title: Bereavement therapy with adolescents: facilitating a process of spiritual growth.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. sharonleighton@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leighton
mesh_terms: 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