When Father Kills Mother: Guiding Children Through Trauma and Grief

by Black; Dora

• ISBN13: 9780415196277
• ISBN10: 0415196272
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Children bereaved by the death of one parent at the hands of the other, almost always the father, in effect lose both parents, and are often forgotten in the midst of such dramatic situations. Reflecting the increased interest in child protection and child law systems, this second edition ofWhen Father Kills Motherbrings to public knowledge, in amplified form information about the effects of psychological trauma and bereavement on children. By combining knowledge about bereavement with that of post-traumatic stress disorder, the book remains informative and essential reading for all those involved in the field, professionally and personally.

Table of Contents

Preface: confidentiality	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction: how we came to the work	1	(6)
PART I Violence and loss in childhood	7	(56)
Children and trauma	9	(13)
Children and violence	22	(16)
Children and grief	38	(12)
Why do people kill their partners?	50	(13)
Art O'Connor
PART II When father kills mother: effects on the children	63	(128)
The children's stories	65	(14)
Picking up the pieces	79	(21)
When mother kills father	100	(11)
Healing the trauma: help for children and those who care for them	111	(31)
For the rest of their childhood	142	(12)
Looking backward and looking forward: the consequences for adult life	154	(21)
The legal system	175	(16)
PART III Learning from experience	191	(43)
Research findings	193	(25)
Planning services for bereaved and traumatised children	218	(16)
Appendices	234	(17)
1 Interviewing the traumatised child	234	(4)
2 Principles and practice in child law	238	(4)
3 The classification of post-traumatic stress disorder	242	(3)
4 Voluntary help: useful addresses	245	(3)
5 Principles for practice and signposts for future work	248	(3)
Glossary	251	(3)
References	254	(13)
Name index	267	(4)
Subject index	271