When Considering Strategies for Helping Children to Cope with Bereavement

Multiple Choice

When considering strategies for helping children to cope with bereavement, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered advisable?

A) Develop and maintain an open communication pattern.
B) Avoid direct discussion of what the child may be thinking and feeling about the death.
C) Provide continuing reassurance that there will always be someone to love and look after the child.
D) If a therapeutic intervention is needed, consider both individual and group counseling as possibilities, depending on the circumstances and the individual child.