Making sense of loss and grief: the value of in-depth assessments
Keywords:
grief, bereavement, needs assessment, meaning-making, resilience, assimilation analysisAbstract
AbstractResearch in a community-based bereavement support service has revealed a proportion of clients for whom an assessment session which focuses on meaning-making mitigates the need for ongoing professional intervention. We suggest that such in-depth assessment sessions may consolidate resilience by helping clients construct meaning in relation to their loss. We support our position with four case studies using assimilation analysis.
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