Grief counseling

When working with Duce, it is important that the counselor consider the psychological, cultural, and sociopolitical issues of the client. The psychological issues that Duce is experiencing are depression, bereavement, anger, and lack of a positive support system. The cultural issue that the counselor might consider is the client’s African American background. The client’s sociopolitical issues that need to be taken into consideration are the devastation of hurricane Katrina, poverty, violence,…

God and pray when enduring these tests and be thankful. “Grief and sorrow do not come to us by chance, they are sent to us by the Divine Mercy for our own perfecting” (Bahá'í International Community 2013). Job persevered and believed there was a reason to why God was putting him through these trials. Studies have shown that those who attend church, pray, and actively practice their faith actually suffer less depression and resolve their grief sooner than those with little or no faith at all.…

For this writing assignment, I chose to watch Sarah’s last 203 days. My reactions to the documentary was an emotional roller coaster ride. As I watched the process of Sarah slowly dying before my eyes, I felt as though I was there experiencing it with her daughter, friends, and family, there were several times that I paused the film so I may recollect my thoughts and emotions so I may continue on watching. By the end of the film, I felt a sense of release and happiness for Sarah, throughout the…

In Max Porter’s Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, a woman passes, which sends the husband and two boys to the depths of sadness. Thus, the state of grief is examined. Porter wrote this as a hybrid novel, meaning that he combines a range of genres in separate stories to reveal a central, underlying theme. Through the use of disconnecting narratives with varying forms of literature, Porter portrays Dad and Boys’ lamentation to suggest that individuals manage grief differently. Porter implies that…

African Americans rely on spirituality and their belief in God along with life experiences to deal with life-changing events. Spirituality and experiences are used as coping mechanisms to help them through grief and bereavement. African Americans tend to share and interact with someone who shares in or is sensitive to their culture. Initially, they may appear unaffected by their loss, but will soon share their feelings with someone they feel they can trust…

Everyone feels the pain of Death. People have loved ones that die. Death isn’t usually something people think of as positive. Death in The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak, transfers souls into afterlife, in Germany, 1940’s. Death is kind to humans demonstrated in the way he doesn’t enjoy his job, the way he cares for souls, and the way he cares for liesel. Death is kind to humans demonstrated in the way he doesn’t enjoy his job. In “The Book Thief,” it says, “Which has prompted me to make a…

“The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her.” -Unknown Author. Dealing with the loss a parent, especially a mother, can put a lot on a girl who is just starting her young life. It can affect you many ways emotionally and mentally. I’m still struggling to manage my feelings being my mother is gone. I often find myself complexed now how to express my feelings because I’ve never been able to be and open person. I’ve always battles with bottling my emotions, not knowing how to react…

Whom to Blame Throughout the story of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there was a lot of tragedies that happened. Many people died and hearts were broken, but there were several reasons why they happened. The big question is that who is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? There was many people involved with it but there is two that stand out and seems to be the ones. Those two people are Romeo and Friar Lawrence, they have done a lot things that contributed to the death of Juliet and…

At one point or another in our lives, almost everyone will begin to question the purpose of our lives, on whether it has a meaning. Some of us manage to string together a meaning through accomplishments, but as we get older the thought of death begins to creep into our mind. The thought of dying one day makes us question whether our accomplishments will mean anything at all. The same troubled Lev Tolstoy, a Russian novelist. In his late middle age, Tolstoy began to question the meaning of his…

The Lovely Bones There are two main themes that are continually being presented throughout the novel “The Lovely Bones”, these themes are grief and hope. This essay will analyze how different individuals from the Salmon family cope with the death of a family member and their way of advancing with their lives. Losing someone close to you is tough, especially if it’s a family member. Abigail Salmon is the mother of Susie that she loses early in the novel. This has affected her actions and way of…