Supporting Grieving Children and Young People

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-31130-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Practice Manuals for Busy Professionals

Supporting Grieving Children and Young People challenges common myths and misunderstandings surrounding children’s and young people’s experiences of loss and provides youth and childcare professionals with invaluable practical guidance.

This important text explores child development and its connection to loss, addresses coping with bereavement and highlights the impact of non-death-related losses, such as abuse, family breakdown, life course changes and social instability. Case examples, reflective prompts and practical exercises allow readers to develop positive and informed practice in their work with children and young people dealing with loss.

Human services professionals, including in social and health care, youth work, counselling, pastoral work and education will find the practical guidance in this book to be of great help when supporting children and young people on their grief journey. It complements Neil Thompson’s Loss and Grief: A Guide for Human Services Professionals, also in the Practice Manuals for Busy Professionals series.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cox, Gerry R.

Thompson, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Theory Base 1. Child and Adolescent Development 2. Attachment, Loss and Trauma 3. Social Factors Shaping Experiences of Child and Adolescent Grief Part 2: Children and Young People Facing Death 4. Explaining Death to Children 5. Death in Schools 6.The Impact of Suicide on Children and Young People 7. When a Child Dies – Supporting Grieving Parents and the Family 8. Funerals, Rituals and Grieving Children and Young People Part 3: Wider Experiences of Loss 9. Lifecourse changes 10. Abuse and the Loss of Safety, Trust and the Idealized Family 11. Family Breakdown, Separation and Divorce 12. Health Challenges and Disability 13. Discrimination and Systemic Oppression 14. Social Instability, Community Violence and Economic Hardship 15. Parental Imprisonment Part 4: Accompanying Children and Young People on their Grief Journey 16. Communicating with Children and Young People 17. Helping Children and Young People on their Grief Journey 18. Activities with Children 19. Activities with young people 20. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Gerry R. Cox is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he served as the Director of the Center for Death Education and Bioethics. He is the convenor of the International Death, Grief and Bereavement conference at the University and a Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement.

Neil Thompson is the Director of Studies at the Neil Thompson Academy which offers Chartered Management Institute qualifications in social care leadership and a range of other online learning opportunities. He is an award-winning author, a visiting professor at the Open University and a Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement.