Family therapy for the bereaved Book Section
| Authors: | Kissane, D. W.; Hooghe, A. |
| Editors: | Neimeyer, R. A.; Harris, D. L.; Winokuer, H. R.; Thornton, G. F. |
| Article/Chapter Title: | Family therapy for the bereaved |
| Title Series: | Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement |
| Abstract: | (from the chapter) Family therapy in bereavement care has obvious applicability following the death of a child or the death of a parent leaving bereaved children and adolescents. In working with the elderly, family care connects the surviving widow(er) with the support of their children and grandchildren. Indeed, there are few instances where a family is not accessible for support--perhaps the most isolated or alienated individuals cut off from others, the migrant whose family resides in another country, and the single child who has never reproduced and has deceased parents. For the vast majority of cancer and palliative care patients, relatives can be identified to enable therapy to be commenced preventively before the death of the index patient and then continued into bereavement. Or, once bereaved, use of the family reinforces the most natural form of support to foster dialogue and harness mutual support as a pathway to healing. In this chapter, we first explore an approach to engage families in therapy starting during palliative care. We describe its techniques and strategies, offer guidance about the challenges that arise, and review the empirical evidence for the efficacy of this approach. Second, we explore an approach that relies on the natural support resources of the bereaved to engage families in therapy after the death. In this way, we highlight the fundamental value that a systemic perspective brings. Moreover, we seek to deepen appreciation for relational meaning through the active sharing of vulnerability, the fostering of tolerance and respect, the nurturance of generosity, and mutual care provision; in short, we focus on the family grieving together as an efficient and cost-effective path to a creative outcome, despite loss and change. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Keywords: | palliative care; family therapy; bereavement care; cost-effective |
| Book Title: | Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-88481-5 |
| Publisher: | Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group Us |
| Publication Place: | New York, NY |
| Date Published: | 2011-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 287 |
| End Page: | 302 |
| Language: | English |
| PROVIDER: | Ovid Technologies |
| ACCESSION: | Book: 2011-10068-022 |
| PROVIDER: | psycinfo |
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| Notes: | --- - xxx, 442 - "Source: PsycINFO" |
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