Grief and Trauma in Children provides easy-to-implement, ready-to-use therapy materials to help busy practitioners use grief and trauma interventions in real-world settings. All interventions in the book have been developed and researched with clinicians who faced challenging environments, including devastating natural disasters, and in communities where ongoing violence victimised children directly. Even in these stressful environments, clinicians found the interventions easy to implement, effective in helping children acquire coping skills, and effective in decreasing traumatic symptoms in order to proceed with grieving without impaired functioning.
Key Features
- Integrated Model: Combines cognitive-behavioural therapy methods and narrative practices.
- Flexible Delivery: Can be delivered individually, to a group of children, or to a family.
- DDWW Method: Utilises the Draw, Discuss, Write, Witness method to explore narratives of resilience.
- Restorative Stories: Engages children in restorative stories about their experiences.
- Up-to-date Research: Includes current research on childhood bereavement and trauma.
Additional Information
Grief and Trauma in Children also provides a brief description of the theoretical framework of the Grief and Trauma Intervention (GTI) model, a description of session-by-session goals and activities, case examples with ways to address common challenges, and photocopiable tools for clinicians to easily implement the model, such as session agendas, fidelity checklists, handouts for parents, and activity sheets for children.
