This is a peer-reviewed academic journal article from the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy about Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how it is used with children suffering from the loss of a military parent. After the death of a parent in combat, military children can go through adaptive grief or traumatic grief. Adaptive grief is the typical grief that one would go through after the loss of a loved one while traumatic grief is complicated and more intrusive. Trauma Focused Cognitive …show more content…
It calls for more research on the forgotten bereaved persons from military deaths. It discusses how survivors of more violent deaths have a more complicated grieving process, as well as going through the different feelings each surviving member, such as parents, children, siblings, friend and a spouse, may experience. My non- profit is based on peer support for the children of the fallen; therefore, this source will be useful with my topic because it advocates for the need of strong peer support no matter what age because it proves beyond useful. This source is credible because it is published though a government website and one of the authors has their PhD in psychology while the other author is a licensed social worker along with having her master’s degree social …show more content…
Snowball Express remembers, honors and cares about the children of America’s fallen heroes. They do so by providing a week long, all paid for getaway for the children that lost a mom or dad in combat along with the surviving spouse. Through this website, people can learn more about the cause, the event, the impact of the organization and how to donate or volunteer. This website includes tabs for frequently asked questions for the families and the documents on how to join, information on how to support the cause, memories of past participants, media coverage they have gotten and the events that they hold. This website is relevant because it provides the 503c form, why they do what they do and why they need support. Snowball Express’s website is credible because it provides the list of Board of Directors, Trustees and Advisors and a biography of each member. The authentic testimonials also increase this sources credibility because it proves that this organization actually makes a