMbnToe, argdret, ed. Reading Guidance' and Bibilothrapy, in^Public,

. 19ospital'and Institution Libraries. Madison, Wis.: Library. School,,

. oUniVersity of Wisconsin, 1971.

445ody, Mildred T., and Limper, Hilda K. Bibliotherapy: Methods and\. . Materials. Chicago: American Library Association, 1971.

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Newell,.Ethel. "At the iiOtth End of Pooh: A Study of Bibliotherapy."\ InfReadid6 About children's Literature, ed. by Evelyn Robinson.

\ New York: David *Kay, 1966.

Reid, Virginia; ed.' Reading Ladders for Human Relations, 5th ed.Washington, D. C. American Council on Education, 1972.

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pulnotatea Bibliography. :Newark, Del.: International Reading,Osociatiod, 4971.

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PSychotechnies, 1972.

Zaccaria, Joseph,. apd Moses, Harold.. Facilitating Human Development'

Through Reading: the Use of Bibliotherapy in Teaching and Counseling.

Champaign, Ill.: Stipes, 1968..

/ .ADDITIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Ga kenbush, Dick. Qo You Love Me? Illus. by the author. Seabury, 1975;.

An accident ,painfully teaches a lonely. boy that love does,not\ imp ly, possesion.

Hegw od, Mamie. My-Friend Fish.. Illus. by Diane de .Groat. Holt,

inehart and WinGtoil, 1975.

A black severe year old ,catches a fish, decides to"keep id responds to ,its death. 9

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A f therless boy 'copes imaginatively with ci 'ty life. His,

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.A SELECTED LIST OF FILMS, FILMSTRIPS, AND CASSETTESWHICHNREAT DEATH AND SEPARATION.

, Boy with Glasses.45lin. B/W 8 mm$300 $0 rental

'-- Contemporary Films

Films for Children

Educational Film Exchange'

A shy Japanese boy's family problems- will stimulate muchdiscusion when viewed by youngsters over 5.

"The Fireman is Sad and Cries10 min. Color '8 mm

'$135 $12.50 rental Szir and StanticContemporary Films

Five-year-olds' fantasies, fears and visions revealed throughpainting of children and Children painting.

The SUmmtr We Moved to Elm Streetmin. .Color 8 911

$335 $17 rental McGraw-Hill

A very moving and important filmdealing with two childhoodprobleMs: displacement due to family needs and an awareness ofthe fallibility of the parents, in this case, alcoholism.

Evan's Corner4 min. Color 16 mm (k-6)

95 $20 rental' Stephen Bosustow, Producers' Serial #(10719)BF 1

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'Young 'Puerto Rican 'boy finds friends in different places inthe citywhile looking for his lost dog.

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Peter's Chair0K(Pre N '.5: mm.38 min. Color 16 .

$gb Morton Schindel Producers' Serial # 286

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. Child feels threatened by his new-born sister, especially when..

his little char is to be painted for'his sister. Eventyally, 4

he too, learns how to prepare'for the new baby.

Families are Different and Alike v .

131/2man. Color-B/W 8 ?ttm (Primary)

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Three children's fmilies are coMpared and contrasted.

'"J.T."51 min. Color, B/W 16mm

$575, $27 CAROUFCAROUF .

A shy, lonely child finds his own pride and dignity throughhis devotion to a cat.

Films for Adults

The Child Experts - Environment and Intelligence '40min. B/W 16 mm

(1 $350 $40 rental,BBC-TV Time Lif* FilmsUnited, States Distributor

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British study maintains that c4ild's u ringing,depends on the

social class of its parentsIt has 15,n estitate# thataqvthe' age of five more than half a child's mental"developmentis.compiete. Five experts give their views about bringingup c141drero-#P5m,birth to five.

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Chid Beater

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Children's Memorial Hospital

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Case study of beaten child and its mother. A strong filmuseful in helping workers understand the way of life for

some children.

Children in Peril (1972)2Zrn. Color 8 mmv$e.. Marlene Saunders

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,A Eygs: November 22, 1963'9 min. , Color 2 8 mm$135

4,$12.50 rental Richard Snodgrass.

Contemporary Films

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Date: A Two-Year-Old in Foster Care33 min.; B/W 8 mm 4

$170 12rental James RObertsonNew York University..

Behavior of i two-yeap-old in a'foster care 'situation for 27 .

days clearly indicates that the absence of her parents is causing\her stress and concern. A useful filmto help illUitratedresponses young children cambave to stress.

