grand rounds: children's grief in the medical setting

Originally presented on November 18, 2015

objectives:

1. Identify one or more life-stage losses that may be part of anticipatory grief in the medically-fragile child.
2. Cite the developmental stages and reactions of grief in children.
3. Illustrate to providers how to care for themselves as they care for dying children and their families.

presented by:

Candace Beck, PsyD-Psychologist, Dayton Children’s Hospital
Pamela Linderson, BA, CT-Director of the Generations of Life Center, Miami County, Ohio
Tom O’Neill, MRC, LSW, FT-Family Support Specialist, Children’s
Home Care of Dayton, Ohio

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