Bereavement., Grief,, Mourning,
Conditions
Keywords
bereaved children, mutual aid group, death, group intervention.
Brief summary
The methodology of this clinical trial is based on the realisation of a group intervention with children who lost a parent. Interviews preintervention and postintervention with participants will be done as well. The purpose of this study is to answer the following question: What are the benefits for children who are in the process of bereaving a parent to participate in a group work intervention based on the mutual aid model ?. The aim of the research is to explore the benefits for grieving children to participate in an group work intervention based on the mutual aid model. To do so, the research has three distinct objectives : 1) to develop and apply a program of group work interventions for grieving children based on the mutual aid model ; 2) to explore the extent to which participation in the group facilitates changes in the children's discourse about death and the loss of their parents, and 3) to examine, from the children's own perceptive, the possible impact that their participation in the group have on their experience of bereavement.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroup intervention based on mutual aid.
Development of a mutual aid group and his actualization on children between nine and twelve years old who had lost one of their parents.
Sponsors
Université de Montréal
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children between 8 and 12 years old. * Children who had lost a parent within 3 months and two years before the beginning of the group intervention.
Exclusion criteria
* Children who experimented death of his parent by suicide.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mutual aid group intervention | 8 weeks | A mutual aid group intervention has been develop to help children who had lost a parent. The activities are based on the theoretical knowledge and needs of grieving children. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interview before the group intervention | one of 60 minutes | The interview aim is to know and to understand the experience of each participant about the death of their parent. |
| Interview after the group intervention | One of 60 minutes | The aim of this interview is to ask questions about the death and the experience of the children after the end of the group intervention. Through the answers, we will find out about to understanding and the perceptions of the children about the group intervention. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed