Date of Award
1990
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
Department
Counseling
First Advisor
Ray Becvar
Second Advisor
Harry A. Bradley
Third Advisor
Susan A. Myers
Abstract
The proposal for research outlined herein is designed as a method of meeting the emotional needs of hospice patients and their families as they endure one of the most stressful situations in which any family can find itself. It proposes a heretofore untried course of pre-bereavement family counseling and then proposes a research model which may determine whether such intervention can positively affect the relative health of the family members during the period of mourning following the death of the patient. Included is a specific outline of the possible course the pre-bereavement counseling should take as well as a thoroughly comprehensive plan for the research model, including experimental groups, procedures, and materials, as well as a suggested statistical analysis method and proposals for further related research.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Elise Suzanne, "A Theoretical Model for Pre-Bereavement Counseling with Hospice Families and Research Into Its Implications Regarding Prevention of Complicated Mourning" (1990). Theses. 1097.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1097
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