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Support of People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Course of Bereavement

Author(s): Jan Vančura, Petra Sapáková
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Grief; death; bereavement; intellectual disability

Summary/Abstract: The topic of bereavement in people with intellectual disabilities is still rather underestimated in Czech Republic. This paper first describes the myths passed on in this area. Subsequently it characterizes specifics of experiencing grief in people with intellectual disabilities (their possibilities of understanding the reality of death, the influence of the social context) and possible expressions of their grief, that could be sometimes misunderstood for variability of its unusual forms. The core information is the overview of possible support that could be provided to grieving people with intelectual disabilities such us foreknowledge and education about the death, chosen specifics of professional counseling and specific therapy.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 107-117
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech