Groupwork with children facing parental loss
Unusually I see a recent copy of the journal Groupwork because it contains a St Christopher’s article. It has only recently appeared, although the journal issue is dated January 2008.
However, it also has a very interesting article by Gillian Chowns about groupwork with children facing the loss of their parents, and involving the children in collaborative research; they researched the children’s experience together. As always with groupwork the preparation phase was key. Another interesting point is how both children and researchers were part of multiple other groups alongside their involvement in the project.
Chowns, G. (2008) ‘No, you don’t know how we feel’: Groupwork with children facing parental loss. Groupwork 18(1): 14-37.