Resolving Separation and Loss Issues in Out-of-Home Placements
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 32 pages; $19.95 |
The Resolving Separation and Loss Issues in Out-of-Home Placements curriculum is based on J. William Worden's book “Tasks of Grieving”. Worden's tasks include accepting the reality of the loss, experiencing the pain of grief and adjusting to an environment in which the significant person is no longer present. This curriculum is designed specifically for youth who have been separated from their family and placed in a residential treatment facility. The curriculum has the flexibility to be used individually or in a group setting. When you purchase the Separation and Loss curriculum, it will be conveniently emailed to you.
- Curriculum goals include:
- The child will tell the story of their loss.
- The child will identify previous unresolved losses.
- The child will gain comfort and confidence in sharing about his/her family.
- The child will provide a basis for other group members to understand his/her stories and insights.
- The child will be able to process the conflict and/or tension in the home prior to placement in a residential treatment facility.
- The child will understand the basic grieving process.
- The child will be able to process the trauma or upheaval of the residential treatment placement.
- The child will be able to identify and express emotions around the residential treatment placement.
- The child will be able to identify similar situations in peers' lives.
- The child will be able to describe their usual reaction to frustration and conflict.
- The child will be able to evaluate their current reactions and consider alternatives.
- The child will develop a concrete plan of action to try out when frustration and conflict arise.
- The child will be able to talk about the family's struggle relating to each other after the residential treatment placement.
- The child will be able to share his/her feelings around this struggle.
- The child will identify unrealistic hopes, dreams and fantasies in regards to the family's current relationship.
- The child will begin to gain a more objective understanding with regards to the family's current relationship.