1st Edition
Drawings from a Dying Child Insights into Death from a Jungian Perspective
By Judith Bertoia
Copyright 1993
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Does a dying child understand death? How can we help children who are dying?
Originally published in 1993, this book concerns a young girl, Rachel, terminally ill with leukaemia. The book describes a series of drawings she made and shows how they reveal her inner experience, how she became fully aware that she was dying and even came to accept death. The result is a moving and informative story... Read more
List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. 1. Children and Death 2. Current Theory 3. Tools for Understanding Rachel’s Art 4. Rachel’s Journey 5. What We Learned 6. Suggestions for Helpful Interactions. Glossary. Appendix A: Story Text and Teacher Notes. Appendix B: Expert Classification. Appendix C: Information Sheet. Appendix D: Drawing Category Record Form. Appendix E: Table 1. Chronological Order Matched to Random Order Seen by Experts. Appendix F: Table 2. Expert Classification of Random Drawings. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Judith Bertoia
