Describes a bereavement counseling program at a humane society and reports findings that confirm parallels between human and animal bonding and bereavements. The act of consenting to euthanasia was particularly disturbing. Most of the bereaved owners reported depths of feeling that were unique and in most cases beyond those experienced in other…

This book is dedicated to a mother who perished in the World Trade Center on September 11 and written for the children she left behind. The book was published to comfort those who have lost a mother, telling a story of love and loss. (GCP)

This book is the third book of series and is dedicated to the children who lost fathers on September 11. It is a story of the bond between a father and his child--the love, the laughter, the loss, and finally, the learning to live without that very special person. (GCP)

Describes community-based group in Pacific Northwest called Bereavement Network, group which provides opportunities for networking and education for individuals who work with bereaved persons. Notes that group is committed to bring professional and laypersons together on regular basis. Explains group's leadership, membership, structure, and…

Describes a sampling strategy which involves linked pairs of persons used to obtain bereaved respondents for a study examining loss and coping responses following a recent natural disaster. The sampling procedure appeared not to produce an obvious bias and was very beneficial in meeting the research objectives. (Author/NRB)

Students faced with the challenge of grieving in a college setting bring unique concerns and difficulties to this task. A seven-session bereavement group run under the auspices of a college counseling center are described. Evaluations administered at the end group sessions indicated that the participants found the most valuable aspect of the group…

Discusses a pedagogy for teaching middle school students how to grieve when one of their classmates dies. Considers the steps of the grieving process, and dealing with different types of death: murder, suicide, accidents, and illness. (JPB)

Describes a holistic nursing intervention instituted in a hospital emergency department that focused on meeting the needs of grieving survivors at the time of death notification. The purpose of the intervention was to provide a supportive link in which listening, crisis intervention, grief symptom normalization, and community referral were…

Reports on social support group intervention to assist bereaved college students. Discusses structure of the social support intervention in detail and provides extended glimpses into four issues: individual functioning and group process; leader tolerance for emotional intensity; managing ethical conflicts resulting from multiple roles; and…

Examines the reaction of a kindergarten class at the unexpected death of their pet rabbit. Describes their spontaneous acts of writing, talking, playacting, and planning a funeral to process the rabbit's death. Asserts that if teachers had taken charge, much of the rich experience would have been lost. (EV)

Children who are supported in grieving appropriately gain strength from these experiences. Many factors affect children's responses and their emotional experience. The problems children of different ages face in grieving and the ways adults can help are discussed. Terms are defined; suggestions for parents, teachers, and counselors are presented.…

Describes the author's odyssey, first of shock and grief at the death of one daughter and the serious injury of another; then of slow rebuilding, healing, and inspiration to others though the publication of her deceased daughter's writings; and finally of discovery as the author pursues her dream of writing and illustrating a child's picture book.…

This paper describes the use of a bereavement support group within the high school to provide an effective intervention for students who have experienced the loss of a significant family member or close friend. The first section examines the impact of parental loss on adolescents, noting that the loss of a parent might involve significant changes…

This article considers effects of bereavement on school-aged children, notes inclusion of bereaved children in the 1994 British Code of Practice (which sets standards for students with special educational needs), and reports on a survey of secondary schools in the County of Humberside (England) concerning their responses to bereavement issues. (DB)

Children do not often develop the skills and resources with which to grieve because they are routinely left out of the process. This article describes an ethnographic evaluation of an educational grief program based on mental health rehabilitation theory. The process includes a focus on improving competencies and behaviors. (EMK)