No abstract available. / Dissertation (MA Theol)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / gm2014 / Practical Theology / unrestricted

A cultural belief held that young children lack the ability to experience grief, based on the assumption that children have not yet developed to understand, or to be emotionally affected, by the concept of death. 'Disenfranchised grief', a term first coined in 1989, refers to grief that escapes notice due to emotions not finding expressive outlets. Disenfranchised grief afflicts young children in particular. The aim of this study was to provide guidelines and identify support structures that teachers can use to help a child that is experiencing grief in the Foundation Phase classroom due to loss of a parent, sibling or grandparent. Multiple case studies were utilised to investigate children's experiences with disenfranchised grief within different contexts, and existing support systems for children who suffered the loss of a loved family member. Three Grade 3 learners experiencing grief were purposively selected from a state school to participate in semi-structured individual interviews, drawings activities and verbal narratives. Three themes emerged from the data: experiences of grief, emotional experience and support. The findings indicate that children do experience grief, but need support in giving expression to their emotions, and to process their losses. Recommendation is made to teacher-training institutions to incorporate counselling as part of their teacher-training curriculum. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Early Childhood Education / MEd / Unrestricted

Widowhood is the process of continuing to live after loosing one's spouse. The process does pose its own special and unique challenges to the surviving spouse. Guided by a true story of a rural-based Swazi widow this study explored the „lived experiences" of Swazi widows in one community in the Manzini region in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The study sought to propose a model for empowering widows with knowledge to assist them how to deal especially with challenges they faced in the hands of their in-laws. To explore their personal realities during the mourning period a qualitative approach was selected. A purposive sample was utilized to conduct interviews with participants. Face-to-face individual interviews that were guided by a semi-structured interview guide were used. Data were also obtained from two key informants, a High Court Judge and a traditional authority. Data were analyzed thematically and themes were generated. The themes reflected challenging times experienced by Swazi widows as they interacted with their in-laws who took advantage of the demise of their sons and deliberately interpreted the Swazi traditional customs to their advantage. Thus the widows became disinherited their rightful share of the estate. These findings have implications for educating Swazi widows in assisting them to know and stand up for their rights and also equipping Ministers of the Gospel with pastoral care skills. Legal experts need to be involved in educating both Swazi widows and Ministers of the Gospel. / Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Practical Theology / MA (Theology) / Unrestricted

This research case was divided into five facets (amacala) and was carried out in Mthatha at the Eastern Cape Province and in the University of Pretoria in Gauteng Province. The first phase of this project was aimed at introducing a general introductory chapter to this study, the second phase was a research methodology, the third phase was literature review of the related publications, the fourth phase was the pastoral therapeutic process and interviews, the fifth phase was the final phase that cycled off this dissertation with the summary of findings and the conclusions of the research project with recommendations. The uniting factor to help these weak three grouping families would be the theocentric family based on Trinitarian unconditional love covenant, grace, empowering and intimacy. The pastoral care narrative counseling should be based on narrative therapy supported by the Word of God basically in Acts 4.10&12, John 1: 12-13. The marriage question seemed to be source or relationship counselling which also needed theocentric approach to return to family origin of God. The Eurocentric, Africentric and Asiacentric approaches are not the answers to the infected and affected African families experiencing loss and grief and both European and Asian families have the same origin as that of African family, the theocentric family of God. This need further investigate especially to the extended family in Africa and Asia and Asiatic family on Asiatic side. Polygamy also would need much attention since it could be a source of traumatic event to both African and Asian families. Church involvement to counselling was not yet clear how parishioners were trained to help the pastor in the therapeutic activities. / Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Practical Theology / unrestricted

