1st Edition
Group Work with Adolescents After Violent Death A Manual for Practitioners
This manual for facilitators of teen grief groups and other mental health professionals, addresses the unique needs of adolescents experiencing traumatic reactions in the aftermath of violent death. Including information on all types of violent death, this practical guide addresses issues of violence, trauma and loss including sections on logistics, screening, evaluation, consent, facilitators and parents.
Biography
Alison Salloum is currently enrolled as a full-time doctoral student at Tulane University School of Social Work, focusing on research in traumatic grief and violence. Prior to her enrollment in the Fall of 2001, she had spent six years working with Project LAST in New Orleans, LA, a program specializing in grief and trauma psychotherapy. She has been a frequent presenter at community and conference gatherings, and is an active member of the NASW and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Last year, Ms. Salloum was selected to serve as a member of the National Advisory Board, Teen Victim Project.
"This excellent book provides a rich and solid introduction to working with groups of adolescents bereaved by a traumatic death. It achieves a good balance of theory and practice, giving clear indications of exactly what to do, and also an overview of the models of beareavement and group processes on which the instruction is based." - David Trickey, Cruse Bereavement Care Journal, Vol. 27, Iss. 2, 2008