Coping with grief: Guidelines and resources for assisting children

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 259-269

  Heath, Melissa Allen ^a   Leavy, Deon ^a   Hansen, Kristina ^a   Ryan, Katherine ^a   Lawrence, Lacey ^a   Gerritsen Sonntag, Amy ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age issues; Counseling; Crisis management; Elementary age; Intervention(s)

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549085640     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451208314493     Document Type: Article

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