Coping With Loss应对损失.pptVIP

FASEout Project 2006 www.faseout.ca Addressing Burn-out through Grief and Loss: The Impact on Parents and Caregivers of Children with FASD Grief/Stress: Delayed or inhibited Aware of the change/loss/event Postpone active grieving or “feeling the feelings” Grief /Stress: Chronic Continually exhibit intense reactions over an extended period of time Inability to relinquish emotional attachments Physical Manifestations of Grief/Stress Muscle weakness Muscle tension Lack of energy, fatigue Shortness of breath Dry mouth Behaviours Associated with Grief/Stress Changes in eating and sleeping patterns Absent-mindedness Social withdrawal Distressing dreams Mood swings (sadness, anger, irritability) Crying/chronic anger and/or anxiety Common Responses Associated with Loss/Stress Denial Guilt Shame Grief Psychosomatic manifestations Reconsideration of life’s meaning Losses Experienced by Family Members Sense of the ‘natural’ process Self-esteem and confidence Balanced family system Support from family, friends, community Hopes and dreams Losses Experienced by Family Members Freedom, privacy Security about the future Employment Financial security Pets Roles Child through placement, running away, leaving the family, suicide, death Faith Progressive losses: autonomy, independence, dignity and privacy Parents and caregivers also grieve the losses of their children Losses Experienced by Persons with FASD Potential The ability to move along in life like everyone else Self-esteem and confidence Security about the future Friendships and intimate partnerships Compounded Loss/Stress: Impact on Caregivers Compassion fatigue Depression, anxiety, hypochondria Combativeness, sensation of being on fast forward, inability to concentrate Worry, guilt, anxiety about other children Relationship break-down Grief /Stress Overload Range of responses Psychic numbing Suspicion of “counterfeit nurturance” Struggle for meaning Death imprint Risk Factors for Prolonged Grief/Stress