Coping With The Death Of A Child: An Integrated Clinical Approach To Working With Bereaved Families

Coping with the Death of a Child Coping with the Death of a Child shows clinicians how to integrate various therapeutic modalities and clinical approaches to grief therapy into one comprehensive model linked to positive change. This integrated model shows mental health professionals how to offer ­practical and emotional support to the bereaved using descriptions of treatments, care protocols, and guidelines. Through this approach, practitioners can foster interpersonal support and growth among families, even when grieving styles and timing differ between individuals. Clinicians and the families they treat will come away from the book with tools for recognizing distorted and pathogenic exchanges between family members, for valuing the emotional elements of their individual experiences, and for shifting toward solution-focused activities. Darin D. Schiffman, PsyD, is a forensic psychologist at Greystone Park ­Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey and a licensed psychologist in private ­practice. He has more than 20 years of experience working with bereaved families. Coping with the Death of a Child An Integrated Clinical Approach to Working with Bereaved Families Darin D. Schiffman First published 2020 by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2020 Darin D. Schiffman The right of Darin D. Schiffman to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this title has been requested ISBN: 978-1-138-33825-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-33826-5 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-43609-3 (ebk) Typeset in Minion by codeMantra With a heart full of gratitude and much love, this book is dedicated to my daughter Leah. Contents About the Author Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Glossary of Terms ix x xix xxiii xxv xxxi 1 Structuring Interventions 1 2 Perspectives of Loss 22 3 Trauma and Grief 38 4 Theories of Grief and Loss 50 5 The Bereaved Family 65 6 Relationships within the Family 82 7 Family Systems and Communication 107 8 General Approaches to Treating the Bereaved 116 9 Forming the Therapeut