Bereavement Camps for Children and Adolescents is the first book to describe in detail how to create bereavement camps for children and adolescents. It is a comprehensive how-to guide, offering practical advice on planning, curriculum building, and evaluation. Readers will find a step-by-step plan for building a non-profit organization, including board development and fundraising, such as grant writing, soliciting businesses, and holding special events, as well as valuable information on nonprofit management and volunteer recruitment. The appendices include a variety of sample forms, letters, and more.
Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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1 Bereavement Camp Background |
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8 | (1) |
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The Global Perspective on Parental Death |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (4) |
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Far-Reaching Childhood Grief Resources |
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18 | (3) |
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2 Theories of Childhood and Adolescent Grief |
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Culture as the Milieu of Grief |
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27 | (6) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (3) |
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Prolonged and Complicated Grief |
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38 | (1) |
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Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) |
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Multidimensional Grief Theory |
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45 | (1) |
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3 Interventions for Bereaved Children and Adolescents |
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53 | (26) |
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54 | (10) |
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Settings for Delivering Grief Interventions |
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64 | (10) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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4 Nonprofit Organization and Administration |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (10) |
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Community Involvement and Partnerships |
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5 Critical Components of Camp |
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Choice of Camp Modality and Model |
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6 Camp MAGIK and Other Models |
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Camp MAGIK Model and Curriculum |
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Other Curricula and/or Formats |
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144 | (1) |
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147 | (30) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (3) |
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Who Should Do the Evaluation? |
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Who Should Evaluation Participants Be? |
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156 | (2) |
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Types of Evaluation and Research |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (3) |
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8 Outcomes of Camp Interventions |
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Unpublished Camp Evaluations |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (14) |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (4) |
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9 Former Campers Returning as Volunteers |
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199 | (13) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
Appendices |
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215 | (34) |
Author Index |
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249 | (4) |
Subject Index |
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Irene Searles McClatchey, PhD, MSW, LCSW, developed a healing camp for bereaved children and adolescents, Camp MAGIK, in 1995. She is actively involved with camp and has published extensively on its efficacy.
Jane S. Wimmer, PhD, MSW, is retired from a career in child welfare and college teaching. She is a volunteer with Camp MAGIK.