Bereavement

Helping a Grieving Friend - Second Edition

by Brian Wong

Hyperréalisme des sentiments

by Jean-Frédérick Ménard

Co-autored with Elsa Laflamme.
(2011) 237 Spirale : Arts • Lettres • Sciences humaines, at 78-9.

Review (in French) of BEAUTÉ, CHALEUR ET MORT, a play by
Nini Bélanger et Pascal Brullemans. Théâtre La Chapelle,... more Review (in French) of BEAUTÉ, CHALEUR ET MORT, a play by
Nini Bélanger et Pascal Brullemans. Théâtre La Chapelle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 18-29 2011.


Il y a dix ans, Nini et Pascal ont perdu une enfant. Hospitalisée dès ses premières heures de vie, l’enfant vivra deux semaines pendant lesquelles ses parents la veilleront sans relâche.

Beauté, chaeur et mort s’inscrit dans une démarche d’exploration de l’hyperréalisme et constitue le premier volet d’un diptyque intitulé « Le cycle de la perte ». Jouant son propre drame devant public, le couple présente un objet théâtral qui, bien que dans la mouvance de l’autoreprésentation, propose une autre lecture de l’hyperréalisme que celle se dégageant de l’exhibitionnisme ambiant, incarné, entre autres, par toutes les déclinaisons de la téléréalité. Motivée par l’expérience traumatique, la proposition théâtrale sur le mode de l’intime aspire ici à se faire vecteur de vérité plutôt que simulacre.

Independent living in later life

by Jane Parry

Jane Parry, Sandra Vegeris, Maria Hudson, Helen Barnes and
Rebecca Taylor (2004) 'Independent Living in Later Life', Research Report no. 216, Department for Work & Pensions: HMSO.

This report brings together findings from qualitative research undertaken by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) during... more This report brings together findings from qualitative research undertaken by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) during 2003/04 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This
explored factors influencing perceptions and experiences of independent living in later life and analysed pensioners’ service needs and accessing behaviour, in turn considering the relationship between independence and service use. These issues are timely given the projected rise in the proportion of the UK’s population which is over State Pension age in the near future. The research was also designed to provide refinement of the DWP’s Customer Segmentation Model for Today’s Pensioners, a tool depicting a sliding scale of support needs, differentiating pensioners into seven subsegments on the basis of key demographic criteria.

Nader, K. O., & Layne, C. M. (2009, September). Maladaptive Grieving in Children and Adolescents: Discovering Developmentally-linked Differences in the Manifestation of Grief. Traumatic Stress Points, 23(5), 12-16.

by Christopher Layne

Our article on child and adolescent grief begins on p. 13.  Please use the appropriate reference citation if you cite this article. Thanks

The Practice of Cultivating Bodhichitta and Maranasati

by Jennifer R. Stevens

My purpose in researching this subject was multi-faceted.  I wanted to explore the Tibetan Buddhist perspective... more My purpose in researching this subject was multi-faceted.  I wanted to explore the Tibetan Buddhist perspective regarding the process of actual dying and the transfer of consciousness (Phowa), that is believed to occur following the death and I planned to investigate the rituals and meditations associated with their understanding of death.  I, also, hoped to discover how Buddhist thought can help supplement Western practices of end-of-life care, including the methods of training, the use of rituals, and the ways of offering support to those who companion the dying.  I hope to understand ways to implement Buddhist wisdom to deepen and enrich our lives and our dying in the West, especially if a patient is open to supplementing their own spiritual path with conscious dying.  Finally, I intended to suggest some areas where further inquiry might be of benefit to the field of psychology and to the practice of working with death and dying.

Experiences of AIDS-related bereavement among gay men: Implications for care

by Adrian Coyle

Co-authored with Clare Wright. Published in 1996 in Mortality, 1(3), 267-282. Please contact me if you would like a copy of the complete paper but experience difficulties in locating it.

Spiritual beliefs and the search for meaning among older adults following partner loss

by Adrian Coyle

Co-authored with Richard Golsworthy. Published in 1999 in Mortality, 4(1), 21-40. Please contact me if you would like a copy of the complete paper but experience difficulties in locating it.

Can “sense of presence” experiences in bereavement be conceptualised as spiritual phenomena?

by Edith Steffen

Co-authored with Adrian Coyle. Published in 2010 in Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 13(3), 273-291. Please contact me if you would like a copy of this paper but experience difficulty in locating it.

This paper explores the possibility of conceptualising the frequently occurring experience of “sensing the presence of... more This paper explores the possibility of conceptualising the frequently occurring experience of “sensing the presence of the deceased” in bereavement as a spiritual phenomenon and examines how such a conceptualisation can be related to two recent perspectives in the field of bereavement research, “continuing bonds” and “meaning-making”. It is argued that “sense of presence” experiences are expressions of the continuing relationship with the deceased that can be spiritually understood but that pose various challenges for their meaningful integration into the bereaved person’s worldview or meaning structures – something that may need to be more explicitly incorporated into current theoretical frameworks. It is suggested that these experiences can be the catalyst for “post-traumatic growth” through a socially mediated and interactive narrative exploration and that this has important implications for bereavement counselling and therapy.