Robin, Peter! and Darryl: "Three tb the Hospital53 min. .B/W . 8 mm.

-- $17 rental CMCNew York University i\

Insight,into maternal eparation,hoipitalization, and surgeryin relation'to children two Years, ten months in age.

The Neglected35 min. B/W . 8 mm

$9;50 rental MHFBNew York University

Film deals with the abuse and neglect of ChiLdren. Helps tointroduce the need for protective services:

Dangerous Stranger10 min. Color 8 mm S

-- 15 rental Childcare SafeSyracuse University Film Libary

Film deals with child,Molestation and places and circumstances'where `such situations may occur.

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$165

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Child is abandoned by parents, and placed in,a fdster-home.Problems of adoption and'placing elder children,aredealt.with. Follow-up film - -A further Gtimpse of Joer.

A Iurther Glimpse of Joey r27 min. '13/W 8 mm$ 165 'PFB

The adjustment problems faced by a six - year .-old bOr placedwith adoptive parents.

Laurette19 min. ' ':B/W

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Problems of a mother/parent in a single-parent home: Thisparticular mother is not suited for this role.

Mrs. Case14 min$90

B/W 8 mmNFBC

The problems and worries of-being a prior person from theghetto and the only parent'in a home.

hFilmstrips for Children ,

How Do You Feel? How.Do you feel abput your hOme and family?'.(Primary and Elem.)

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. ' cassette $12.75Weston Wdods WW

91 Warm story about a chil0 in a family of eight living in' a two-.room apartment.' Evan wants an area in the apartment for his'owrbut eventually finds fun in sharing, and helping younger brotherwith his corner. ,Illustrations from,iiook accompanied by picture-cued text booklet.

Understanding Death (25)50 - 65 frame Color EPA

Life/Death, Exploring the Cemetary; Facts about Funerals; ATaste of Blackberries $18 each. Includes tape cassette narrationand teacher's guide. 12 -,15 minutes each.' Set of 5 unitsincludes additional strip-cassette for adults title Children andDeath and costs $81.

Understanding Changes in,the Family ''(k-3) r

"Little Brother, Big Pest!" "we're Adopted.," "Not Together Ahymere.,"""Playing Dead."

5 filmstrips; 5 10" LP/s/5 F-303,V6 $77.505 filmstrips; 5*cassettes/ 5F-30V753 $77.5QDiscussion Guide/ LC # 73- 733115Guidance Associates .

Five separate nits stimulate wholesome discussion, of familylife, emphasizing family, cooperation. ,

Filmstrips for Adults%

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Understanding_Death series0

of.strip-cassettes for children.- -

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of a pets, and'building.understanding., ,

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Problems encountered by adopted children in discovering andestablishing their identity.

Help'for Parents in CrisisCassette #88-40 .

90 min. .$2.50

Jolly K. Founder, Parents Anonymous, Redondo Beach, Cal.Marilyn Collins, Spongor, First Parents Anonymous Chapter in Ill.(located in Chicago), Chicago, Ill. and G. Shelton Key, Directorof Sbcial Services,Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago,afc

Child abuse and Aglecavenues of help open to abusingparents and how to dbtain help available.

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,- Harriet Heath, formerly Bryn Mawr College,'BrYp Mawr, Pa,; Robert

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Child development and pareni re-Sponsibilify. How do changeS ini*rsonal family roles affect the Children?

Owed Mothers: The Girl' Who Keeps Her Baby Memorex%Cassette #93 -10

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ylorence'BrownKredch,:Director Louise Wise Ser4ces, N. Y., N.CCIC

'..-HdUnwed mothersliving with,and,caring for their children;.

Considerations, in selectionof supportiveerVices.

The.Foster ree Sets of ParentsCassette #93-1245 'min. $2,50.

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Children's Memorial Hospital2300 Children's PlazaChicago, Ill. 60614

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References frdm Research in Educatio(121S)N

The Management of Death in the Middle Class American Family, by VidalS. Clay. Oct 1970, '20p., ED 043 068.

