The Grieving Center For Children, Teens & Families

8-1 & 8-2
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8-1 & 8-2
8-1
Helping children and adolescents cope up with loss or grief are quite challenging. The following are some of the online grief centers and care provider resources that will help children and teenagers cope with grief and loss.
* The Grieving Center For Children, Teens & Families http://grievingchildren.org/
It educates other people in the society how they can be involved in helping children to cope up grief or loss through outreach events and other helpful grief resources. There are groups and are age-appropriate to meet the needs of the children. The center has also partnered with schools and other community organizations to take their services closer to the children. The site will be helpful since it includes the children with the same grievances and includes everybody in the society.
* Scholastic children's grief resources /childrenandgrief/
This is an online page that is dedicated to helping children and teenagers cope up with grief and loss. It also illustrates the various implications that are associated with losing a loved one. Additionally, it provides different resources that teachers can use to help and advise students who are experiencing grief.
* National Alliance for Grieving Children https://childrengrieve.org/
The organization has a thorough understanding of the challenges that teenagers face when they lose someone. It has created various educational resources for grieving children and teens. It has a vast network of volunteers that are dedicated to helping these kids cope up with their loss.
8-2
The Dual Process Model (DPM) that was coined by Stroebe and Schut (2001) illustrates two stressors; loss-oriented stressors and restoration-oriented stressors (Stroebe & Schut, 2001). Loss-oriented stressors include crying and grieving for the loved one and the desire to disappear. Restoration-oriented stressors include learning new skills that will enable one adapt back to life. These skills include taking the roles of the loved ones and forming new relationships. During this process, one can focus on the daily activities and get temporary relief (Kail, & Cavanaugh, 2015). DPM is a natural process that helps us to find a balance between the reality of a loss and how to adapt to live after the loss. It also enables one to maintain emotional balance and work through h...