Assessment Description One's understanding of death and the bereavement process changes over the life span. Incorporate a general framework for understanding differing abilities and strategies for dif
CNL-518 Topic 8: Bereavement Across the Life Span
Directions: One's understanding of death and the bereavement process changes over the life span. Using the matrix provided below, summarize how individuals perceive the loss of a loved one throughout the lifespan. Create a short vignette for each age group and include the role of spirituality and/or Christian principles in the process. Include developmentally appropriate, ethical, and culturally relevant counseling interventions for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness. Each stage should include at least one scholarly citation. Write in complete sentences. The first stage has been completed for you as an example. Include at least two peer-reviewed, scholarly sources and an APA formatted reference page.
| Age Group | Perception of Grief | Vignette Provide an example of loss, and include the role of spirituality and/or Christian principles in the process. | Counseling Interventions Include developmentally appropriate, ethical, and culturally relevant counseling interventions for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness. |
| Baby and Toddler | Perception of grief: Based on Piaget’s theory that characterizes children's concepts as egocentric, a baby’s perception or cognition of grief would be limited to a sense of fear and loss due to separation anxiety (Slaughter, 2005). | Vignette: The baby’s mother unexpectedly dies after a short illness. The baby had bonded and was feeling safe with their primary caregiver; however, the loss creates stress and confusion for the child. The brother and sister of the mother become the baby’s guardians, but the baby is not bonding well with them. The new guardians seek support at their local church by requesting prayer and seeking fellowship. | Counseling interventions: To support the family system, structural family therapy would provide opportunities for conceptualization and restructuring of the new family system through a family therapy map. The family therapy map is different from a genogram because it considers intrafamily dynamics, social and life context stressors (Calapinto, 2019). The family therapy map provides a visual representation to better explore patterns of behavior, interactions, and possible protective factors. |
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