*Attitudes; Childhowd Attitudes;' Class Attitudes; *Death;Human Dignity; Middle Class`; *Middle Class Culture; Middle'Class Nalues; *Social Attitudes

Starting with the observation that attitudes towards death cannotbe divorced from attitudes towards life, the author proceeds with a

critical and reflective look at American society's poor management ofdeath; both in terms of the dying person and the bereaved. Denialis the mechanism used to protect ourselves from facing the fact-of

'death, and the result is a cold and inappropriate rituall which assignsthe primary roles to the undertaker and the physician. \Much is saidabol4t the stages through which a dying person goes in making hispeace with death, and about the "grief work". of the bereaved in learningto live with his new situation. The unfortunate and lonley ways inwhich people are forced to handle these critical periods is examined.

Specific suggestions for changing the attitude toward death includes:(1) stop denying its existence; (2) humanize the procedures thatsurround it; (3) redesign the rituals so aS)to humanize them; and(4) teach about death, appropriately, throughout life. ,

The Dying Child: The Management of the Child or Adolescent Who isDying, by'William M. Easson. 1970, 103p., .ED 043 977.Document not available. through EDRS.

*Adolescents; Attitudes; *Childhood; *Death; Diseases;Parent Child Relationship;'*Parent Counseling; Pathology;Personal Adjustment; Physiology; *Preschool Children

_ Primarily describing the child who must endure a lengthy terminal411ness and prolonged period of dying, the text presents the ;.developmentalstages of the child's understanding of his own death. Characteristicsof the child at various ages (preschool, elementary schodl, and'adolescent) are exained in areas such as hospitalization effects,physiological reactions and disease symptoms, psychological andemotional effects, changes in social roles and relationships, fantasyand imagination, and religious interest. The reactions and adjustment's_of the family of a dyidg child, and the role and influence' of the

' treatment personnel are exploied. The provision oT an atmosphere oflove and security for'the dying child is exmphasized throughout the text.

Available from: Charles C. Thomas, Pubiisker, 301-327 East LhwrenceAvenue; Springfield, Illinois 62701 ($5.7S)

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The Reactions`ot Family Systems to Sudden and UnexpectedDeath.Crisis Intervention An Acute Grief, by W. Vail.Williams; And Others.,

Sept 1970, 19p., ED 044 723.

*Death; Family (Sociological Unit); Family Attitudes; Family

.Involvement; gamily Problems; *Family Relationship; InttiperSonal

Relationship; *Personal Adjustment; *Role, PerCeption; *Social'

Influences; Sociocultural Patterns. .

6 This paper desciibes an ongoing research project which is deisgnedto test the effectiveness of_crisisneriented social systems interventionas a model for primary prevention with bereaved families. The families'

immediate reactions to the death and their subsequent reorganizAtion

are discussed in light of two factors: (1) the interaction pattern thatexists between the family and the larger'social system; and (2) theinteraction pattern that prevails within the family system itself.Observations to date have suggested that the degree to which a familywill accept and benefit from outside intervention at the time of a deathis a function of its incorporation of the norms and balues of so cietyinto its own familial value system. In addition, the typo of systems

coping patterns employed by the family, as well as the role the deceasedhad assumed within the family system, have been found to be criticalvariables that influence the course of bereavement and'subsequent

readjustment. Data obtained from the second paper supports theit%

contention that the behavior of bereaved individuals does,progressthrough various stages of grief, and that readjustment of the familydepends greatly on the role of the deceased prior to his death.

Children's Experience with Death, by Rose Zeligs. 22p.,4'ED 076 237.

Adjustment Problems; *Childhood Attitudes; Concept Formation;*Death; *Emotional Adjustment; Literature Reviews; *'ParentAttitudes; Parent Child Relationship;.*PareAt Tnfluente; PsyChological

Needs

#a Children's concepts of d th grow with their age and development

the three-year-old begins to( otice that living things move and make

sounds. The five-year-old thinks that life and death arereversiable,'but the six-year-61d knows that death is final and brings sorrow.Children from eight through ten arty interested ill the causes of death

and what happens after death. ,thinkzdf what4 happens after death is fearsome /t fa;oinating, since they ate very

much aware of the life producing, pdtentialities ih their own,bodies:Children's feactions.to an experience with death are greatly influenced

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by not sending him away-during th'e mdurhing periods, by encoura ,gings. '-him, to participate in the fineral rites of parents, .siblings,, and other.

,.relatives, 'and-by,talleing .freel),,about,the dead person. 'Children

should absorb from their vargrits the basic truth that death is partof li.fe'and must,be accepted as a reality. .

