Multidimensional Grief Therapy: A Flexible Approach to Assessing and Supporting Bereaved Youth

Bys: Kaplow, Julie B., Layne, Christopher M., Pynoos, Robert S.

Multidimensional Grief Therapy (MGT) provides counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists (as well as students in these fields) with a flexible program for assessing and supporting children and adolescents who have experienced bereavement. MGT is a strength-based intervention, designed to reduce unhelpful grief reactions that prevent adjustment, and promote adaptive grief reactions that enable children to cope better after a death. It also reduces associated symptoms of psychological distress and helps bereaved children and adolescents lead healthy, happy, productive lives. As young people grieve in different ways and "one-size-fits-all" treatments often lack effectiveness, MGT uses an assessment-driven, two-phased approach to effectively address the unique mental health needs of diverse youth. This manual provides a wealth of activities and handouts designed specifically to engage and empower youth after experiencing a death, including under traumatic circumstances.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107566509
• ISBN13: 9781107566507
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"