The death crisis and pastoral counseling |
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Authors: | Mary Jane S Van Meter PhD Ronald K White |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Family and Consumer Resources, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan;(2) Lincoln Park Church of Christ, Lincoln Park, Michigan;(3) Dept. of Family and Consumer Resources, Wayne State University, 48202 Detroit, Michigan |
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Abstract: | Death is an event that presents a crisis to the family system. Conceptualizing death as a stressor event and recognizing the variety of coping resources present in and available to bereaved families and individuals, along with the meaning attached to death, can help interventionists to perceive stategies for providing assistance in time of grief. Pastoral counselors are often needed to interpret death from a faith perspective, yet they may need to interpret the family's reaction to the death crisis in order to facilitate their readjustment. Analysis of the death event using Reuben Hill's crisis equation provides a workable conceptual framework. |
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