COUN227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Child Development Stages, Thanatology, Tangihanga
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Death can happen at any stage of the life span. Family services counsellor: hospices, hospice counsellor, grief counsellors, people left behind, the (cid:862)patie(cid:374)t(cid:859, death - a largely hidden phenomena . Cultural differences/rituals: nz indigenous peoples, tangihanga, day of the dead, mexico. Grief counselling: what is it, grief/loss/bereavement, who are you counselling, patient, affected partner/spouse, affected family, witnesses. Pe(cid:272)ialized skill i(cid:374) tolerati(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:374)agi(cid:374)g (cid:272)lie(cid:374)ts" pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s related to dyi(cid:374)g, death, a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ereave(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that is supported by your cognitive competence and emotional competence in dealing with death. Goes beyond the cognitive and emotional competencies required by most counsellors. Sights/sounds/smells of impending death: tolerate graphic stories of death, ma(cid:374)age o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) death-related feelings while maintaining therapeutic objectivity/perspective. Inordinate levels of death anxiety: unfinished business regarding the death of a loved one, o(cid:448)erge(cid:374)eralizi(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) loss e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e to (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)sate for a(cid:374) i(cid:374)suffi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge (cid:271)ase, lacking a personal history of loss.