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*Affective Behdvibr; AdxiqiY; Case Studies; Catharsis;,

*Death; *Early.Childhood; Hostility; Mental'Heafth; *Psychiatry;*Psychotherapy; Siblings

A case study of psychiatric intervention for two sisters whosebrother is dying of leUkemia is ,,presented. The theiapelltiC techniqueattempted to deal with teh threatened loss by a forthright approachto the reality situation, encouragifig "immunizing' discussions,allowance for ,catharsis without severe xegression, emphasis on realityorganization, and direct initiation and. enhancement of mourning throughthe,use of transference materials. A theoretical discussion of the-capacity of.. children to mourn is included. Art empiricarassessment

/ of the therapy suggests, that ifteediate ventilative help at a timeof great stress was'providedr but.that there was little effect on the-'children's capacity to'sustain prOlodge mourning proceSses.

Also_available from: Center for Preventive Psychiatry, 340 MamaroneckAvenue, White Plains,. New York 10605 '($.1.00)

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Talking About Death with "Normal" Children Research Strategies andIssues, by Gerald P: Koocher. Aug 1973, 6p., ED 082 853.

*Adolescents; Anxiety; Child. Development; *Death;*Elementary School Students;' *Research Problems; *StudentAttitudes-

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in.terms of potential str'esses and unpleasant aftereffects.

Also 'available from: Dr.-.Gerald P. Koocher,-Developmental EvaluationClinic, The Childrent's Hbspital Medical Center, 300 Longwood Avenue,Boston, Mass. 02115 (Free of charge)

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This bopk contains a collection of articles on children'sbooks and is writtenfor teachers. The problems, the tends;and,t6 future of children's books are discussed in terMs ofsexism, realisin, ethnicity, violence, racial integration, death,

. and moral values.:

La Familia De La a. (The Family of the Race.),'by Jose Armas.197f, 38p I, ,ED 1 096

Activtsm;,*Anglo Americans; *Cross Cultural Studies;*Cultural Background; 'Death; *Family Role; Human Dignity;Land Acquisition; Life Style; Majority Attitudes; *MexicanAmeticans; 'Moral Values; Political Influences; Self Concept;SoCiocultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Influences; Values

Chicanos in this coon ry have been in a constant state ofstruggle for economic and cultural survival; yet the Chicano's familyhas remained the most important part of his culture. Chicano values, -

customs, life styles, and language are still very muci. a part of hisfamily, This publication discusses the Chicano's f ily, covering:(1) La Familia and the role itplays in the Chicano ovement today; .

(2) the emerging identity of La Raza today; (3) the,- utureof La Razaamid a changing Anglo-dominated society; (4) concepts of Chicanismo; ..

arnalismo, and Cothpadrazgo; (5). Anglo/Chi o contrasts of familiavalues, perspectives'of-life/death, and t e land; and.(6) implicationsof future shock on La Raza.

Also available from: Raza Associates, 2633 Granite, Albuquerque,NM 87104 ($1.50 each; 1,5% discount on orders of 10 oT m6re)

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Death and the Curriculum, by Roger V. Bennett. Apr 1974, 18p.,ED 093 782.

Curriculum Design; *CUrriculum Development; *CurriculumResearch; *Death; Educational Innovation;-*Educational Needs;Educational !Objectives; IducationalPlanning; EducationalResearch; Elementary Education; Evaluation Methods,- Models;*Relevance (EducatiOn); Secondary Education

A study todiscoVer why a significant void exists'in the areaof death educatipn reports on the following.objective: (1) to designa conceptual framework for planning and evaluating death education; (2)to determine existence of a legitimate nedA to'incorporate death educationinto elementary and secondary curricula: (3) to evaluate the feasibilityof designing curricula on death and dying; and .(4) to derive recommendations

This book contains a collection of, articles on children's.books ,and is written for teathers, The problems, the tends,andthe future of children's books are discussed in terms ofsexism, realign, ethnicity, violence, racial integration, death,and moral values.

. La Familia De La a. (The Family of the Race.),*by Jose Armas.1972% 38p:, ,ED..0 1096. .

