S W 360K Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Grief Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Young adulthood in western societies is characterized by the drive to establish and maintain intimate and mature relationships, become financially independent of parents, start a family, pursue an occupation, and choose a lifestyle. The spectrum of interventions model, which was originally developed for mental health has been adapted for working with the bereaved. These interventions are: preventative interventions, reduce risk. Social support is a critical determinant of grief adjustment for people of all ages. Support groups have numerous advantages for addressing an individual person"s grief, including being less costly, because they can treat at one time several people with similar types of loss. Young adults use the internet to find online discussion forums, information sites, and support groups. There are few systemic evaluations of online support groups and their effectiveness. Potential benefits, clinical experiences, and approached to creating and implementing grief and bereavement groups for a variety of young adult losses have been documented.