Sense of Presence Experiences and Meaning-Making in Bereavement: A Qualitative Analysis

by Edith Steffen

Co-authored with Adrian Coyle. Published in 2011 in Death Studies, 35, 579-609. Please contact me if you would like a copy of this paper but experience difficulty in locating it. From June 27 2012, a manuscript version of this paper can be downloaded from http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/25590/
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This qualitative study aimed to explore the potential role that might be played by reported experience of ‘sensing the... more This qualitative study aimed to explore the potential role that might be played by reported experience of ‘sensing the presence of the deceased’ in meaning-making processes in bereavement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve participants who reported having had such an experience and the transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. Seven overarching themes were identified, three of which were considered central: ‘finding benefit in the continuation of the deceased’, ‘finding benefit in the continued relationship’, and ‘finding meaning through existential, spiritual, and religious sense-making’. While participants found many benefits in what they experienced, finding meaning beyond immediate coping seemed to require the availability of spiritual/religious frameworks which could be adopted or, if available but discrepant, could meaningfully accommodate the experience.

Sense of presence experiences and meaning-making in bereavement: A qualitative analysis

by Adrian Coyle

Co-authored with Edith Steffen. Published in 2011 in Death Studies, 35, 579-609. Please contact me if you would like a copy of this paper but experience difficulty in locating it. From June 27 2012, a manuscript version of this paper can be downloaded from http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/25590/

This qualitative study aimed to explore the potential role that might be played by reported experience of ‘sensing the... more This qualitative study aimed to explore the potential role that might be played by reported experience of ‘sensing the presence of the deceased’ in meaning-making processes in bereavement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve participants who reported having had such an experience and the transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. Seven overarching themes were identified, three of which were considered central: ‘finding benefit in the continuation of the deceased’, ‘finding benefit in the continued relationship’, and ‘finding meaning through existential, spiritual, and religious sense-making’. While participants found many benefits in what they experienced, finding meaning beyond immediate coping seemed to require the availability of spiritual/religious frameworks which could be adopted or, if available but discrepant, could meaningfully accommodate the experience.

Can “sense of presence” experiences in bereavement be conceptualised as spiritual phenomena?

by Adrian Coyle

Co-authored with Edith Steffen. Published in 2010 in Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 13(3), 273-291. Please contact me if you would like a copy of this paper but experience difficulty in locating it.

A longitudinal study of bereavement phenomena in recently widowed elderly men

by Gerard Byrne

Harnessing the power of metaphors in group-work with bereaved families

by Eleanor Pardess

Positive and Negative Life Changes Following Bereavement and Their Relations to Adjustment

by David Mandel

Bereaved adults' evaluations of grief management messages: Effects of message person centeredness, recipient individual differences, and contextual factors

by Graham Bodie

Published as Rack, J. J., Burleson, B. R., Bodie, G. D., Holmstrom, A. J., & Servaty-Seib, H. (2008). Bereaved adults’ evaluations of grief management messages: Effects of message person centeredness, recipient individual differences, and contextual factors. Death Studies, 32, 399-427.

Healing the Pain of Grief

by Daniel Keeran MSW

by Daniel Keeran, MSW, RMHC-S

GRIEF COUNSELING THEORY AND SKILLS COURSE ONLINE

In this practical online course you will learn what to say to help someone who is grieving and needs healing to move forward in life. The course text and assignments are included in tuition and are sent to you immediately as a PDF attached email file with a hard copy sent by regular mail. To Register visit http://www.counseling-skills.com

This article is an excerpt from the chapter entitled “Grief Counseling Skills” in Effective Counseling Skills: the... more This article is an excerpt from the chapter entitled “Grief Counseling Skills” in Effective Counseling Skills: the practical wording of therapeutic statements and processes. More practical skills are found in the following press release http://prlog.org/11645786

Daniel Keeran, MSW, has been a professional counselor and therapist for over 30 years. He has provided counseling and training to thousands of professionals and the public through his private practice, seminars, and online training courses.

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Parental Grief in Three Societies: Networks and Religion as Social Supports in Mourning

by Jeff Hass

co-authored with Tony Walter

How do people respond to the grief of parents over the death of their infant child? This article documents the... more How do people respond to the grief of parents over the death of their infant child? This article documents the experience of one of the authors, an American married to a Russian whose child died in England. Responses to this death by friends, colleagues and family in the USA, England, and two cities in Russia varied considerably in terms of depth and degree of engagement (emotional engagement, respect, or distance and avoidance). What factors underlie these varied responses? Two are identified, one structural, the other cultural: the strength of the social ties within social networks, and religiosity as historically sedimented within a culture. The degree of engagement is correlated with network form; but the content of engagement depends on religiosity.

Sibling Death in Childhood

by Barton Blinder

Perdre un bébé, une mort insoutenable?

by Joël Noret

published in Etudes sur la mort, 136, 2010.

Penser la place de la mort et du deuil

by Joël Noret

published in Social Anthropology, 16 (2), 2008.