Teenagers Face to Face with Bereavement

by Karen Gravelle Ph.D., Charles Haskins

Overview

Young people express feelings of pain, anger, and guilt as they come to terms with the death of a parent, sibling, or close friend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595152780
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.34(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

	Introduction	v
Part 1	What Makes Adolescent Grief Different	1
1	Stages of Adolescent Grief	3
Part 2	The Initial Period	9
2	Before the Death	11
3	When Death Strikes	19
4	The Funeral	26
5	Going Back to School	34
6	Depression	42
Part 3	When the Numbness Wears Off	47
7	Pain and Anger	48
8	Guilt and Regret	57
9	Feeling Crazy/Feeling Suicidal	66
10	When You Weren't Wild About Them in the First Place	74
11	Friends	79
Part 4	Putting the Family Back Together Again	89
12	Healing the Wound After the Death of a Sibling	91
13	Rebuilding the Family After the Death of a Parent	97
14	Holidays and Anniversaries	108
Part 5	Moving On	113
15	New People/New Places/New You	114
16	Things That Happened Later That Made It Better	124
17	Special Messages	127
	Suggested Further Reading	132
	Index	133

Editorial Reviews

Gr 6 Up --Psychotherapist Gravelle and social worker/Episcopal priest Haskins asked 17 teens, all of whom have lost a relative or a close friend, to tell their stories. These responses are discussed at length from the points of view of teens and counselors, as are difficult situations which may follow a death: overprotective parents who fear another loss; observance of significant anniversaries; whether and how to tell new friends about what happened; fear of risking new relationships; reluctance to leave home to attend college. The young people speak honestly and earnestly, offering coping strategies that worked for them. Both interviewees and compilers offer hope and comfort. The compilers endorse survivor counseling and point to successful outcomes of peer group therapy. Despite its potential use as a tool for information and guidance and its compassionate intentions, this is difficult reading. In fact, the style is disastrous: repetitive statements, chapters that amount to nothing more than elongated paragraphs, and confusing organization. There is great need for a work of this type to supplement LeShan's Learning to Say Good-bye (Macmillan, 1976), which is directed to a younger audience, and Richter's powerful Losing Someone You Love (Putnam, 1986), both of which are more narrowly focused, but this one is not totally successful. --Libby K. White, Schenectady County Pub . Lib . , N.Y.

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