Robin Grey

Bereavement, Loss and Learning Disabilities

A Guide for Professionals and Carers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Losing a loved one and coping with the subsequent adjustments that follow are a difficult fact of life, but people with learning disabilities face specific difficulties in processing and managing these changes. This book acknowledges the importance of helping relationships in supporting this vulnerable group through periods of loss and bereavement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781849050203
• ISBN-10: 1849050201
• Artikelnr.: 27054927

Autorenporträt

Robin Grey is a counsellor and psychotherapist working with adults with learning disabilities, and people with disabilities and long term health conditions. Robin has supported adults with learning disabilities in day care, residential and college settings for over 20 years.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and overview. 2. How bereavement and loss can be different
in learning disabilities. 3. Stages of loss. 4. Assessment. 5. Developing
understanding around bereavement and loss. 6. Therapeutic tasks. 7. Working
with families. 8. The carer's role in bereavement. 9. Working with clients
who have additional communication needs. 10. Role of supervision. 11.
Working with terminal illness. 12. Remembering and anniversaries. Useful
organisations and resources. Further reading. Index.