Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping / Edition 1

by David Balk PhD, Charles Corr PhD, CT

Overview

Capturing from the start that 'Childhood is, and always has been, a vulnerable time,' we have a rich in gathering of contributed pieces that bring us into the raw, fragile arena of children traumatized by life events and behaviors..." —Illness, Crisis, and Loss

Balk and Corr again have edited a book that will set the direction of the field for yet another decade....Caregivers can count on this book...for insight and intervention."

—From the Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka, PhD

Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle

Author, Counseling Individuals With Life-Threatening Illness

Over a decade has passed since the publication of Balk and Corr's groundbreaking Handbook of Adolescent Death and Bereavement. This new book, Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping, analyzes the challenges faced by adolescents coping with death, dying, and bereavement, and examines the new, unique circumstances and advances that have transpired over the last decade.

These include:

• Grief and coping with HIV/AIDS
• Adolescents, humor, and death
• Technology and the Internet: coping with loss in the digital world
• Bereavement over the deaths of celebrities

The book also explores critical, imaginative conceptual frameworks and models that have emerged on the scene, including:

• The dual process model for understanding loss
• Ideas about assumptive worlds
• Debates about the benefit and harm of grief counseling
• New research on recovery and resilience following bereavement

Written from the interdisciplinary perspectives of expert sociologists, psychologists, educators, social workers, nurses, and anthropologists, this book offers a breadth and depth of insight into the complex nature of adolescent bereavement. Nurses, counselors, social workers, and educators will find this book to be an invaluable resource when they try to understand and help adolescents coping with death-related issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826110732
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/16/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David E. Balk, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he directs Graduate Studies in Thanatology.

Charles A. Corr, PhD, CT, is Professor emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Kenneth J. Doka

Preface

David E. Balk & Charles A. Corr

Part I. Background

Chapter 1 Adolescent Development: The Back story to Adolescent Encounters with Death and Bereavement

Chapter 3 Ethics and Adolescent Grief Research: A Developmental Analysis

Chapter 2 Young People Making Meaning in Response to Death and Bereavement

Part II. Death

Chapter 4 Adolescents, Accidents, and Homicides

Chapter 5 Adolescents and Suicide

Chapter 6 Adolescents and HIV/AIDS

Chapter 7 Adolescents Living with Life-Threatening Illnesses

Chapter 8 Adolescents, Humor, and Death

Chapter 9 Adolescents, Technology, and the Internet: Coping with Loss in the Digital World

Part III. Bereavement

Chapter 10 Life as an Adolescent when a Parent Has Died

Chapter 11 Sibling Bereavement during Adolescence

Chapter 12 Death of a Friend during Adolescence

Chapter 13 Adolescent Bereavement over the Deaths of Celebrities

Chapter 14 Adolescent Bereavement and Traumatic Deaths

Part IV. Interventions

Chapter 15 Educating Adolescents about Death, Bereavement, and Coping

Chapter 16 Camps and Support Groups for Adolescents

Chapter 17 Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Adolescents with Life-Threatening Illnesses

Chapter 18 Counseling Approaches for Bereaved Adolescents

Chapter 19 Therapy for Adolescents Experiencing Prolonged Grief

Chapter 20 Interventions for Caregivers Suffering Compassion Fatigue or Burnout