Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn
Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn

Author: Marc A. Markell

Publisher: Companion Press

Published: 2004-06-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1617220949

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Frequently, people with developmental disabilities are excluded from bereavement ceremonies when a loved one or friend dies, therefore not receiving the special care needed for comprehending their own feelings of loss. Focusing on creating mourning rituals for special needs people, this guide offers specific rituals and techniques for caregivers to use while helping explain death and dying. With more than 20 examples such as the use of pictures and storytelling or drawing and music, these practical tools can substantially lend to the understanding of grief and sadness for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults and adolescents.

Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn
Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn

Author: Marc A. Markell

Publisher: Companion Press

Published: 2004-06-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1879651467

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Frequently, people with developmental disabilities are excluded from bereavement ceremonies when a loved one or friend dies, therefore not receiving the special care needed for comprehending their own feelings of loss. Focusing on creating mourning rituals for special needs people, this guide offers specific rituals and techniques for caregivers to use while helping explain death and dying. With more than 20 examples such as the use of pictures and storytelling or drawing and music, these practical tools can substantially lend to the understanding of grief and sadness for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults and adolescents.

Lessons in Grief & Death
Lessons in Grief & Death

Author: Linda Van Dyke

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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Facing a death loss is never easy, and for a person with a disability, the burden is often greater. But, this burden can be lightened significantly with knowledge-based support and a generous helping of kindness. This book features a three-fold approach: ?A description of the grief counseling process?Dozens of activities, including art, music and drama, that can be used to help a person through the grief process?Nine uplifting stories of real individuals coping with a variety of death losses.Van Dyke has included poignant narratives from the lives of real people that offer valuable guidance for dealing with the cycle of life. They also illustrate the power of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to master this deep emotional challenge.

Everyone Grieves
Everyone Grieves

Author: Marc A. Markell Ph.D., CT

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1490717234

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The book consists of seven stories about children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities who experience a death loss. There are stories about individuals with cognitive disabilities, emotional and behavioral disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities. Each story includes ideas and rituals that care providers may be able to use to help others who are grieving.

Guidebook on Helping Persons with Mental Retardation Mourn
Guidebook on Helping Persons with Mental Retardation Mourn

Author: Jeffrey Kauffman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1351865498

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The book contributes to an awareness of the significance of loss in the life experience of persons with mental retardation. Experiencing loss may be a very powerful vulnerability in their mental or psychological life, and dealing with this loss is a basic element in psychological health. There has been an enormous hole in the death and dying literature and in the mental retardation literature on the mourning behavior and needs of persons with mental retardation. This book fills that hole, and lays a foundation for grief support services, establishes standards of practice and care, and is an educational primer about the loss and mourning needs of persons with mental retardation.

Helping Adults With Mental Retardation Grieve A Death Loss
Helping Adults With Mental Retardation Grieve A Death Loss

Author: Charlene Luchterhand

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-08-21

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1135058342

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This guide for professionals to aid adults with mental retardation in dealing with grief provides information on the universal grief process, addresses grief issues specific to the mentally retarded adult population, and offers practical guidelines for interacting and providing support.

The Children Who Lived
The Children Who Lived

Author: Kathryn A. Markell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1135907080

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Harry Potter’s encounters with grief, as well as the grief experiences of other fictional characters, can be used by educators, counselors, and parents to help children and adolescents deal with their own loss issues. The Children Who Lived is a unique approach toward grief and loss in children. Focusing on fictional child and adolescent characters experiencing grief, this book uses classic tales and the Harry Potter books to help grieving children and adolescents. Included in the text and the companion CD are a number of activities, discussion questions, and games that could be used with grieving children and adolescents, based on the fictional characters in these books.

Disenfranchised Grief
Disenfranchised Grief

Author: Kenneth J. Doka

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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This book focuses on the kind of grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated, or publicly mourned. It addresses the unique psychological, biological, and sociological issues involved in disenfranchised grief. The contributing authors explore the concept of disenfranchised grief, help define and explain this type of grief, and offer clinical interventions to help grievers express their hidden sorrow.

Life Planning for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Life Planning for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Author: Judith Greenbaum

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2007-05-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1608825787

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A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Caregivers As any parent or caregiver of an individual with developmental disabilities can tell you, planning for the future of an adult with intellectual disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, severe autism, or another such condition requires hard work and good advice. While complete independence and self-reliance is out of reach for many adults with developmental disabilities, a productive, stable, and enjoyable life is certainly possible. But government and private support for parents and disabled individuals is scattered and difficult to negotiate. This book is a comprehensive guide to resources you can use to help an adult child or other individual with developmental disabilities for whom you care. The book begins by assessing the quality of life of the adult with a disability. It offers a wealth of suggestions for making that person's life even better. The book then focuses on long-term planning for the individual with a disability and helps answer the question, Who will take care of my child after I'm gone? Learn effective ways to: Assess a disabled individual's strengths and need for support services Develop a plan to for building a busy and productive life Locate good housing and employment opportunities Gather a supportive team of caregivers Advocate for a disabled individual with community agencies