Trauma of Secondary Losses by Darla L. Henry
How do we prevent the occurrence of secondary traumas from multiple placements once a child or youth enters the placement? Each move awakens feelings of abandonment and rejection, multiplying the numbers of losses that each child/youth needs to grieve. What if we viewed “acting out” behaviors as expressions of unresolved grief? • Denial or avoidance [...]
PATHOLOGIZING GRIEF?
When we experience a loss, whether it is the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, or relocating to a new town leaving behind friends, family, and all that is familiar, we grieve. We all acknowledge that grieving is normal and healthy and expected. Why then do we pathologize grief in children [...]