Bereavement therapy with adolescents: facilitating a process of spiritual growth.
OBJECTIVE
Bereavement therapy as a catalyst for spiritual growth.


OBJECTIVE
This study aims to review the literature and reflect on the bereavement therapy undertaken with two adolescents who had been bereaved during childhood.


METHODS
Research articles and books identified through a combination of electronic and manual searches.


CONCLUSIONS
It would appear that grief therapy could facilitate spiritual growth in such circumstances. Further in-depth studies are required to identify how typical or atypical this experience is, and to contribute to the evidence base for working with bereaved children and adolescents.
Leighton
Sharon
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South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. sharonleighton@btinternet.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001601:Bereavement; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D029181:Spirituality