ActivPsm;,*Anglo Americans; *Cross Cultural Studies;*Cultural Background; 'Death; *Family Role; Human Dignity;Land Acquisition; Life Style; Majority Attitudes; *MexicanAmeticans; 'Moral, Values; Political Influences; Self Concept;

SoCiocultural Patterns; SoCioeconomic Influences;, Values

Chicanos in this coulo.y have been in a constant state of,struggle for economic and cultural survival; yet the Chicano's familyhas remained the most important part of his culture. Chicano values, -

.customs, life styles, and language are still very much. a part of hisfamily. This publication discusses the Chicano's f 1.1y, covering:

La FaMilia and the role itplays in the Chicano ovement today;(2) the emerging identity of La Raza today; (3) fhet uture -of La Razaamid a changing Anglo-dominated society; (4) concepts of Chicanismo;arnalismo, and CoMpadrazgo; (5)_Anglo/Chi o contrasts of familiavalues, perspectives' of life/death, and t e land; and (6) implicationsof future shock on La Raza.

Also available from: Raza Associates, 2633 Granite, N.11.0 Albuquerque,NM 87104 ($1.50 each; 15% discount on orders of 10 or more)

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Death and the Curriculum, by Roger V. Bennett. Apr i974, 18p.,ED 093 782.

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. Research; Elementary Educatidn; Evaluation Methods;' Models;*Relevance (EducatiOn); Secondary Education

A study to discoyer why a significant void exists'in the areaof death education reports on the following,objective: (1) to designa conceptual framework for planning and evaluating death education; (2)

to determine existence of a legitimate nee'd to incorporate death educafj,oninto elementary and secondary curricula: (3) to evaluate the feasibilityof designing curricula on death and dying; and f4) to derive recommendations

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disseminating death curricula. &theoretical rationale- is representedgraphically ;by a-cohceptual framework- to assess curricula potentialities

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is a useful vehicle' to develop, .study, and improve strategies forintroducing controvergial and innovative curricu14.

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Death vin Current'qiildren's Fiction: Sociology or Literature, by- Marilyn Apsei-Off, Nov 1974,, -171r., 56 101 371.

* Childrens Books; *Childrens Literature; *Death;

Fiction; *Literary Analysis-; Literttry CritiCism;Psychological Patterns; Social Attitudes , 4, '.*

mass production of books dealing with hitherto taboo subjectsfor children, such as drug use, divoroe,,illegitimacy, amd,death,is a growing trend in children's literature. ThiSpaper attempts todemonstrate the'inherent difficulties in judging such books 'criticallythrough a diScuSsion of th'e handling of' death in cdrrent-children'sfiction.' Foul' books are examineti for the sociological and psychological

4 _attitudeS they take-toward,death as well as their literary- value in.**- ,terms of style, plot,and characterization: (1) "Annie and The Old .

One" by kliska Miles (for children six to eight):; (2) "The Magic Moth" by',Virginia Lee (for'children-eight to ten); (3) "A Taste of Blackberries".by Doris Buchanan Smith (for children eight to eleven); and (4)"Grover" by Vera and Bill Cleaver (-for children ten to thirteen).This paper:Conciude's that all of the books discussed, tvith theexception of'7he Magic Moth,41.are commendable works, combining6othquality and rerevancY.

The.Treatment:of-peath-in Contempbrary Children's Literature, by"Carol 4. Romero 1974, 77p., /ED 101. 664. ,

Annotated Bibliographies; Childlibod'Attitudes; ChildPsychology;.*Childrens Books; *Content Analysis; *Death;Historical Reviews; Literary Analysis; Literary Cilticism;'Masters Theses; *Psychologi,cal,Patterni; Realism; SOcialAttj,tudes; Social Values; *Sociocultural Patterns; Twentheith

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"theme, four areas of a child's relation to death were.explorecrThe first area of inveStigation ,was of concepp of death evidenced ,

at the chiId.i-s various developmental stages, as documented in numerouSpsychological studies., The second area studied was the. variousreactions to death which a child might display. -The,third areadis'cusSed 'was thgJcurtutal attitudes, of present day American society

toward death, with special emphasis, on how these attitudes influencethe chi'ld's conception of death. Lastly,. a review was Made of Americah,'-)children's literbtu'm from colonial times to the preSent, ndting the 41'

treatment of- death, as a .reflection of: the cultural value's of,eacho.:.Era. Twenty-two books of juvenile fiction, fdr.1,Children up to age 12,yete evaluated in terms of their treatment of. death as a major theme.Mast ,of the books 'were found to be of, outstanding value in acquainting

the young-child, wi,th wholesome ,death cencept4, were psychologically.valid, and Compi led with.,accepted sociS1.,attitudes ,toward the subject.

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References from Current Index to Journals in Education CIJE)

"I Met Death One Cluilisy Day," by Flora J. Arnstein. English Journal

v61 n6; pp835-858 Sept. 1972.

