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Non‐finite loss and challenges to communication between parents and professionals
Author(s) -
Bruce Elizabeth,
Schultz Cynthia
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.00231
Subject(s) - grief , set (abstract data type) , work (physics) , psychology , best practice , pedagogy , medical education , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , management , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , economics , programming language
Elizabeth Bruce PhD, a psychologist in private practice, and Cynthia Schultz PhD, honorary associate at LaTrobe University, both live and work in Australia. Their work on supporting parents who have children with special needs, however, has been published around the world. In this article Bruce and Schultz explore the notion of ‘non‐finite loss’, defined as the ongoing sense of grief experienced by parents caring for children with severe disabilities. The authors discuss the issues that professionals need to consider when working with parents in these circumstances. The article closes with a set of recommendations for promoting more effective partnerships between parents and professionals.