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Direct linkCacciatore, Joanne; Raffo, Zulma – Social Work, 2011
Research on parental bereavement has focused historically on single or partnered cross-gendered (heterosexual) bereaved parents. No previous studies have examined the unique experiences of same-gendered bereaved parents. This multiple-case study focused on child death in same-gendered-parent families. The goal of this study was to yield…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Grief, Mothers, Death
Tijerina, Mary S. – Social Work, 2009
Mexican Americans have as much as a six-times greater risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than non-Hispanic white Americans, and women show a faster rate of decline in diabetic renal functioning. The leading treatment for ESRD is hemodialysis, an intensive, complex treatment regimen associated with high levels of patient nonadherence. Previous…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Females, Mexican Americans, Diseases
Schroeder, Julie; Guin, Cecile C.; Pogue, Rene; Bordelon, Danna – Social Work, 2006
Providing an effective defense for individuals charged with capital crimes requires a diligent, thorough investigation by a mitigation specialist. However, research suggests that mitigation often plays a small role in the decision for life. Jurors often make sentencing decisions prematurely, basing those decisions on their personal reactions to…
Descriptors: Death, Punishment, Social Work, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedStringham, Jean G.; And Others – Social Work, 1982
Based on clinical interviews with 20 women, describes the experience of giving birth to and mourning a stillborn baby. Issues include pregnancy, delivery, seeing and touching the baby, autopsy, burial, "making memories," and mourning. Discusses the social worker's role in clinical practice and in influencing hospital procedures. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Death, Grief, Interviews
Peer reviewedDunbar, Heather T.; Mueller, Charles W.; Medina, Cynthia; Wolf, Tamra – Social Work, 1998
Thirty-five women experiencing various stages of HIV were interviewed. Five components were found to be important in their psychological and spiritual growth: reckoning with death, life affirmation, creation of meaning, self-affirmation, and redefining relationships. Discusses implications for social work practice and future research. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Death
Peer reviewedSmith, Elizabeth D. – Social Work, 1995
Presents a model of transpersonal intervention that social work clinicians can use when working with terminally-ill clients. Model assumes that individuals possess a level of transpersonal development, with related dimensions of spiritual awareness and personal death perspective; the degree of interrelatedness of these two dimensions influences…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Bereavement, Coping, Death