'Childhood Attitudes; *Creative Writing; *Death; Fear;jr'ony;-*Peetry;_*Student Alieflation

A creative-writing teacher expresses concern about the recurrenttheme of death in her students' poetry!, numerous examples.

"Teaching.About Death," by David161.- Berg; George G. Daugherty.

-Today's Education v62 n3; pp46-47 Mar 1973.

Attitudes; *Course Descriptions; *Death; ExperimentalCurriculuml *Experimental Teaching; Junior High Schools;Relevance (Education; Social Values

University Laboratory School of Northern Illinois Universityin DeKalb, Illinois, offered a mini-course on the topic ofdeath to junior high school' students. Results proved thetopic,to'be meaningful and releyant.

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"Preventing Suicides Among Children--What thq,Schools Can Do." byDean Schuyler. Social Science Record v10 n2; pp25-29 Winter

1973.

., Behavior Problems; Death; *Psychopathology; School Involvement;School'ResponSibility; *School Role; *Student Role; *StudentSchool Relationship; *Student Teacher Relationship; -*Suicide

The school probably has its greatest role to play with thepre-suicidal child, So that the suicidal crisis may be aVertedbefore it begins. In the schools this is effected' by encouraging amore personalized teacher-pupil relationship--by encouragingextracurricular involvement as an alternative to withdrawal andisolation, and by, educating teachers to recognize the warning signsof a,potential suicidal crisis.

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"Death Be not pistor.ted," by Joanne Zazzaro. Nation's Schools,. v91, n5; pp39-42, 102 May 1973.

...*Course Content; *Course Objectives; *Death; Parent

Participation; Public Schools; *Teacher Qualifications

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teaching, of death to young people K-12.

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"Helping the Parents of Children with Leukemia," by Vrinda S.Knapp; Howard Hansen. Social Work v18 n4; pp 70-75 'Jul 1973.

*Family CoUnseling; *Family Problems; *Adjustment (To4

Environment); *Group Therapy; *Death; Social Work; GroupRelations

When their child is diagnosed with leukemia, parents begina process of anticipatory mourning. Group meetings with othersuch parents provide help in living thrOugh the process.

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"Cognizance of the Death Taboo in Counseling Children," by ConstanceDeMuth Berg. School Counselor v21 nl; pp28-33 Sep 1973,

*Death; *CounseloNAttitudes; *Counselor Role; *Children;*Cultural Factors; Counseling; Adjustment (To Environment);Family Life 4

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"Death AsPresented in Children's Books," by Robin L. Carr.,Elementary English v50 n5; pp701-705 May 1973.

*Death; *Literary Perspective; *Childrens Books; *AnnotatedBibliographies; Literature; ElementaryEducation; LiteraryComientions

"Pervasive Deth: An Avoided Concept, ". by John H. Krali . EducationalLeadership v31 nl; pp18-20 Oct 19.73.

*Death; '*Elementary School ,Curriculum; *Child Development'.Child Psychology; Child Rearing; Emotional Deveopment;Emotional Experience

The concept of death must not be avoided in,the elementaryschool but must be incruded as a meaningful way.

"When Was the Last Time you Took a Suicidal Child to Lunch ?" ,byDean Schuyler. Journal of School'Health v43 118; pp504-506: Oct1973.

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*Adolescents; *Death; *Emotionally,Disturbed Children;*Parent Child Relationship -; *Suicide; Accident -Prevention;

Accidents; Parent Influence; Schizophrenia; PsychologicalCharacteristics ! ,

This article gives statistics' on suicide rates among' children

and adolescents different ages. _It deribes the various reasons,behind suicide in,children and the sumptoms of deep depression is'children and adOlescents. The author describes the suicidal student'and the child survivor (of a tuicidal death in the family) andsuggests to the teacher ways of.dealing with both,

."Childhood, Death, and Cognitive Development," by Gerald P: Koocher.

Developmental Psychology v9 n3; ,pp369-37S Nov 1973.

*Cognitive Development; *Elementary School Students;' *Adolescents; *Death; *Childhood Attitudes; Age Differences

Explored children's conceptions of death from a Pia\g'etian frame- '

work, Significant changes in the direction of more realistic attitudesby children were noted as levels of cognitive development advanced'. .

