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Bereavement Services. Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break Macbeth . Models of Bereavement Five Stage Model Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance. Models of Bereavement Tasks of Mourning - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bereavement Services
Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break
Macbeth
Models of Bereavement
Five Stage Model
•Denial•Anger•Bargaining•Depression•Acceptance
Models of Bereavement
Tasks of Mourning
Accept reality of LossExperience pain of griefAdjust to changed environmentTo reinvest emotional energy
Models of Bereavement
Continuing Bonds•Tubingen Longitudinal Study of Bereavement (1991)•Only a small minority wanted to change their lives or seek a new partner (17%),•Many were seeking to integrate their loss into their life styles and carry on as before,•Many still sensed their spouse’s presence and searched for them (even after two years),•The deceased still had strong psychological influences over the way the bereaved organised and planned their lives, ‘consulting’ the deceased over major decisions,•A report by Shuchter and Zisook (1993) found that many bereaved continued to cherish and nurture the relationship with the deceased.
Models of Bereavement
Meaning Reconstruction
Relearning the World: Making and Finding Meanings
Bereavement as a difficult journey which begins by ‘suffering’:
•experiencing loss of wholeness;•having the lines of connection with larger-life contexts broken;•feeling helpless and powerless;•missing the physical presence of the loved one;•suffering ‘spirit’ and ‘soul’ pain.
Models of Bereavement
Meaning Reconstruction
Relearning the World: Making and Finding Meanings
Relearning takes place in each aspect of our world:- •Physical surroundings•Social surroundings•Our very selves, including our characters•Our own self-confidence and self-esteem•Our relationships with those who died
Models of Bereavement
Meaning Reconstruction
Relearning the World: Making and Finding Meanings
Grieving is a journey of the heart that brings us to the fullness
of life in the flesh and blood, here and now, and into the future with
those who still share the earth with us’.
Thomas Attig
Models of Bereavement
Dual ProcessLoss versus restoration orientation
Loss-orientation:•Dealing with or processing some aspect of the loss experience•Focusing on the relationship, tie, or bond with the deceased•Yearning for the deceased
Models of Bereavement
Restoration orientation:
•Adjustment to substantial changes•Mastering the tasks the deceased used to do (finances, cooking)•Arranging the reorganisation of life•Development of a new identity from ‘spouse’ to ‘widow(er)’ / ‘parent’ / ‘parent of deceased child’.
Bereavement Services
Palliative Care & End of Life
Bereavement is an inevitable part of our lives.
The process of grieving is a natural consequence of loss
Bereavement Services
A service will be offered to family and friends of adults who have been, or currently are, under the care of the Cancer and Palliative Care Teams
Bereavement Services
To offer appropriate and timely support to those who are about to be or are bereaved
Bereavement Services
Level 3SpecialistSupport
Level 2Bereavement
VolunteerSupport
Level 1 Family, Friends, Existing
Social Networks, Information
Bereavement Services
Case Example One“You’re not like other blokes.”
Case Example Two“This grief thing’s a funny old business.”
Bereavement Services
Contact Details:
•John Hayes (Bereavement Service Co-ordinator)Tel: 01922 602571e-mail: [email protected]
•Liza Burnell (Family Bereavement Support Worker)Tel: 01922 602572e-mail: [email protected]
Walsall Palliative Care CentreGoscote Lane
Walsall WS3 1SJ
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