Bakgrund: Att förlora en familjemedlem leder till sorg. Enligt litteraturen räknas sorgen som en akut stress- eller krisreaktion vilken ses som en normal process, men den har förmåga att utvecklas patogent. Egentlig depression och ökad suicidrisk är konsekvenser av felaktigt bemötande och ofullständig sorgebearbetning. För att undvika dessa konsekvenser behöver de sörjande individerna upptäckas och bemötas på ett lämpligt sätt. Syfte: Beskriva sorgereaktioner hos individer efter en familjemedlems bortgång med fokus på behovet av stöd från sjuksköterskan. Metod: En litteraturstudie genomfördes för att sammanställa relevant och aktuell forskning. Fem kvalitativa forskningsartiklar, två tvärsnittsstudier samt en artikel med mixad metod inkluderades i resultatet och analyserades via integrerad analys. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i tre kategorier: Sjuksköterskor och sorgeservice, Att förstå sorgens påverkan samt Bemötande av sorg. Det framkommer även att sjuksköterskor behöver öka sin förståelse för sorgens uttryck och kunskap om bemötandet av sörjande individer. Sorgeservice beskrevs som ensamt, osynligt arbete och förståelse från organisationen saknades. Slutsats: Flertalet sjuksköterskor upplever rädsla och osäkerhet vid första mötet med sörjande individer. Sjukvården brister i bemötandet och gemensamma riktlinjer gällande bemötande samt stöd vid sorg saknas. Författarna ser ett behov av tillägg i universitetens sjuksköterskeutbildning gällande en fördjupande kurs i bemötande av sörjande individer.

These poems seek to explore the trauma of breaking up, the falling in and out of complicated relationships, and the toll that takes on the body, physically and in terms of identity or self-understanding. The sentiment isn’t meant to be stated explicitly or outright, but instead insists itself via images, language, and the surreal. Dreams play a big part in this series, as do death and love (and the conflation of the two). By moving in and out of dream-like poems, in addition to playing with language and syntax in others, these poems seek to muddy the real and the not-real in order to represent the muddying of emotions experienced when grappling with relational trauma. These poems aren’t so much concerned with a consistent or clear narrative as they are with revealing their own hunger– and, of course, seeking to alleviate that hunger.

Just like adults, children of all ages need time and understanding in order to process the concept of death and dying. This process is much different for children than it is for adults. There are 4 components relative to children's understanding of death: (a) the irreversibility factor, (b) finality, (c) inevitability, and (d) causality. These 4 components relate directly to the developmental level of the child at the time the death occurs. Knowing how children's concept of death is constructed provides parents and caregivers important information and helps them respond more sensitively to what children might feel and experience. This article provides an overview of how children under-stand death, concrete strategies for talking to children about death, and suggestions for teachers about how to help children through grief and mourning.

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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) in the Department of Psychology University of Zululand, 2002. / There has been a lot of concern as to whether children grieve or not when death strikes in their immediate environment If the experience of bereavement can be reliably measured in children, insight into their painful experiences will be gained and appropriate treatment strategies will be established. This study aims to explore whether projective drawings can provide a reliable method of exploring the world of a black bereaved child. The Human Figure Drawing (HFD), Self Portrait, Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD) and Own Choice/spontaneous Drawing was adniinistered on a group of 20 bereaved children and a control group of 20 non bereaved children. In general, more Emotional Indicators were identified on HFDs and Self Portraits of the Bereaved Group. Results showed statistically significant differences between the two groups in four indicators on HFDs (big figure; teeth; monster/grotesque; hands cut off) and in two indicators on Self Portrait (slanting figure and hands cut off) KFDs and Own Choice Drawings could not statistically differentiate the two groups but were found to be of assistance in gaining insight into the family dynamics and for gaining respite from grief work respectively, in the bereaved group. Composite analysis of the four projective drawings provided more insight into the world of the bereaved child.

The purpose of the study is to fill the gap in the literature regarding sibling bereavement. This study explored how sibling bereavement from unnatural causes of death affects surviving siblings. Bereavement affects millions of Americans every year. Most grieve naturally, but some experience complicated grief or depression. Many studies address parental and spousal bereavement, but few focus on sibling bereavement. This study fills that gap in the literature so that mental health care professionals and the general public understand what bereaved siblings experience after the death of a sibling. The study was a phenomenological study using social constructivism as a theoretical lens to explore how sibling bereavement affects surviving siblings. Open-ended interviews were collected from 10 bereaved siblings. Those interviews were then transcribed and categorized using a 7 step process to review and organize all relevant statements. Results of this study shows that sibling bereavement can be a life changing event for surviving siblings affecting all aspects of life and leaving unanswered questions and feelings of guilt. Participants also state they felt overlooked after the death leading to delayed grief. Participants concluded that sibling grief is subjective, so any treatment plan should be catered to the individual based on their relationship to the deceased sibling and the role the sibling played. This study can bring about positive social change by helping mental health care workers understand sibling bereavement better so that they may help those suffering from complicated grief following the loss of a sibling.