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"Children's Conceptions of Death,". by John' D. Metear. . {Journal of

Genetic,Piychology. v123 (2ndhalf);"pp 35'91360',Dec 1973.

*Early Childhood; *COWcept Formation; *Death,

Children's expreS-sed conceptions about death were analyzed into'4 catesories:, (1) Relative Igniorance, (2),Temporary-Statp, (3).Final,but biological functioning Continunes, and (4) Finality.,

"Death Education," by John ,{U. McLure. Phi Delta Kappan v59 n7;

pp483-485 Mar 1974.

*Death-, *Education; *Curriculum Development; *Public Schools

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on death and dying the curriculum of the public schools, along

with some cautionar notes concerning its amplementatioil.

"Group Discussions With the paents of 'leukemic Children," by Warren

A. Heffron;'And Others. Pediatrics vS2 n6; pp831-840 Dec 1973. '

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*Exceptidnal'Child Research; *Parent; *Group Discussion;*Emotional Adjustment; Special Health Problems; Diseases;Death

"Anxiety in the Dying Child," by John J. Spinetta. Pediatricsv52 n6; pp841-845 .Dec 1973.

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'"Exceptional Child Research;.*Ddseases; *Anxiety;,*Death; Special Mealth Problems;, Childhood; EmotionalAdjustment

`Twenty-five 4eukemic:Childrgn aged 6 to 10 years relatedsignificantly more stories,that,Mhtainedelements of preoccupationwith threat to their body integrity and"fUnctioning than did 25control children with hhfatal chrohic illnesses.

"Death as a -Counseling. Concern," by Loy 0. Bascue; George W:-Krieger. -Personpef arid' Guidance Journal v52 n9; .p.p587-592.May 1974.

*Crisis Therapy; *Death; *Suicide; *Rehabilitation Cbunseling;.*counseling Goals; Supervision; Counselor Attitudes;.

. :. Counseling Services I

This article points out some situations in- which,.counseldrs. are likely to encounter the topic of death as a' client concern

(in counseling' young children and adolescents, iri rehabiLitatignsettings, drug crisis clinics, runaway houses, etc.-) . Ain initialframework-for providing therapebtie services to such faients isoutlined. ,,, '

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"Young Children and Boobs on -Beath-," by 'Barbara Moriqs, Elementary -:-English 'v51 h3; pp39.5-398' Mar974. .

"Death; kChldrens Books;. *Fantasy; *AffectiveOblectives4EleMentary EducAtion;'Eclucatialal Theories; Reading MatplialSel ctioT; Reading Interests; Child Development; AffectiveBeh vior't

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perhaps w push children too uick1S, through the developmental' tasksof childhood And that more re earchinio the,maturatidn'process isneeded before we succumb comp etely to "realityv, teaching. :.

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"Modern Treat. Ipent of Childhood Leukemia: The Patient and, His,Family,':FO

by Brigid GI- Leventhal; Stepllen Hersh.. Children Today v3, n3; pp2-5,

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Diseases;.Drug Therapy; Emotional Adjustment; MedicalServices; Intervention; Group Counselink

Discusses how' children with leukemia (and their families)cope with periods of illness and retission and handle'questions-about death. Reviews the etiology.anCtreatmentof leukemia,

"When Children Ask about De'ath," by Ruth Formanek. Elementary School

Journal v75, n2; pp92-97 ,Nov 1974.

*Death; *Comprehension; *Children; *Effiotional Response;

*Guidelines; Age DifferenceS; Reactive Behavior

- Explores questions related to Children's experience With death.

Areas discussed are: (1) adult.res:ponse to the child; (2), issues-

raised; (3) behavior reactions (4"). developmental influences, On

respemse; and (5) adult reactions. Guidelines are given to'didthe adult in handling a child!si'reaction to, death.

"Facing the Other Fact Of Life: ;Death in Recent Children's Fiction,"by Jane Abramson. 'School'Library Journal v21 n4; pp31-33 Dec

1974.

*Childrens Literature; *Death;. Adolescent Literature;Chirens Books; Liteiature Reviews; Annotated Bibliogfahpies; -

Book Reviews

The treatment of death in dhildren's fiction of the last fiveyears is analyzed .and evalUated.

