Engelsk titel: Support groups for parentally bereaved children: A literature review
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Författare:
Bergius A
;
Palmqvist G
;
Holm AK
;
Öhlen J
Email: joakim.ohlen@omv.ki.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 32
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 04123663
Sammanfattning
The aim with this literature
review was to describe content,
objectives, design, and outcomes
of support groups for parentally
bereaved children three to twelve
years of age. In a support group
with children in similar situation
the children’s thoughts, experiences
and feelings will be normalised
through different activities.
Pedagogical methods include creative
activities of different kinds,
e.g. painting, writing letters and
poems, reading stories, play and
games. The purposes of the methods
are to accept and understand
the reality of the loss, to
understand and work through the
grieving, to enhance family communication,
and to keep the
memory of the death and go on
living. Organisation and structure
are described in relation to development
levels and ages of children
and youths. Outcomes of
groups are characterized by clinical
observations and a dearth of
evaluative studies. All bereaved
children should have the opportunity
to participate in a support
group when a parent, sibling or
other relative dies. Well developed
services for bereaved children
should be a matter of health
care policy and quality.