Case Study Bereavement Counselling
Case Study background
Case study 1 looks at Bereavement Counselling. The Collins English Dictionary (2014) defines bereavement as the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, especially through death. In 2012 499,331 deaths were registered in England and Wales, an increase of 3.1% from 2011. Individuals who incur bereavement also suffer from a reaction know as grief. Those who endure grief experience behaviours such as aggression, Individuals feel anger towards others such as God, medical staff or other family member for the loss of their loved one in order to find blame and reasoning. Other behaviours could be a lack of sleep and possible illusions. Alternative emotions of grief can be physical sensations such as a …show more content…
It is associated with the client’s emotions, behaviours and belief system. CBT looks at gradual detachment from the deceased and then re-establishing new relations with others. Although this may be difficult in Arthur’s case as he had been married to Lily for 52 years therefore probably would not be willing to replace her. The bereavement process does not necessarily lead to recovery or closure but more as accommodating emotions and experiences to the new reality. CBT perspective lays its emphasis on the client reorganising what has been destroyed by the loss of a loved one. They do this by revising the client’s negative thoughts and feelings. Epstein, (1993) noted in his work that death is an event that is new information that has to be processed then accepted then accommodated. CBT helps clients through the processing stage. The process of grief is one that ends with the client’s acceptance of the loss however this has not been empirically …show more content…
Counselling will guide Arthur to regain equilibrium between his mind, behaviour and feelings.
References
Bereavement. (n.d.). Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. Retrieved November 30, 2014
Ellis, A. (1957). Rational Psychotherapy and Individual Psychology. Journal of Individual Psychology, 13: 38-44.
Ellis, A. (1991). The revised ABC’s of rational-emotive therapy (RET). Journal of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 9(3), 139-172
Epstein, S. (1993). Bereavement from the perspective of cognitive-experiential self-theory. In M. S. Stroebe, W. Stroebe, & R. O. Hansson (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement: Theory, research and intervention (pp. 112-125). New York: Cambridge University Press
Kübler-Ross, E. (2005) On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, Simon & Schuster Ltd,
Maslow, A. H. (1962). Towards a Psychology of Being. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company.
"The Price of Love: The Selected Works of Colin Murray Parkes" (2015) publ. Routledge, Hove, UK & New
Case study 1 looks at Bereavement Counselling. The Collins English Dictionary (2014) defines bereavement as the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, especially through death. In 2012 499,331 deaths were registered in England and Wales, an increase of 3.1% from 2011. Individuals who incur bereavement also suffer from a reaction know as grief. Those who endure grief experience behaviours such as aggression, Individuals feel anger towards others such as God, medical staff or other family member for the loss of their loved one in order to find blame and reasoning. Other behaviours could be a lack of sleep and possible illusions. Alternative emotions of grief can be physical sensations such as a …show more content…
It is associated with the client’s emotions, behaviours and belief system. CBT looks at gradual detachment from the deceased and then re-establishing new relations with others. Although this may be difficult in Arthur’s case as he had been married to Lily for 52 years therefore probably would not be willing to replace her. The bereavement process does not necessarily lead to recovery or closure but more as accommodating emotions and experiences to the new reality. CBT perspective lays its emphasis on the client reorganising what has been destroyed by the loss of a loved one. They do this by revising the client’s negative thoughts and feelings. Epstein, (1993) noted in his work that death is an event that is new information that has to be processed then accepted then accommodated. CBT helps clients through the processing stage. The process of grief is one that ends with the client’s acceptance of the loss however this has not been empirically …show more content…
Counselling will guide Arthur to regain equilibrium between his mind, behaviour and feelings.
References
Bereavement. (n.d.). Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. Retrieved November 30, 2014
Ellis, A. (1957). Rational Psychotherapy and Individual Psychology. Journal of Individual Psychology, 13: 38-44.
Ellis, A. (1991). The revised ABC’s of rational-emotive therapy (RET). Journal of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 9(3), 139-172
Epstein, S. (1993). Bereavement from the perspective of cognitive-experiential self-theory. In M. S. Stroebe, W. Stroebe, & R. O. Hansson (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement: Theory, research and intervention (pp. 112-125). New York: Cambridge University Press
Kübler-Ross, E. (2005) On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, Simon & Schuster Ltd,
Maslow, A. H. (1962). Towards a Psychology of Being. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company.
"The Price of Love: The Selected Works of Colin Murray Parkes" (2015) publ. Routledge, Hove, UK & New