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Loss and learning disability
- Author:
- BLACKMAN Noelle
- Publisher:
- Worth
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 180p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The emotional life of people with learning disabilities is a subject that has only begun to be thought about during the last decade. This book addresses the central issue of how people with learning disabilities can be affected by bereavement. It includes pro-active strategies to prevent grief complications, and therapeutic interventions for helping people when the grief process "goes wrong".
Bereavement intervention with vulnerable populations: a case report on group work with the developmentally disabled
- Author:
- ROTHENBERG Eleanore Dubin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 17(3), 1994, pp.61-75.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The sudden death of a group member, in this case a developmentally disabled young adult, created a crisis requiring social work intervention in the form of a formalized bereavement program to help surviving group members and staff cope with their grief. The program described here evolved over the course of an eight-week intervention period. Social group work was combined with concrete methods, including religious rituals and art therapy, as well as supplementation with individual counselling, to help members of the group say "goodbye" to the deceased and to overcome their pain in order to return to their normal activities, as soon as possible.
Grief and intellectual disability: a systemic approach
- Author:
- BLACKMAN Noelle J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 38(1/2), 2002, pp.253-263.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
People with intellectual disabilities are living longer, which in turn leads to a higher probability that they will experience significant loss due to the death of someone they know. This paper describes a systemic therapeutic model, ROC, which combines bereavement therapy with training and support for staff. On reporting the effects of the ROC model, it is noted that changes over time in the type and nature of referrals has shown the therapeutic value of the program. The author makes a case that the best way to detect and possibly prevent serious emotional problems in this population is to provide training and support in dealing with death and related issues for the service network surrounding these individuals.