The Benefits of a Grief and Loss Program with a Unique Technological Intervention
Carolyn McGurl, M.A.
Winston Seegobin Psy.D., Elizabeth Hamilton,Ph.D.,
Mark McMinn, Ph.D.
The study outlined in this chapter investigated levels of hope and resilience reported by youth using a technological intervention within a grief program. The usefulness of the technological intervention is analyzed in light of Worden’s four tasks of grieving. The technological intervention involved children and adolescents voluntarily talking to a camera in whatever capacity they chose. Pre- and post-measures of were completed to determine the level of effectiveness of the program using this intervention. Results indicated that hope and sense of mastery (an aspect of resilience) significantly increased. Overall, results suggested that the technological intervention was beneficial in processing grief. (word count: 100)
Keywords: grief, loss, technology, children, adolescents, bereavement, death, video, and youth
McGurl, C., Seegobin, W., Hamilton, E., & McMinn, M. (2015). The benefits of a grief and loss program with a unique technological intervention. In J. L. Cohen, J. L. Johnson (Eds.) & P. P. Orr (Collaborator), Advances in mental health research. Video and filmmaking as psychotherapy: Research and practice (p. 81–94). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
Abstract
This chapter contains a review of existing developmentally based models used to conceptualize children’s grief processes and a discussion of empirical studies concerning child and adolescent adaptation to loss, with a special focus on a recent study of a novel technological intervention. The chapter also includes a discussion of directions for future. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)