On the Death of a Child, 3rd Edition

by Hindmarch; Christine

• ISBN13: 9781846194030
• ISBN10: 1846194032
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-09-18
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Practical guide illustrated with case studies taken from the experiences of bereaved families and affected professionals. Deals with definitions and context, and relates theory to practice; offers practice guidelines related to various roles, groups, and situations; and gives an overview of different kinds of support. For clinicians. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
How to use this book	p. xi
About the author xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Theory and Practice	p. 1
Incidence and characteristics of child death	p. 3
The death of a child is different from other bereavements	p. 5
Sudden and accidental deaths	p. 7
Prenatal and perinatal loss	p. 14
Death from illness	p. 18
Death from congenital conditions	p. 20
Socially difficult deaths	p. 23
Organ retention	p. 26
Features of grief and mourning when a child dies	p. 29
Introduction: starting from experience	p. 29
The development of bereavement theory	p. 31
New understandings of grief	p. 36
What the death of a child means for different family members	p. 43
Mourning rituals	p. 50
Good Practice Guidelines	p. 55
Professional roles	p. 57
Bereavement support workers	p. 58
Chaplains/spiritual care advisors	p. 59
Clergy	p. 61
Coroners	p. 62
Counsellors	p. 64
Funeral directors	p. 66
General practitioners	p. 67
Health visitors	p. 70
Hospital doctors	p. 72
Mortuary technicians	p. 75
Nurses	p. 77
Midwives	p. 79
Paramedics	p. 81
Pathologists	p. 83
Police	p. 85
Registrars of births, marriages and deaths	p. 87
Social workers	p. 88
Teachers	p. 90
Guidelines for all	p. 93
General principles	p. 94
Supervision	p. 98
Training	p. 101
Skills	p. 102
Helping strategies	p. 103
Resources questionnaire	p. 105
Guidelines for stressful situations	p. 107
Breaking bad news	p. 108
Emergency procedures and intensive care	p. 110
After the death	p. 113
Attending the funeral	p. 118
On first visiting the family	p. 119
Anniversaries	p. 120
Suicide risk assessment	p. 121
Guidelines for talking with children	p. 124
Introduction	p. 124
Child experience of loss and bereavement	p. 125
First principles	p. 127
Helping children understand about terminal illness	p. 130
Informing children of the death	p. 131
Telling children about a murder or suicide	p. 133
Summary of dos and don'ts	p. 136
Bereavement Support	p. 139
Support for families	p. 141
Practical support	p. 141
Befriending	p. 143
Counselling	p. 145
Psychology	p. 154
Psychiatry	p. 154
Groups	p. 155
Social activities	p. 158
Support for children	p. 159
Support for schools	p. 164
How schools are affected	p. 164
Planning and preparation	p. 168
Psychological support: who does what and when?	p. 172
Levels of support following critical incidents affecting schools	p. 175
After a suicide	p. 177
Support services	p. 181
Core conditions	p. 182
Starting a support group	p. 183
A co-ordinated approach	p. 186
Hope, meaning and resilience	p. 190
The rippling effect	p. 190
Some parent's stories	p. 193
Comment	p. 213
Useful contacts for support organisations	p. 217
Children's hospices	p. 224
Useful resources for working with children and families	p. 232
Use of geneograms in bereavement counseling	p. 239
Essential references	p. 243
Further reading	p. 245
Index	p. 249
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