| Summary: | 博士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 輔導與諮商系 === 89 === Change Process Research in Grief Counseling
with Bereaved Children
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to explore the change process of grief experience in grief counseling. Discovery-oriented research was employed, the researcher took the role of both counselor and researcher. Three bereaved boys, age 10-11, received 19, 14, 12 counseling sessions. The counseling process were videotaped and transcribed for later analysis. The transcribed sessions were analyzed using " The Children Grief Counseling Process Coding System". A Case study was utilized to present the change process of grief experiences in counseling.
The following findings were induced (1) the bereaved children were able to express grief by verbal communication and play activities; (2) the death issue was disclosed in fantasy storytelling firstly, and then the memory about the deceased was present; (3) the children were experiencing sad, guilt, and anxious when remembered of the deceased and disclosed the death issue repeatedly, and the defense mechanism was used to free of pain; (4)at the same time, the children gradually adjusted to the an environment in which the deceased is missing and explored the connection with the deceased. (5) economic issue was important concern for all three children, but healthy issue. The conceptualization frame of change process of grief experiences in counseling was proposed.
The results were discussed, and suggestions for further research and implications for counseling practices were proposed.
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