"Why Isn't The Gerbil Moving Anymore," by Gerald P. .Kopeher.. Children Today v4 nl; pp18-21 Jan-Feb 19/5:

*Death; *Discussion' (Teaching Technique);*ElementarySchool Students; *Teacher Responsibility; *DevelopmentalPsychqlogy;,Emotional .Adjustment; Childhood,Interests;

-tivildhood NeedsrClass,Activities

Offers sqggevtions appropriate for planned and spontaneousdistussions ab)out,death which may be helpful to teachers, parentsand care giver of young,children.

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"Personal.,Spaop as a Measure of.a Dying Child's Sense of IsoIatiOn,"

by John J.'Spinetta; And Others. Journal of Consulting and Clinical

Psychology .v42 n6; pp751-7561 Dec 1974.

.*Children; *Sensory Deprivation; *Death; *Social Isolat ion;

*Space Or'lentation; Research Projects; Learning Theories

Interpersonal distance measures were used in an attempt toobjectify the sense of isolation said to'be present in a childwith fatal illness-as he nears death. A theoretical explanationof thearesults.is offered based on social learning theory.

"Helping Children To Cope With Death," by William D. Peterson;Richard L. Sartore. Elementary School Guidance and Counselingv9 ','n3;' pp2267232 Mar 1975.

*Death; *Emotional Development; *Childre70, ElementaryEducation; State Of The Art Reviews; Child Development

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This article discusses helping children cope with death.It also presents some of ,the issues related to the way our ,society deals with the topic and the reality of death.

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"Development of an Investigatory Instrument to Measure AttitudesToward Death," by 'Dale V. Hardt, Journal ()f School, Health v45

.712; pp96-99 Feb 1975. S

*Health Education; *Death; *Suicide; *Community Attitudes;Elementary Education; Secondary Education; StatisticalAnalysis; Teachers; Teacher Education

Attitudes toward the concept of death are assessed'andcompared in relation to sex, age, social position, churchattendance, andrecency of death experience of family or friends:

"Challenging the East Great Taboo: Death," by Richard C.*Nelson;,WilliamiD. Peterson. School Counselor v22 n5; pp3S3 -358 May

1975.

*Death;,*Counseling; *C74riculum; *Group Counseling;Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Needs; StateOf The Art Reviews

The adthor maintains that,death education is a necessary partof the school curriculum. He propOSes group exploration of this topic,the use of honest and direct terminlogy, and involvement in servicesfor those who have died.

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"Crisis Events and School Mental Health Referral Patterns of YoungChildren," by Robert D. Felner; And Others. Journal of Consultingand Clinical Psychology v43 n3; pp305-310 Jun 1975.

*Behavior Patterns; *Crisis Therapy; *Problem Children;*Adjustment Problems; *Elementary School Counseling;Research Projects;. Early Experience; Children; Death;Family Life

Study investigated the impaet of two types of potentialcrisis-producing experiences on the referra/ patterns of maladaptingprimary grade school children: parental separatejand divorce andparental death. Association between specific crisis history andspecific school maladjustment patterns is seen to have implicationsfor early detection and preventive efforts.

"A Group for Children with Deceased Parents," by James A. Cardarelle.Social Work v20 n4; pp328-329 Jul 1975.

*Group Dynamics; *Group Counseling; *Death; *EmotionalAdjus'tmentl; *Psychological Needs; Mental Health; AffectiveBehavior ,

The group was begun t9 serve a narrowly defined and particularly'vulnerable client-7 the child grieving for a deceased parent. Theauthor discuSseS'recruiting participants and the group process ofdealing with/this specific emotional problem. Reactions'of young.people and he community are mentioned.

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"Psrcholo cal Considerations of the Child with a Progressive TerminalCondition in a Residential Setting," by M. Ruth Fine. New Outlookfor the lind v69 n3; pp121-130 Mar 1975.

* isually Handicapped: *Death; *Counselor Role; *EmotionalAdjustment; *Family Attitudes. Execeptional Child Services;sychologists; Residential S ools; Staff Role; LiteratureReviews

Intended for psychologists,in residential schools, the article...contains a discussion of the psychosocial aspects of dealing with`isually impaired children who have progressive terminal diseases.

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"Fear of Death and Death Education," by Mary Louise Mueller. NotreDame Journal of Education v6, n1; pp84-91 Spring 197'5.

*Dedth; *Fear; *Anxiety; *Curricullip Design; *ReligiousEducation; Experimental Curriculum;. Educational Research;Social Sciences; Adolescence; Elementary Secondary Education

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The experiment described in, this paper is an attempt-to testthe hypothesis that formal-death education can be effective inreducing the fear of'death.

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