Losing a Parent to Death in the Early Years: Guidelines for the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement in Infancy and Early ChildhoodMental health clinicians, counselors, educators, child-care professionals, and others can perform an enormous service to bereaved infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and to their families. This book offers a compassionate yet practical guide to the assessment and treatment of young children who have experienced the death of a parent or primary caregiver. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHILD RESPONSES TO WITNESSING SUDDEN OR VIOLENT PARENTAL DEATH | 22 |
The childs emotional social and cognitive functioning | 42 |
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