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A prevention program for bereaved children.

K Siegel1, F P Mesagno, G Christ

  • 1Department of Social Work, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|April 1, 1990
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Parental death impacts children's social and emotional growth. Early intervention programs can help children cope with grief and loss when a parent's death is anticipated.

Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Bereavement studies
  • Developmental psychology

Background:

  • Parental death poses significant risks to children's social and emotional development.
  • Anticipated parental loss presents an opportunity for timely intervention.
  • Children require support to navigate grief and loss effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a prevention program aimed at supporting children experiencing parental death.
  • To outline methods for parents to facilitate their children's grief work and loss resolution.

Main Methods:

  • Program design focused on parental guidance and child-centered grief support.
  • Intervention strategies to foster open communication about loss.
  • Facilitation of age-appropriate grief processing and coping mechanisms.

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Main Results:

  • The described program enables parents to actively participate in their children's grief journey.
  • Children receiving support demonstrate improved adjustment to parental loss.
  • The program facilitates the necessary grief work and resolution of loss.

Conclusions:

  • Early intervention is crucial for mitigating the negative impacts of parental death on children.
  • Empowering parents is key to fostering healthy adjustment in bereaved children.
  • The described prevention program offers a viable framework for supporting children through parental loss.