Bereavement, Ministerial Attitudes, and the Future of Church-Sponsored Bereavement Support Groups.

Sklar, Fred; Huneke, Kathleen D.

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ERIC Number: EJ362101

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Publication Date: 1988

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Bereavement, Ministerial Attitudes, and the Future of Church-Sponsored Bereavement Support Groups.

Sklar, Fred; Huneke, Kathleen D.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v18 n2 p89-102 1987-88

Surveyed 72 ministers in the Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ. Results documented absence of church-sponsored bereavement support groups. Suggests that this absence results from ministers' disinclination, an attitude that appears to arise from bereavement training. Discusses future of church-sponsored bereavement support groups. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Bereavement, Church Programs, Church Role, Clergy, Death, Grief, Social Support Groups

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Language: English

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