children families and death
Directions:
In this Discussion, you describe how the cognitive abilities at various stages of development influence a child’s understanding of death. Imagine yourself as the social worker helping a bereaved child. What skills and interventions would you use?
Post:
- Explain the implications of young children’s magical thinking and egocentricity on their ability to understand death.
- As a social worker, how can you assist a parent in helping a bereaved child, under 7 years of age, whose older brother died from a suicide by overdose?
- Justify the type of treatment (individual, family, or group) that you would recommend.
Be sure to support your postings with specific references to the resources.
