grief experiences of an african-american child after sudden death: a retrospective analysis
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Grief Experiences of an African-American Child after Sudden Death: A Retrospective Analysis by Douglas E. Lewis, Jr.Lynchburg CollegeM.Ed.TRANSCRIPT
Grief Experiences of an African-American Child after Sudden Death: A Retrospective Analysis
Douglas E. Lewis, Jr.M.Ed. Candidate ‘13Lynchburg College
Research Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth, PhD, LPC
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• GRIEF SYMPTOMS
• INFLUENCE OF GRIEF
• AFRICAN-AMERICANS & GRIEF
METHODOLOGY
• QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
• INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
• EMERGING THEMES
CASE BACKGROUND
• AGE & SEX
• MARITAL STATUS
• OCCUPATION
THEMES
PRESERVATION OF FAMILY
• EXTENDED KIN RELATIONSHIPS
• NEW FAMILY ROLES
• FINANCIAL SURVIVAL
THEMES
CAREER
• DESIRE TO “HELP OTHERS”
• INFLUENCE ON “PATIENT CARE”
• INFLUENCE ON LEADERSHIP STYLE
THEMES
DELAYED GRIEF
• EMPTINESS/NUMBNESS
• ANXIETY
IMPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS
• NARRATIVE THERAPY
• PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY/POST-MODERN THERAPY
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